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    An interpretative reviewof a Spanish pioneering doctoralthesis (1855) about the need of travels to complementmedical education
    (Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones, 2024) Fernández Guerrero, Inés Mª; Fernández Guerrero, Cristina; Fernández Cano, Antonio
    Abstract: The purpose of this work is to inquire into the background of medical education byreviewing a Spanish doctoral thesis from 19th century which highlighting the current interest of thetopic of medical education travel. This study is an interpretative review of an academic documentdoctoral, a thesis entitled “The need for travels to complement medical education” defended at theFaculty of Medicine of the University of Madrid in 1855. It is a text of 21 pages available digitally.The thesis is a panegyric of travel as a complement to medical education based on previousreadings on the topic, observations, and possible personal experiences.It provides a number ofreasons to justify the desirability of educational travel as a complement to the medical education ofphysicians and nurses. Although this is a case study (a doctoral dissertation) and despite theantiquity of the proposals, they are still valid today. The compilation of a series of guidelinesincluded in the thesis can help the medical traveler seeking to improve his or her professional skills.So then medical education travel has a complementary but necessary function with several practicalimplications that could still be considered today. Therefore, the medical education travel should notbe a mere vacation trip as advised in the recommendations that the Bologna process has sponsoredfor mobility programs for students and graduates.