Novedad editorial
A new volume of Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary
Medicine is freely available to download at the History of Modern
Biomedicine Research Group website:
‘Historical Perspectives on Rural Medicine’
‘There could be an argument that
all medical students should have at least some rural clinical
experience. Certainly that’s provided the basis for the development of
rural-based medical schools and schools that have a
specific mission or mandate focused on graduating doctors for rural
practice.’
Professor Roger Strasser
Introduced by Professor Geoffrey
Hudson, this volume comprises edited transcripts of two Witness Seminars
held in 2010 and 2015 on the history and development of rural medicine.
Participants in London and others world-wide
contributing via video link, addressed the development of the
curriculum for teaching rural and remote medicine; the importance of
community involvement; and the growth of national and international
networks and organizations. Discussion also included: the
impact of specialization; professional identity and status; the
relationship to other health professions; technological developments;
and the challenges of isolation.
Overy C and Tansey E M. (eds) (2017)
Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine, vol. 61. London: Queen Mary University of London.
ISBN 978 1 91019 5222
‘A period in rural medicine
actually sets you up to be an excellent practitioner, probably quite
academically attuned, because you have to observe and record and
interact with what’s going on locally.’
Professor Richard Hays
From mid-March 2017 this volume can be ordered from www.amazon.co.uk; www.amazon.com;
and all good booksellers for £7.50/$10 plus postage, using the ISBN.
For further details of this and other volumes in the series visit:
http://www.histmodbiomed.org/
All volumes are freely available to download.