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[Michael Gering's (1918-1969) influence on nursing education in the German Democratic Republic]
1Forschungsinstitut für Pflegegeschichte, Qualzow.
Abstract:
In 1945, the young physician Michael Gehring returned from captivity to his home in East-Germany. He joined the Liberaldemokratische Partei (LDPD), then went over to the SED. After having played a decisive role in establishing one of the first outpatients' clinics, he was called to the central administration of health in East-Berlin. He transformed the traditional nursing education by integrating it into the state system of medical technical colleges. Didactical and methodical indications were added to the first curriculum for the new nursing course, which had been written by Gehring. He also tried to introduce I.P. Pawlow's physiological theory into nursing-theory. It is true that he ignored older German and American research on the subject. But concerning the history of nursing his performance in improving educational organization in East-Germany has to be highly valued.
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