There is a serious shortage of physicians in poor countries such as in Africa compared to rich countries in Europe. The number of physicians per population range from 1 doctor for every 5000 people in Kenya to 40 doctors for 5000 people in United kingdom.
This shortage is further exacerbated by migration of doctors from these poor areas especially in sub-Saharan Africa to rich countries in Europe and the United States. Today, 10 % of all doctors trained in India actually practice outside the India mainly in the United States. There are also now more Malawi doctors work in Manchester, England than in Malawi.
This shortage is in part the reason why 1.3 billion people around the world have no access to safe and effective health care. To address this shortage, it is estimated that there is a need to train 4 million healthcare providers to meet the healthcare needs of these underserved areas.
Training healthcare providers in general and specifically doctors is very costly using current educational system. In the united states, the cost of becoming a doctor is between $200,000 and $300,000 for the four year medical school alone.
At teachmemedicine.org, we believe we can help by training local students at very low costs by enrolling them in our virtual medical school where they can access online classes via the internet. By combining virtual medical education, and obtaining practical training thru local medical centers and hospitals, students in underserved areas can be trained to become healthcare providers ranging from mid-level providers to physicians.
Virtual Medical School is the future of medical education illustrated here today. It is the classroom side of medical education at TeachMeMedicine.org. It is also the only way for our prospective students in poor countries to be able to access and learn state of art medical education thru online courses and lectures outlined here.
From the first day of their pre-medical education, student’s time will be divided between their classroom studies and their actual hands-on active participation in clinical training provided by their local physician preceptors. This allows the students to get extensive clinical experience with their early introduction to clinical medicine.
Medical school curriculum is outlined here:
Pre-medical Curriculum
The following courses are offered in the first year of medical training.
General Biology
General Chemistry
Math
Organic Chemistry
Health and Medicine
General Physics
Writing Skills
Behavioral Sciences
Basic Sciences Curriculum
The following Basic Sciences are required and can be completed online followed by proctored examination in each subject area.
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Embryology
Behavioral health
Immunology
Neuroscience
Physiology
Microbiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Clinical Sciences Curriculum
Clinicals are taught to students from day one by their assigned preceptors. The time spent in each of these areas will be adjusted depending on their area of specialization.
Allergy and Immunology.
Anesthesiology:
Cardiovascular Medicine:
Dermatology.
Ear, Nose, and Throat
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
General Internal Medicine
Genomics Medicine
Hematology and Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Nephrology
Neurology and Sleep Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Palliative Care
Pediatrics
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Prevention
Psychiatry.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Sports Medicine
Surgery
Radiology
Rheumatology
Urology
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