Las Escuelas de Medicina chilenas, en los albores del siglo XXI / Medical Schools in Chile, at the dawn of the 21st century

RESUMO

Since it was founded, Revista Médica de Chile has given special relevance to medical education, as experienced in Chile and in leading countries in the world. The Editors selected as main subject of this issue (which commemorates the first issue of the journal, printed in July, 1872), the planning or application of renovated medical curricular programs in Chile. The Deans of 8 Chilean Medical Schools or their representatives prepared ad hoc documents defining the "profile" of future medical doctors that their Schools will prepare and the distinctive characteristics of their curricula. The following documents were then submitted, as a tribute to this commemorative issue of Revista Médica de Chile