Zupanic Slavec Z
Institute for the History of Medicine, Zaloska 7a, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Croat Med J. 1999 Mar;40(1):34-7.
The Medical School of the Ljubljana University has a long lasting tradition in teaching the history of medicine. Since 1934, all students of medicine and dentistry in Slovenia have attended the courses in history of medicine which were and still are mandatory. The first years of lectures on the history of medicine at the Ljubljana University Medical School coincided with the struggle for the establishment and recognition of a full medical curriculum in Slovenia. Dr Ivan Pintar (1888-1963), the first lecturer of the history of medicine (1934-1963), was a man of great ethical and national values and an ardent advocate for the promotion of Slovene contribution to medical culture in Slovenia, former Yugoslavia, and Europe. Pintar's concept of history of medicine included general historical, sociological, ethical, cultural, psychological, biotechnical, and other aspects. During 30 years of his endeavors, he did a pioneer work in the research on the history of medicine in Slovenia. For many years he was the editor of the Medical Chamber Bulletin, chairman of the Slovene Medical Society, and the founder of the Section for the History of Medicine in 1951. He wrote the first Slovene textbook on the history of medicine and published many articles on prominent physicians from Slovenia. He paved the way for the new generation of medical historians in Slovenia. Owing to him, contemporary Slovene physicians and dentists are aware of the importance of professional tradition. They know how to use the past experiences for new achievements.
卢布尔雅那大学医学院在医学史教学方面有着悠久的传统。自1934年以来，斯洛文尼亚所有医学和牙医学专业的学生都参加医学史课程，过去是这样，现在仍然是必修课。卢布尔雅那大学医学院医学史讲座的最初几年恰逢斯洛文尼亚为建立和认可完整的医学课程而进行的斗争。医学史的首位讲师伊万·平塔尔博士（1888 - 1963年）（1934 - 1963年）是一位具有伟大道德和民族价值观的人，也是斯洛文尼亚对斯洛文尼亚、前南斯拉夫和欧洲医学文化贡献推广的热情倡导者。平塔尔的医学史概念涵盖了一般历史、社会学、伦理学、文化、心理学、生物技术等方面。在他30年的努力中，他在斯洛文尼亚医学史研究方面做了开创性的工作。多年来，他担任医学协会公报的编辑、斯洛文尼亚医学协会主席，并于1951年创立了医学史分会。他撰写了第一本斯洛文尼亚语的医学史教科书，并发表了许多关于斯洛文尼亚杰出医生的文章。他为斯洛文尼亚新一代医学史学家铺平了道路。由于他，当代斯洛文尼亚的医生和牙医意识到了专业传统的重要性。他们知道如何利用过去的经验取得新的成就。
