Teaching the behavioural sciences to medical students: some observations on Australia.
Despite a climate generally favourable to the teaching of the behavioural sciences, many Australian medical school programmes seem to be hampered by the lack of trained faculty teachers and demographic and epidemiological data. Consequently, they teach what is feasible rather than what is relevant. The persistence of this trend will inhibit programme modification toward greater relevance.
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