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© 1973 Oxford University Press

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The Use of New Educational Technology in the Development of Health Manpower in Latin America: Its Implications in the Teaching of Epidemiology

LUIZ CARLOS G. LOBO1, and HENRI E. JOUVAL, Jr.2

1 Director, Latin American Center of Educational Technology for Health, Pan-American Health Organization and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciencias Medicas, Cidade Universitaria, Bloco A-S.26, Cidade Universitaria, C. P. 8002-ZC.24, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2 Assistant Professor, School of Medicine Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciencias Medicas, Cidade Universitaria, Bloco A-S.26, Cidade Universitaria, C. P. 8002-ZC.24, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Requests for reprints may be addressed to Dr. L. C. G. Lobo.

The number of Brazilian medical schools has increased enormously and rapidly in recent years. Since this increase has not been accompanied by a proportional expansion in the number of teachers, there has been a fall in the quality of teaching, a situation encountered in most of the Latin American countries. This has stimulated research into the reorganization of university structure, the introduction of new teaching concepts and an intensive programme of teacher training. Health Sciences university centres, responsible for the production of all health manpower, are planned with the introduction of Health Sciences Courses emphasizing self-teaching, the preparation of multi-media instructional packages and the development of a formative or tutorial evaluation system. The teaching of epidemiology and preventive medicine must be integrated with the teaching of all clinical sciences.


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