[Basic requirements for the development of medical education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Final report].

This is the Final Report of this meeting, which was held in Caracas in January 1976 and sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization and the Pan American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools. The meeting included discussions on fundamental aspects of medical manpower development and recommendations on professional training in health policies, medical practice and care , student enrollment, and the establishment and operation of medical schools. The first part of the Report is a review of international activities in medical education in Latin America and the Caribbean area; standards and minimum requirements of new medical schools; present trends in medical education; influences on professional training; interdisciplinary education and education by fields; preparation of the specialist and the multiprofessional; on-the-scene training in hospitals and elsewhere; institucional structures; and student requests.