Title Medical education in East Asia : past and future / edited by Lincoln C. Chen, Michael R. Reich, and Jennifer Ryan

Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource Series China Medical Board centennial series China Medical Board centennial series. Contents Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Overview and US-Asia Engagement -- History and Development of Medical Education in East Asia: An Overview -- 1 The China Medical Board in East Asia, 1950-2000 -- 2 American Medical Education and US Engagement in East Asia, 1950-1970 -- Part II. Country Cases: China, Japan, and South Korea -- 3 Medical Education in Contemporary Mainland China -- 4 Mission and Modernity: The History and Development of Medical Education in Taiwan -- 5 A Brief History of Medical Education in Hong Kong -- 6 The Roots of Modern Japanese Medical Education -- 7 Western Influences on Health Science Education in Korea: Medical, Nursing, and Public Health Education -- Part III. Future Challenges -- 8 Burden of Disease: Implications for Medical Education in East Asia -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z Summary Pivotal to Asia's future will be the robustness of its medical universities. Lessons learned in the past and the challenges facing these schools in the future are outlined in this collection, which offers valuable insights for other medical education systems as well. The populations in these rapidly growing countries rely on healthcare systems that can vigorously respond to the concerns of shifting demographics, disease, and epidemics. The collected works focus on the education of physicians and health professionals, policy debates, cooperative efforts, and medical education reform movements Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Medical education -- East Asia Medical education -- East Asia -- International cooperation Medical education. Education, Medical HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism. HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference. MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine. MEDICAL -- Atlases. MEDICAL -- Essays. MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice. MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Osteopathy. HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia. Medical education Medical education -- International cooperation East Asia Form Electronic book Author Chen, Lincoln C., editor Reich, Michael, 1950- editor. Ryan, Jennifer, 1980- editor. LC no. 2016051568 ISBN 9780253025104 0253025109

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