Abstract：
:In the late 1950s and early1960s, there was a concerted effort to modernize teaching, training, and patient care in the Vargas Hospital of Caracas, Venezuela. The above included the development of research in the frame of postgraduate training. This effort was to be helped by USA funds and institutions but could only be achieved by the work of Venezuelans, sharing a vision of progress. Dermatology spearheaded this initiative, and the fruit of this was the exponential development of Venezuelan Dermatology and the creation of the National Institute of Dermatology on the grounds of the Vargas Hospital. The purpose of this contribution is to review these events that happened more than half a century ago from my own perspective. I sincerely hope that these lines could serve as an inspiration to the younger generations that toil today under less-than-favorable conditions.
journal_name
Clin Dermatoljournal_title
Clinics in dermatologyauthors
Kerdel-Vegas Fdoi
10.1016/j.clindermatol.2013.08.017subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-03-01 00:00:00pages
320-3issue
2eissn
0738-081Xissn
1879-1131pii
S0738-081X(13)00167-3journal_volume
32pub_type
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