The First World War: what can it teach us about medical education?

  • Kieran Walsh BMJ Learning
Keywords: First World War, medical education

Abstract

Between the years 1914 and 1918, the First World War claimed the lives of 17 million people and left countless more with long-term physical and psychological injuries. The years 2014 to 2018 are a time of remembrance as the countries who took part in the war remember past sacrifices and try to draw lessons from them. Experts from a range of disciplines have reflected and written on what the war meant for industry, women, minorities, and a variety of other entities. From a medical perspective, the war caused a massive number of surgical morbidity and mortality cases – and so it seems reasonable to ask: what lessons for medical educators can we draw from the First World War?

Author Biography

Kieran Walsh, BMJ Learning
MBBCh, BAO, FRCPI
Clinical Director
BMJ Learning
Published
2017-04-11
How to Cite
Walsh, K. (2017). The First World War: what can it teach us about medical education?. South African Journal of Surgery, 55(1), 45-46. Retrieved from http://sajs.redbricklibrary.com/index.php/sajs/article/view/1939
Section
Opinion