Zhuravleva T V, Lichterman B L, Lisitsyn Y P
Russian Postgraduate Medical Academy, Fadeeva str. 5-21, Moscow 125047, Russia.
Croat Med J. 1999 Mar;40(1):25-8.
Teaching history of medicine at Russian medical schools has a long tradition. It always reflected the general political situation in the country. The present program has been approved by the Ministry of Health 10 years ago. History of medicine is an obligatory subject taught at the first or second year of medical school. The course usually has 40 hours, equally split between lectures and seminars, and the program is focused on Russian medicine. Here we analyze the existing textbooks on the history of medicine and their drawbacks (ideologization, inventing of national priorities in medical discoveries, and avoiding the 20th-century medicine). To improve teaching of the history of medicine, longer courses and written exams are needed. There is also an evident need of writing a new textbook on the history of medicine.
俄罗斯医学院校的医学史教学有着悠久的传统。它始终反映着该国的总体政治形势。目前的教学大纲是10年前由卫生部批准的。医学史是医学院校一、二年级的必修课。该课程通常有40个学时，讲座和研讨会各占一半，教学大纲侧重于俄罗斯医学。在此，我们分析了现有的医学史教科书及其缺点（意识形态化、在医学发现中编造国家优先权以及回避20世纪医学）。为了改进医学史教学，需要更长的课程和书面考试。显然也需要编写一本新的医学史教科书。
