tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post6578616504773942920..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Too much basic science?Robert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-60541515194711005632008-02-02T09:19:00.000-06:002008-02-02T09:19:00.000-06:00The best education for the sceptical doctor is a c...The best education for the sceptical doctor is a course of philosophy, with a good dose of statistics and epidemiology.<BR/><BR/>Some basic science is helpful, but rote memorization of the Krebs cycle is frankly unhelpful. Rather, broad principles such as evolutionary biology are probably more interesting and relevant.blacktaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17287716938388381720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-48554584996248548292008-02-02T04:26:00.000-06:002008-02-02T04:26:00.000-06:00Please comment on my proposed 1st year curriculumPlease comment on my proposed 1st year curriculumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-85952777126977103932008-01-31T21:28:00.000-06:002008-01-31T21:28:00.000-06:00I'm with you. A thorough grounding in basic scien...I'm with you. A thorough grounding in basic science education both pre-med and in the first two years of medical school is what separates the physician from the physician-extender. Sure, it's difficult. I may not remember a lot of neuroanatomy, but it comes back quickly with a brief review if I need it. Take away the science, and pseudoscience takes over. We had an intro to physical Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-81138440159891273892008-01-30T08:40:00.000-06:002008-01-30T08:40:00.000-06:00Nice post. Hope someone will notice. I think the...Nice post. Hope someone will notice. I think the basic sciences are great building blocks for the rest of our education.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.com