title: [Ministry of Health Intensive Care Medicine Commission: proposals for the development of the discipline].
abstract: Intensive care medicine in Chile is still in its dawn. It has experienced a progressive growth in the last decade, but continues to be weak. Although investments in the discipline have increased fivefold, there is still a severe deficiency of intensive care specialists. This issue will represent a serious problem in the near future. The Ministry of Health gathered an expert committee to study the problem and propose solutions for the future development of the discipline.
authors.affiliation: UCI/UPC, Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke, Viña del Mar, Chile. sergiogalvez@fideco.cl
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gálvez G
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: González D
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Labarca M
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cornejo R
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruhn C
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ugarte E
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Canteros G
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tobar A
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soto F
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castillo F
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D003422:Critical Care; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006078:Government Programs / Q000193:education*