title: From Galen to magnetic resonance: history of medicine in Latin America.
abstract: Spanish influence in the New World was particularly acute in the areas of medicine and medical education. From the time of Columbus forward prominent medical experts journeyed to Latin America establishing medical schools and research centers. This essay chronicles the history of Latin America with a strong focus on the physicians and scientists who brought modern scientific medicine, as it was then known in Western Europe, to the Americas.
authors.affiliation: University of Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lain Entralgo
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000266:history; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049711:History, Modern 1601-; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D013030:Spain