title: Teaching sociology of medicine: the group process.
abstract: As a part of any curriculum reorganization, new instructional methods are also tested. When the University of Turku sociology of medicine course was found to need renovation, its goals and objectives, content and instructional methods were closely examined and modified, in order to strengthen institutional and multiprofessional relations and reinforce sociocultural issues in doctors' competence with the patient. This paper discuss this change, emphasizing teaching and learning methodology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ojanlatva
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rautava
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hyssälä
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koivusilta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nikolakaros
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rimpelä
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D012962:Sociology, Medical / Q000193:education*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*