Slabber C F
S Afr Med J. 1978 Feb 4;53(5):177-8.
In the present situation where medical curricula are being re-examined by many medical faculties, the importance of obstetrics and gynaecology in the undergraduate curriculum has come under intense scrutiny. Obstetrics and gynaecology form a major part of the general practitioner's work, and should therefore form a major part of his medical training. The subject also stresses par excellence the importance of communication with patients, preventive medicine and special responsibility of the medical practitioner to the community. Every department of obstetrics and gynaecology must examine the contents of the course presented to its students. We must move away from the old mechanistic approach and concentrate on those aspects which are important in a modern society--antenatal and postnatal care, preventive measures, family planning, and sexual and psychological problems of our patients.
在目前许多医学院校都在重新审视医学课程的情况下，妇产科在本科课程中的重要性受到了严格审查。妇产科是全科医生工作的主要组成部分，因此也应成为其医学培训的主要部分。该学科还极其突出地强调了与患者沟通、预防医学以及医生对社区的特殊责任的重要性。每个妇产科部门都必须审视其向学生讲授的课程内容。我们必须摒弃旧的机械教学方法，专注于现代社会中重要的方面——产前和产后护理、预防措施、计划生育以及我们患者的性和心理问题。
