Ian
I get the point of the article, thanks, and there is no need to shout. What
I was pointing to was that the specific phrase "poor teaching of the subject
at medical schools" was badly worded and insulting, if you really meant
"insufficient time is spent on the subject". Poor teaching is equated with
poor teachers, and many people won't read beyond the headline. Sorry to be
pedantic, but these things matter when you are dealing with the media and
politicians these days.
Paul
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>>> IAN WATSON 02/04/08 01:16pm >>>
It is "POOR" teaching in the Universities and it is NOT taught by
Clinical Biochemists/Chemical Pathologists and NOT by the ACB. That is
the whole point of the article: it is "POORLY" taught BECAUSE teaching
of pathology has been REDUCED.
Dr Ian D Watson PhD FRCPath
Chair
Association for Clinical Biochemistry
Dept Clinical Biochemistry
University Hospital Aintree
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
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According to the link to the ACB from the BBC website:
"The Association for Clinical Biochemistry blamed poor teaching of the
subject at medical schools"
Such teaching would in a large part be delivered by members of which
organisation? Oh, the ACB. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
To be fair the actual press release points to removal of clinical
biochemistry from the curriculum, rather than poor teaching. I suggest
the
wording on the ACB website is changed to reflect this.
Paul
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