Why do we teach and learn physiology the way we do? An analysis of national
characteristics: Report from United Arab Emirates
Das M, Lammers Wim JEP and Lanphear JH.
Departments of Medical Education and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and
Health Sciences, P O Box 17666, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and Department of
Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, 301 University BLVD,
Galveston Texas 77555-0527.
APStracts 5:0009S, 1998.
ABSTRACT
The Emirates is a very young country as the Federation of the United Arab
Emirates [UAE] was established only in 1971. During the past quarter of a
century, educational institutions both in the government and private sectors
have mushroomed throughout the country. A number of these institutions train
health care professionals such as doctors, nurses, dentists and laboratory
technicians. The importance of physiology education and research has been
acknowledged by the Ministry of Health and Education by establishing
physiology departments in the Medical, Dental, Nursing and Science colleges in
the country
Received 26 March 1998; accepted in final form 26 March 1998.
APS Manuscript Number S18-8.
Article publication pending Advances in Physiology Education.
ISSN 1080-4757 Copyright 1998 The American Physiological Society.
Published in APStracts on 24 April 1998