Orrego Vicuña F
Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes.
Rev Med Chil. 1997 Jul;125(7):823-6.
Universidad de los Andes School of Medicine started in 1991 with a new medical curriculum aimed at providing a medical education for its students, that is, it attempts to give, together with technical proficiency in medical matters, formation of character and a strong ethical attitude. The curriculum lasts for seven years: five of basic, pre-clinical and clinical theoretical and practical courses, followed by two years of internships in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Pediatrics, plus a four month period of an elective internship. The courses have an integrated design, in which each matter is presented from multiple perspectives, e.g. in Internal Medicine together with the clinical aspects of disease, the pathophysiology and the pharmacology of the drugs used are presented. Also the Pathology of each disease is given in coordination in the Pathology course. General educational matters such as Anthropology, Psychology, Origin of Living Beings, Theology and Medical Ethics are interspersed in the curriculum. An important feature is the personal counselling system, in which each student may choose an academic counsellor and discuss with him (her) the subjects of his choosing. Clinical practice is given in a system that includes five hospitals and five private clinics that range from general medical practice to Psychiatry or Ophthalmology.
安第斯大学医学院始于1991年，采用了全新的医学课程体系，旨在为学生提供医学教育，也就是说，它试图在教授医学专业技能的同时，培养学生的品格和强烈的道德观念。该课程为期七年：前五年是基础、临床前以及临床理论和实践课程，随后是在内科、外科、妇产科和儿科进行为期两年的实习，外加四个月的选修实习。课程采用综合设计，每个主题都从多个角度呈现，例如在内科学中，会同时呈现疾病的临床方面、所用药物的病理生理学和药理学。每种疾病的病理学也会在病理学课程中协同讲解。人类学、心理学、生物起源、神学和医学伦理学等通识教育课程穿插在整个课程体系中。一个重要特点是个人辅导系统，每个学生可以选择一位学术导师，并与其讨论自己选择的课题。临床实习在一个包含五家医院和五家私人诊所的系统中进行，这些机构涵盖了从普通医疗到精神病学或眼科等领域。
