Contextualization of Academic and Clinical Education

Code:

MEAC16_1

Acronym:

CEAC

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Academic and Clinical Education

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAC	19	Current Studies Plan	1	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

At the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1- identify the main challenges faced by academic and clinical institutions in the context of globalization and technological change

2- judge academic and clinical quality standards based on previously established indicators

3- outline action strategies to meet the challenges of the diversity and complexity typical of academic and cllinical institutions   

Learning outcomes and competences

The CU "Context of academic and clinical education" aims to contribute with knowledge, skills and behavioral attitudes able to develop the strategic skills to deal with the challenges faced by academic and clinical institutions in globalization and technological change conditions.
The topics will be the subject of lectures, small group work, autonomous study for the development of skills in the academic and clinical context.

Working method

B-learning

Program

1- Globalization and change in academic and clinical systems in the XXI century

2- Diversity and complexity of academic and clinical systems

3- Academic and clinical quality standards

4- Academic and clinical challenges for the XXI century

Mandatory literature

Bleakley, A., Bligh, J.,Browne, J. ; Medical Education for the Future: Identity, Power and Location. , Springer, 2011
Jeffries, W.B., Huggett, K.N. ; An Introduction to Medical Teaching, Springer, 2010
Salerno-Kennedy, R., O'Flynn S; Medical Education: the State of the Art., Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2010

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course will be implemented based on a combinatorial methodology based on:

(a) lectures on selected themes (seminars with invited experts)

(b) analysis in small groups of articles, book chapters, videos and other materials on academic and clinical context

(c) discussion groups about hot topics with an impact on academic and cllinical institutions

(d) Independent study / autonomous

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	25,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

This CU is assessed at formative and summative terms: (1) Individual and group activities distributed throughout the semester to be held in the classroom in independent study (25%); (2) summative performed by an essay at the end of the UC (75%).