Notas para una investigación futura sobre la historia del internado médico en Colombia, siglo xx. Primera parte: Antecedentes europeos y norteamericanos, (siglo xix e inicios del xx)

This article presents the results of the first part of a study about the development of the internship in Colombian medical education. This first part offers a historical-chronological overview of the birth and development of the “internship” in European and North American medical practice, covering the period of time that begins with its appearance during Napoleo-nian government in France during the 19 ^th century, and its transformation with the model proposed during the flexnerian reform in the United States at the beginning of the 20 ^th century, as a starting point for the understanding of the Colombian case.