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ERIC Number: EJ514949
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-2446
Educating Medical Students about Law and the Legal System.
Williams, Peter C.; Winslade, William
Academic Medicine, v70 n9 p777-86 Sep 1995
It is argued that the medical school curriculum should include content on jurisprudence to empower physicians to use the law and their legal colleagues to serve patients and promote public welfare. Developing practitioners' skills and changing attitudes are seen as more important than imparting information about particular doctrines and laws. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Course Content, Court Litigation, Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Laws, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, Medical Education, Physician Patient Relationship, Professional Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Jurisprudence