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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/80646, first published .
Medical students learn anatomy from a holographic human body model in a modern lab.

Rethinking Basic Science Teaching in Medical Education: A Viewpoint on Its Past, Present, and Future

Rethinking Basic Science Teaching in Medical Education: A Viewpoint on Its Past, Present, and Future

Authors of this article:

Kátia M Avena1, 2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Ana Paula A Brito4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Luiz F Quintanilha5, 6 Author Orcid Image ;   Mariana Araújo-Pereira1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Bruno B Andrade1, 2, 3, 7, 8 Author Orcid Image
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Kátia M Avena   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Ana Paula A Brito   4, 5 , PhD ;   Luiz F Quintanilha   5, 6 , PhD ;   Mariana Araújo-Pereira   1, 2 , PhD ;   Bruno B Andrade   1, 2, 3, 7, 8 , PhD

1 Instituto Monster de Ensino, Assistência, Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

2 Clinical and Translational Research Laboratory / Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

3 Academic Operations, Clariens Educação, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

4 Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

5 School of Medicine, Faculdade Zarns Salvador, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

6 Graduate Program in Regional and Urban Development, Salvador University, Salvador, Brazil

7 Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

8 Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

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  • Kátia M Avena, PhD
  • Instituto Monster de Ensino, Assistência, Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde
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  • Salvador, Bahia 41720-200
  • Brazil
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  • Email: katia.avena@fiocruz.br