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Integrating Evolutionary Biology into Medical Education - for maternal and child healthcare students, clinicians, and scientists (Hardcover)
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Integrating Evolutionary Biology into Medical Education - for maternal and child healthcare students, clinicians, and scientists (Hardcover)
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Clinicians and scientists are increasingly recognising the
importance of an evolutionary perspective in studying the
aetiology, prevention, and treatment of human disease; the growing
prominence of genetics in medicine is further adding to the
interest in evolutionary medicine. In spite of this, too few
medical students or residents study evolution. This book builds a
compelling case for integrating evolutionary biology into
undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, as well as its
intrinsic value to medicine. Chapter by chapter, the authors -
experts in anthropology, biology, ecology, physiology, public
health, and various disciplines of medicine - present the rationale
for clinically-relevant evolutionary thinking. They achieve this
within the broader context of medicine but through the focused lens
of maternal and child health, with an emphasis on female
reproduction and the early-life biochemical, immunological, and
microbial responses influenced by evolution. The tightly woven and
accessible narrative illustrates how a medical education that
considers evolved traits can deepen our understanding of the
complexities of the human body, variability in health,
susceptibility to disease, and ultimately help guide treatment,
prevention, and public health policy. However, integrating
evolutionary biology into medical education continues to face
several roadblocks. The medical curriculum is already replete with
complex subjects and a long period of training. The addition of an
evolutionary perspective to this curriculum would certainly seem
daunting, and many medical educators express concern over potential
controversy if evolution is introduced into the curriculum of their
schools. Medical education urgently needs strategies and teaching
aids to lower the barriers to incorporating evolution into medical
training. In summary, this call to arms makes a strong case for
incorporating evolutionary thinking early in medical training to
help guide the types of critical questions physicians ask, or
should be asking. It will be of relevance and use to evolutionary
biologists, physicians, medical students, and biomedical research
scientists.
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