Introduction to Medicine

Code:

MD1105

Acronym:

I M

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	70	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	1	-	2	36	54

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Form of subject

The exercise of a medical and dental medicine based in prevention, diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of the disease inevitably requires the use of obtaining procedures and careful analysis, evaluation or use of biomedical information and knowledge. In this context, awareness of the historical evolution of medical thought and knowledge helps to create cultural foundations that support the progressive nature of scientific knowledge and clinical practice by contributing to a more scientific effectiveness.

Program

General evolution of medicine.
The preludes. The first ancient medicines.
The origins of medical reasoning: the Renaissance and the genesis of the scientific spirit.
The prologue of modern medicine birth: from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment.
The medical revolution: the birth of the anatomical-clinical method.
Birth and heyday of biomedicine: the path of knowledge and medical reasoning in the twentieth century.
The way from psychological difficulties to mental illness and medical ethics.
Medicine and the community.
From health care to health policy.
Medicine tomorrow?

Mandatory literature

Tubiana, Maurice ; História da Medicina e do Pensamento Médico, Editora Teorema, 1995. ISBN: 972-695-423-1
Tavares de Sousa, A; Curso de História da Medicina. Das origens aos fins do século XVI, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1996. ISBN: 972-31-0097-5

Complementary Bibliography

Sournia, Jean-Charles ; História da Medicina, Instituto Piaget, 1992. ISBN: 972-8245-07-6.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical learning
- A 60 minutes weekly T class. Considerations of matters related to the subject, using appropriate audiovisual material
Learning theory and practice
- A 60 minutes weekly TP class. Discussion of issues relevant to the topic of lecture. Bibliographical research for development of TP work in the form of relevant technical paper and summarized oral presentation.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	32,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Student can’t exceed the pre-established limit for absence and must deliver the planned work. The regime of frequency of UP is applied, look up at UP and FMDUP regulations (75% contact hours).

For approval in any of the schemes it is essential to fulfill the TP work.

Calculation formula of final grade

Normal period
- Final grade = 90% of T assessment (45% exam + 45% TP work) + 10% assiduity
Resort period
- Final grade = 90% of T assessment (45% exam + 45% TP work) + 10% assiduity

Examinations or Special Assignments

For students whose status exempts assiduity the appraisal of final grade will be
- Final score = T assessment (55%) + TP work (45%).
Students whose status allows special frequency system and/or special assessment may request additional evaluation tests during "normal period".
The type and number of tests will be determined individually depending on the missing work and should be in correspondance with regular students.
Non ordinary students who did all the normal evaluation assessments of ordinary students are exempted from special evaluations and works.
We recommend that students wishing to take advantage of special statutes to inform the teacher at the beginning of the semester.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students whose status allows a system of special assessment, may request an assessment outside the normal schedule and the different components of the evaluation are safeguarded.
Final mark = T (55%) + TP work (45%)
For approval in any of the schemes it is essential to fulfill the TP work like ordinary students do.
For knowledge of stipulated legally rules for each case, we suggest to consult the regulations according to the following situation:
- Decree-law 358/70 of July 29
- Decree-law 152/91 April 23
- Order n. 947/87, December 10
- Law n. 90/2001 of 20 August
- Decree-law n. 125/95, May 31
Theoretical evaluating (T) - accomplished through an examination consisting of true or false questions and short answer questions in full. This examination will be quoted 0-20 values.
Distributed evaluation (TP)
- assigned on the basis of written work/paper and oral presentation.
The score given is from 0 to 20. The grade is calculated using the following formula:
class participation (10%) + article evaluation (25%)
+ evaluation of oral presentation (10%).

Classification improvement

According to the evaluation rules of FMDUP, the improvement of marks is done at the resort period:
theoretical exam and a subject of work will be proposed and should be presented, maintaining the same evaluation criteria applied at the resort period.
Final mark = T (55%) + TP work (45%)

Observations

Exam review - students who wish to review the T test may do it on the date and time indicated by the teacher.