Basa-Cierpiałek Z, Kiełtyka A, Wójtowicz E
Katedra Epidemiologii i Medycyny Zapobiegawczej CMUJ w Krakowie.
Przegl Epidemiol. 1997;51(1-2):201-7.
The importance of epidemiology in modern medicine increased rapidly during the last years. Now each physician should know basic epidemiological definitions and epidemiological strategy for studies on health and disease. The course of epidemiology, as a separate subject for medical students, was introduced to curriculum of Medical Faculty in 1970. At present, the course covers 4 lecture units and 16 exercise units. It is conducted on 4th year of the Medical Faculty. The evaluation of the course carried out in 1995 showed that a great majority of medical students considers it as interesting and useful subject to be taught.
