History GCSE
Medical education
What Medical education means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Medical education
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
In England, Vesalius's work heavily influenced medical training, encouraging physicians to perform their own dissections.
Topics that use Medical education
- Option 11: c1500–c1700: The Medical Renaissance in England - 2 Approaches to prevention and treatment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Anatomy and dissection
- Continuity vs Change
- Institutional care
- Secularisation of medicine
- Challenging authority
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