The Pan American Seminar on Education and Health Care (which from now on will be called simply the Seminar, in the interest of brevity), was sponsored by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) in association with the World Health Organization (WHO) and was organized by the Pan American Federation of Associations of Medical Schools (PAFAMS) in association with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The meeting which was held at the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda, Venezuela from 20-24 February 1978, under the aeges of the Ministry of Health of Venezuela was supported partially by a grant from the United States Department of Health Education and Welfare. The meeting was attended by representatives from health services; universities, and social security organizations; by medical educators and educators in other health-related disciplines; and by the staff of interested national and international organizations. The list of participants appears in Annex I. (AU)