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  • Title: [Current status of medical education in Chile].
    Author: Comite de Educacion Superior de la Academia Chilena de Medicina.
    Journal: Rev Med Chil; 2009 May; 137(5):709-12. PubMed ID: 19701563.
    Abstract:
    The Chilean Academy of Medicine published a "Report on the Current Status of Medical Education in Chile". This report reviews the history of medical education in this country and its close relationship with the Health Care System, public and private; highlights the main changes that took place during the last 25 years in superior and medical education; provides information on the 26 currently existing Medical Schools; refers to the availability of medical doctors and specialists; discusses the mechanisms that control the quality of institutions involved and their programs; and summarizes the results of the Annual National Medical Examination. The members of the Committee on Superior Education of the Academy provided a critical analysis of medical education in Chile and recommendations on how to improve it.
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