Aims and objectives of medical education at the School of Medicine of Universidad de Concepcion

Ultimately, medical education is oriented world wide towards the promotion and improvement of people's health and the promotion of welfare, along with other organisations. The development of science, technology and instructional resources, the concerns of the community and nations about health matters and their health care policies, require a new approach towards medical education. Universities must be aware of these new demands, that must be taken into account in medical education. New medical curricula should consider the new scenarios in which the process of health and disease takes place and the new participants in such process, the need for technological offices with trained and committed personnel devoted to its design and the need to be permanently evaluated.