Militant Medical and Health Education; A Holy Art!

Document Type : Editorial

Author

Occupational and Environmental Health Division, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

This editorial aims at exploring the centrifugal and centripetal forces in the process of effective medical education within the preceding, performing and following up the standard medical and health training. It advocates for magnifying the educators’ enthusiasm and energy in teaching. In this proactive school of thinking, educators more than students should keep themselves eager and disciplined!

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