MedInTO Medicine and Surgery

Introduction to medicine

Introduction to medicine

Academic year 2020/2021

Sommario del corso

• Course objectives
• Results of learning outcomes
• Course delivery
• Learning assessment methods
• Program
• Suggested textbooks and readings
• Course modules
• Teaching tools

Course objectives

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the tools in order to:

• Understand the significance of Medicine in its multifaceted aspects.
• Recognize the mission and key elements of the specialized Medicine and Surgery Degree Course at San Luigi.
• Develop a critical analysis capacity in relation to the students current role in the specialized Medicine and Surgery Degree Course at San Luigi.
• Develop a critical analysis capacity in relation to the role of a physician within a profession, organization, community, and a certain socio-cultural context.

Results of learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Use the methods of active pedagogy and the tools offered by the undergraduate course (core curriculum, problem-based learning, teamwork, internship or clinical pathways) to self-diagnose training needs and evaluate performance (today as a learner, tomorrow as a professional)
• Reflect on the continuum between health, sickness and disease and the role of determinants of good and poor health
• Recognize the centrality of the person and the community in their professional practice
• Recognize the need for an evidence-based approach to individual health problems and / or population
• Identify the definition of health, society and medicine as well as ethical standards and value choices associated with his/her professional figure, particularly in relation with the themes of the beginning and the end of life and the transition from childhood to adolescence
• Discuss the triad illness/sickness/disease
• Discuss the significance of compassion and empathy in a person-centered healthcare
• Discuss the transition to precision medicine and error in medicine
• Reflect on themselves, as persons, potential patients, and professionals in an organization
• Know the health risks related to the hazards in the workplace

Course delivery

A student-centered pedagogical approach focused on the health needs of individuals and the community, using tools such as discovery learning, working in small groups, peer education, flipped classrooms, as well as experience in a protected professional environment (EPP – INTERPROFESSIONAL CLERCKSHIP).

Learning assessment methods

The evaluation will be composed of:

• An individual essay (formative evaluation).
• Examination by an anonymous logbook.

Program

The course will cover one semester, with module on safety in workplace concentrated in January 2021 (16 hours)

1. Module to introduce the course and pedagogical tools in medical education (and the "logbook") (2 hours)
2. Introductory module to prevention (4 hours)
3. Introductory module on evidence based medicine (2 hours)
4. Introductory module on NHS organisation (6 hours)
5. Introductory module on the clinic (6 hours)
6. Module on history of medicine (6 hours)
7. Module on safety in workplace (16 hours)

• Ottawa Charter (Montreal 1986): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2quVLcJVBk

• Rose G. Sick individuals and sick populations. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2001; 30 (3): 427-432   https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/30/3/427/736897

• The History of EBM:  https://ebm.jamanetwork.com/

• Wikinson R, Marmot M (eds). Social determinants of health. The solid facts. 2nd edition. WHO Regional Office for Europe. Copenaghen, 2003

Moduli didattici

• Introduction to Medicine – module of History of Medicine (SCB0195C)
• Introduction to Medicine – module of Hygiene and Public Health (SCB0195B)
• Introduction to Medicine – module of Internal Medicine (SCB0195A)
• Introduction to Medicine – module of Occupational Medicine (SCB0195D)

• Teaching materials
• Exams and finals
• Go to Moodle
• Visit the forums