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Teaching Medical History: The Impact of Rare Medical Books Collections on Medical Education. A critical Overview in Italy (2023)

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History of medicine, as a discipline Libraries and archives Teaching history of medicine Education 21st century Italy

This article illustrates the impact of bibliographic collections of medical history (what we can also call “rare medical books”) on medical education. The authors have carried out an analysis of academic experiences – largely Anglo-American – where these resources have been used on the educational level. These collections represent an underestimated and underutilised educational potential, especially in Italy, despite the considerable historical wealth and heritage of books and literature available. Furthermore, the article highlights some possible methodological strategies for a systematic enhancement of the collections in the context of the didactic curriculum of medical studies: the development of a systematic scientific alliance between professor and librarian for a pedagogical use of the collections; the direct involvement in academic programs through didactic planning of the use of historical-medical library material; and the use of historical-medical bibliographies as tools for research and understanding the evolution of medical knowledge, to date little used in historical-medical teaching. With specific reference to countries such as Italy, defined by a noteworthy wealth of historical-medical book collections, there is a potential that paradoxically still awaits to be adequately utilised, with the exception of some pioneering and learned experiences. This situation is due to the lack of pedagogical pathways and approaches elaborated according to a common strategy among teachers, researchers and librarians.

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Authors & Contributors
Tobbell, Dominique Avril
Aldini, Nicolò Nicoli
Boniolo, Giovanni
Bouchet, Alain
Charlier, Philippe
Clark, Claire D.
Journals
Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences
Bulletin of the History of Medicine
Histoire des Sciences Médicales
Medicina nei Secoli - Arte e Scienza
Studium: Tijdschrift voor Wetenschaps- en Universiteitgeschiedenis
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
Publishers
Guida Editori
Concepts
Teaching history of medicine
History of medicine, as a discipline
Medical education and teaching
Teaching; pedagogy
Medicine
Education
People
Lindeboom, Gerrit Arie
Moulin, Daniël de
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
Great Britain
Italy
Netherlands
Canada
France
Germany
Institutions
National Health Service (Great Britain)
University of Minnesota
University of Calgary (Canada)
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