Discipline: Biological and Sport Sciences
As of 1985 there were 27 medical schools in the country with a total freshman population of 3,319 (Table 1). I will discuss the teaching of bioche- mistry in these medical schools in the context of the faculty complement, the facilities required, student prepara- tion, and the curriculum. FACULTY. Data supplied by the Phi- lippine Commission on Medical Education show a total of 119 faculty members in- volved in the teaching of biochemistry to 3,319 medical students. Most faculty members are M.D. graduates;few are M.S. or Ph.D. degree holders (Table 2). I would say that a more balanced distri- bution is ideal. While there is a definite role for M.D.'s in the basic sciences, the depth of training undergone by the graduate degree holders would provide the necessary expertise for the advancement of the discipline.
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