CODE 72655 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 1 cfu anno 4 MEDICINA E CHIRURGIA 8745 (LM-41) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/12 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: METHODS IN MEDICINE TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW In today's globalized world, the health professional has often the need to communicate in English with patients and colleagues. The aim of this course is not that of teaching how to read a medical text, but to help to practice medicine in English, possibly in a human context different from the one you are familiar with. AIMS AND CONTENT AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of this course is not that of teaching how to read a medical text, but to help to practice medicine in English, possibly in a social context different from the one our students are familiar with. The first two lectures concern the cultural barriers that may hamper communication with patients of a different ethnic background. In the following lectures, the health professional enters a virtual hospital, meet its staff, and visit its individual operating units. Our students encounter virtual patients, collect their medical histories, perform their physical examination, set down medical records, request diagnostic tests, and prescribe therapy. TEACHING METHODS Lectures Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Several lectures concern specific medical areas, for which typical dialogue situations are represented using the most frequent medical terms. The focus is not on technical words, but on the common terms that the patient may use. In all these scenarios, possible differences between the Anglo-Saxon and Italian interpersonal approach are emphasized for the purpose of fostering trust and communication with the patient. Formal lectures are complemented by additional resources available through Aulaweb. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Carlo Pesce. Medical English. Zanichelli 2020. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD JOSEPH MICHAEL LEE Exam Board CARLO PESCE (President) MARIA PIA SORMANI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President Substitute) JOSEPH MICHAEL LEE (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START March 2021 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Multiple choice test ASSESSMENT METHODS Oral presentations, Q&A time in the lecture hall, objective tests Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 07/01/2025 14:00 GENOVA Scritto 24/01/2025 08:30 GENOVA Scritto 17/02/2025 08:30 GENOVA Scritto 12/06/2025 08:30 GENOVA Scritto 17/07/2025 15:00 GENOVA Scritto 19/09/2025 14:00 GENOVA Scritto