Main characteristics and enlightment of medical education in medieval European universities

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20210621-00788

Abstract

Abstract: Medieval university is the beginning of western higher medical education. It is characterized by separation of theory and practice, surgery and internal medicine and by the integration of medicine with humanities. These three characteristics have their own historical origins and social background and shows a more obvious trend through the medieval universities. Due to the influence of revival of medical knowledge and Scholasticism, medical education in medieval universities for a long time focuses on theory rather than practice. The status of University doctors is significantly higher than that of surgeons. Surgical practice is regarded as a kind of manual labor and is despised. At the same time, philosophy, logic and other humanities take the space of basic training with humanistic coloring for medical students.

Key words: Europe, Medieval University, Medical education, Characteristics

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Gao Yan. Main characteristics and enlightment of medical education in medieval European universities[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2022, 42(2): 189-192.

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