Teaching of undergraduate veterinary parasitology: the South American perspective.

Full Abstract

Undergraduate teaching of veterinary parasitology in South American countries is basically similar to most of the veterinary schools and offers lectures and practicals in parasitology (P) predominantly in the second year of the curriculum, and parasitic diseases (PD) in the third year, but in some schools also in the fourth and fifth years. However, there is a great variation in teaching hours allocated to P/PD between totals of about 50-169 h during the full curriculum. In addition to the lectures and practicals, schools are increasingly using tools (CD-ROMs) for self-instruction and new forms of education, such as workshops, round tables, and field practicals. The large number of important parasite species of large and small animals in tropical and subtropical areas would require additional hours for teaching--at least in some of the schools--considering the multidisciplinary characteristics of veterinary parasitology.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.

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Author information

Author/s: Vieira-Bressan, M C R (MC);

Affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. mcrvbres(-atsign-)usp.br

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Veterinary parasitology (Vet Parasitol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 108 (issue 4) : pp 323-6

Dates: Created 2002/09/30; Completed 2003/01/21; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 12354461, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Animals
Brazil
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Education, Veterinary - trends
Humans

Humans
Parasitology - education
Schools, Veterinary
South America
Teaching - methods

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