Humanities in Medicine
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Medicine |
Instance: 2016/2017 - 1S (of 19-09-2016 to 03-02-2017) ![Requerida a integração com o Moodle Ícone do Moodle](/fmup/pt/imagens/MoodleIcon)
Cycles of Study/Courses
Modules
Teaching language
Suitable for English-speaking students
Objectives
To develop the instrumental role of humanities as a resource in healthcare professional education, towards: (1) transversal competencies, (2) humanistic competences; (3) self-awareness competencies; (4) recognition of different situations in the context of healthcare.Learning outcomes and competences
At the end, students should be able to:- Promote the skill to incorporate the work into other areas of knowledge;- Value the meaning of History of Medicine;- Integrate History of Medicine with the social attitudes in a particular society and time;- Understand change and continuity of medical progress;- Recognize international and portuguese foundations of History of Medicine;- Recognize social and cultural representation of health in multidimensional and ecological perspectives;- Understand the life cycle and its social and cultural determinants;- Foster reflection and deliberation on the human condition;- Encourage effective communication within science/medicine;- Develop critical thinking and reflexive practice.- Understand the life cycle and the social and cultural determinants of this cycle in professionalism;- Foster reflection and deliberation on the human condition (loss, dying, suffering, grief, life and death);- Encourage effective communication within science and medicine;- Develop critical thinking and reflexive practice in the professional practice.Working method
Presencial
Program
History of MedicineMedicine, an endless source of patrimony.International history of MedicinePortuguese History of MedicineHistory of surgical instrumentsMedical anthropology in the integral medical educationHuman cadaver and its centrality towards the development of communication skills in medicineLife cycle and social and cultural determinants of this cycle in healthcare;Interpersonal developmentReflective practice - “On becoming a doctor”Art in Medicine – the art of observationProfessionalism Guided visits to the Museum of History of Medicine Mandatory literature
Griner; The Power of Patients Stories. Learning Moments in Medicine, P.F. (ed.), 2012
José Nuno Silva; A morte e o morrer. Entre o deslugar e o lugar, Edições Afrontamento, 2012
Whitmore, J; Coaching for Performance (People Skills for Professionals), , Nicholas Brealey Publish, London, 2002
Branch, W. ; The road to professionalism: reflective practice and reflective learning, Patient Educ Couns 80 (2010) 327-332
Driessen, E., Tartwijk, J., Dornan, T; The self critical doctor: helping students become more reflective, BMJ 2008; 336:827-30.
Klugman, C., Peel, J. Art rounds; teaching interprofessional students visual thinking strategies at one school, Acad Med, 2011, 86(10).
Teaching methods and learning activities
Total contact hours: 28 hours
Lectures: 9 hours
Seminars: 18 hours
Assessment: 1 hour
Total student workload – 81 hours
Lectures will be preferentially located to the area of History of Medicine, and other themes which will be identified important towards providing a stimulus of new perspectives in the integral education of medical students. The seminar will allow the development of time to interactive discussion of ideas and concepts, in order to promote critical reflection on cases, ideas, clinical and life situations.
The final classification will have the following components
- 35% History of Medicine (HM) - intercalary assessment through a writen exam,
- 60% Project of Humanities (PH) - writen report 50% and an oral presentation and discussio 50%
- 5% for attendance (A)
FC=35%*HM+60%*PH+5%*A
FC for working students: FC=35%*HM+65%*PH
Software
Turnitin
keywords
Social sciences > Educational sciences > Education > Medical training
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Human anatomy
Humanities > History > History of science
Social sciences > Anthropology > Medical anthropology
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Exame |
35,00 |
Participação presencial |
5,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
60,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Calculation formula of final grade
The final classification will have the following components
- 35% History of Medicine (HM) - intercalary assessment through a writen exam,
- 60% Project of Humanities (PH) - writen report 50% and an oral presentation and discussio 50%
- 5% for attendance (A)
FC=35%*HM+60%*PH+5%*A
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
FC for working students: FC=35%*HM+65%*PH