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Status of medical mycology education.

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Steinbach, WJ; Mitchell, TG; Schell, WA; Espinel-Ingroff, A; Coico, RF; Walsh, TJ; Perfect, JR
Published in: Med Mycol
December 2003

The number of immunocompromised patients and subsequent invasive fungal infections continues to rise. However, the education of future medical mycologists to engage this growing problem is diminishing. While there are an increasing number of publications and grants awarded in mycology, the time and detail devoted to teaching medical mycology in United States medical schools are inadequate. Here we review the history in medical mycology education and the current educational opportunities. To accurately gauge contemporary teaching we also conducted a prospective survey of microbiology and immunology departmental chairpersons in United States medical schools to determine the amount and content of contemporary education in medical mycology.

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Med Mycol

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ISSN

1369-3786

Publication Date

December 2003

Volume

41

Issue

6

Start / End Page

457 / 467

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Mycoses
  • Mycology
  • Microbiology
  • Medical Laboratory Personnel
  • Humans
  • Fungi
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Education, Medical
  • 3207 Medical microbiology
 

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Steinbach, W. J., Mitchell, T. G., Schell, W. A., Espinel-Ingroff, A., Coico, R. F., Walsh, T. J., & Perfect, J. R. (2003). Status of medical mycology education. Med Mycol, 41(6), 457–467. https://doi.org/10.1080/13693780310001631322
Steinbach, William J., Thomas G. Mitchell, Wiley A. Schell, Ana Espinel-Ingroff, Richard F. Coico, Thomas J. Walsh, and John R. Perfect. “Status of medical mycology education.Med Mycol 41, no. 6 (December 2003): 457–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/13693780310001631322.
Steinbach WJ, Mitchell TG, Schell WA, Espinel-Ingroff A, Coico RF, Walsh TJ, et al. Status of medical mycology education. Med Mycol. 2003 Dec;41(6):457–67.
Steinbach, William J., et al. “Status of medical mycology education.Med Mycol, vol. 41, no. 6, Dec. 2003, pp. 457–67. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/13693780310001631322.
Steinbach WJ, Mitchell TG, Schell WA, Espinel-Ingroff A, Coico RF, Walsh TJ, Perfect JR. Status of medical mycology education. Med Mycol. 2003 Dec;41(6):457–467.
Journal cover image

Published In

Med Mycol

DOI

ISSN

1369-3786

Publication Date

December 2003

Volume

41

Issue

6

Start / End Page

457 / 467

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Mycoses
  • Mycology
  • Microbiology
  • Medical Laboratory Personnel
  • Humans
  • Fungi
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Education, Medical
  • 3207 Medical microbiology