Abstract

GOMEZ-DANTES, Octavio. Precursors, promoters and architects of social service in medicine in Mexico. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2021, vol.63, n.2, pp.281-285.  Epub Feb 27, 2023. ISSN 0036-3634.  https://doi.org/10.21149/12061.

One of the first attempts to provide medical care to rural populations in Mexico was the social service in medicine, established at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Michoacán University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo in 1936, the paternity of which has been disputed by several prestigious Mexican physicians. This text identifies the precise contributions made by various actors to the promotion, design, and implementation of this important training and health care delivery innovation. The main conclusion of this article is that the provision of health care to rural communities by medical students in their last year of training was not the idea of a single person but the result of several efforts headed by multiple actors, including medicine students and professors, public health professionals, and university and government decision-makers.

Keywords : health care; rural population; Mexico.

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