OVERVIEW

To start the training path of the future doctor with full exposure to all the intercultural and interdisciplinary dimension of the profession, through a survey of the evolution of medical thought and of the challenging great ethical issues of today’s world.

To identify medicine as space and perspective for human care, in a comprehensive view embracing the complexity of humans as subjects / objects of care, the interplay of health and disease, the wealth of care practices.

To promote awareness of the relevance of Medical Humanities in the development of the medical training.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

TEACHING METHODS

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.

The course includes lectures, seminars, video projections, guided educational tours and small group classroom activities.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course includes numerous, supposedly separate topics in order to represent the richness and variety of medicine, with a view to highlight its manifold anthropological, cultural and ethical issues at play.

THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH, DISEASE AND CARE OVER TIME

GENDER MEDICINE

HISTORY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL HEALTH

EDUCATING IN CARE

CARE OF THE HUMAN PERSON

MIND AND BODY: A SINGLE ENTITY

NUTRITION AND HEALTH

CONTEMPORARY MEDICINE AND DEATH

THE EVOLUTION OF MEDICINE

 CARE APPROACHES

Classroom work will include seminars involving contributions of scholars with a varied cultural background, in the fields of biology and human sciences

In addition, guided tours are planned for the A. Scarpa Ethnographic Museum, the Ex Manicomio di Quarto, and the Anatomy Museum, with contributions from integrated cultural, bioscientific, and humanistic perspectives.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

GIANLUCA DAMONTE (President)

NICOLA GIOVANNI GIRTLER (President)

EZIO FULCHERI

ROSAGEMMA CILIBERTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

For the evaluation of the History of Medicine course, an written exam graded on a scale of thirty will be administered.

A written exam with closed-ended questions is scheduled: 16 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 16 minutes.

A minimum score of 20 is required to pass, and this score will be communicated to the student.

This result will not be included in the average grade for the Humanities 2 exam, which is taken in the second year of the course, but it remains an essential component for its feasibility

ASSESSMENT METHODS

For the evaluation of the History of Medicine course, an in-progress written exam graded on a scale of thirty will be administered.

A minimum score of 21 is required to pass, and this score will be communicated to the student.

This result will not be included in the average grade for the Humanities 2 exam, which is taken in the second year of the course, but it remains an essential component for its feasibility.

The student must demonstrate knowledge of:

-          The main definitions and models of health and illness.

-          How cultural, historical, and social factors influence these concepts and be able to identify and explain these influences.

-          The fundamental concepts of the humanities and biological and medical sciences, and understand how these concepts interconnect.

-          How to integrate knowledge from different disciplines for a more comprehensive understanding of medical and healthcare issues.

The fundamental ethical issues related to medical practice and the development of biomedical technologies.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

On appointment. Contact the teacher by email: ciliberti@unige.it

On appointment. Contact the teacher by email: ezio.fulcheri@unige.it

On appointment. Contact the teacher by email: c antonio.guerci@emeriti.unige.it