Steinbach William J, Mitchell Thomas G, Schell Wiley A, Espinel-Ingroff Ana, Coico Richard F, Walsh Thomas J, Perfect John R
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Med Mycol. 2003 Dec;41(6):457-67. doi: 10.1080/13693780310001631322.
The number of immunocompromised patients and subsequent invasive fungal infections continues to rise. However, the education of future medical mycologists to engage this growing problem is diminishing. While there are an increasing number of publications and grants awarded in mycology, the time and detail devoted to teaching medical mycology in United States medical schools are inadequate. Here we review the history in medical mycology education and the current educational opportunities. To accurately gauge contemporary teaching we also conducted a prospective survey of microbiology and immunology departmental chairpersons in United States medical schools to determine the amount and content of contemporary education in medical mycology.
免疫功能低下患者的数量以及随之而来的侵袭性真菌感染持续增加。然而，为解决这一日益严重的问题而对未来医学真菌学家进行的培训却在减少。尽管真菌学领域的出版物和获批的研究经费越来越多，但美国医学院校用于医学真菌学教学的时间和细节却不够充分。在此，我们回顾医学真菌学教育的历史以及当前的教育机会。为准确评估当代教学情况，我们还对美国医学院校的微生物学和免疫学系主任进行了一项前瞻性调查，以确定医学真菌学当代教育的数量和内容。
