A medical need for chemistry

Peter A. C. McPherson

doi:10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z

A medical need for chemistry

Peter A. C. McPherson

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

Virtually all prospective medical students are required to take courses in general and organic chemistry, but are they really necessary? We discuss the relevance of chemistry to modern medicine and the arguments for and against its use as an essential prerequisite.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	297-298
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature Reviews Chemistry
Volume	6
Early online date	25 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1 May 2022

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z

Cite this

@article{872a3fcb76d4456592456ee870801fc6,

title = "A medical need for chemistry",

abstract = "Virtually all prospective medical students are required to take courses in general and organic chemistry, but are they really necessary? We discuss the relevance of chemistry to modern medicine and the arguments for and against its use as an essential prerequisite.",

author = "McPherson, {Peter A. C.}",

year = "2022",

month = may,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z",

language = "English",

volume = "6",

pages = "297--298",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - A medical need for chemistry

AU - McPherson, Peter A. C.

PY - 2022/5/1

Y1 - 2022/5/1

N2 - Virtually all prospective medical students are required to take courses in general and organic chemistry, but are they really necessary? We discuss the relevance of chemistry to modern medicine and the arguments for and against its use as an essential prerequisite.

AB - Virtually all prospective medical students are required to take courses in general and organic chemistry, but are they really necessary? We discuss the relevance of chemistry to modern medicine and the arguments for and against its use as an essential prerequisite.

UR - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z

U2 - 10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z

DO - 10.1038/s41570-022-00371-z

M3 - Article

C2 - 37117927

VL - 6

SP - 297

EP - 298

JO - Nature Reviews Chemistry

JF - Nature Reviews Chemistry

ER -

A medical need for chemistry

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this