Medicine (MED)

Lecturer: Dr Ivana Rosenzweig

Ivana Rosenzweig obtained her MD from the University of Zagreb in 1996 and PhD in Physiology from the University of Cambridge in 2000. Since then she has worked at the RIKEN Brain institute in Japan and the Weizmann Institute in Israel. She taught Physiology to medical and natural sciences students as a Bye Fellow of Selwyn College in Cambridge and has for the past three years been working as a psychiatrist in the teaching hospitals of the University of Cambridge (Addenbrookes and Fulbourn Hospitals). Her expertise is in neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, physiology and neurodegenerative diseases.

Course Syllabus

This course will examine a cross-section of various pre clinical and clinical topics that you can expect to encounter as a future medical student. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the links between the combination of applied science and human interactions. The course is designed to prompt you to think about your future career in an enjoyable way while at the same time testing your application and ability for hard work. To get the most out of this course you will need to be a keen participant and prepared to follow various assignments as well as to come to class prepared to discuss the weekly readings.

Lecture 1: HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND THE ROLE OF A DOCTOR/SURGEON

The motivation and reasons for wishing to study medicine will be discussed among the participants. Each student is expected to come well prepared to talk about his or hers medical role model as well as to choose and discuss any historical figure they think has most significantly contributed to current medical knowledge.

History of Medicine. Emphasis on Pare’s work and the importance of Renaissance surgery.

Lecture 2: CELL PHYSIOLOGY: HOMEOSTASIS

Cell membranes. Transport across cell membrane. Osmosis. Diffusion potential, resting membrane potential and action potential. Neuromuscular and synaptic transmission. Skeletal and smooth muscle.

Suggested Reading:

Homeostasis in Textbook of Medical Physiology. Arthur C Guyton, John E Hall
 

Lecture 3:  ANAMNESIS: INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY TAKING

Basic principles of medical history taking.  Obtaining and assessing information. Relationship with the patient. Difficult consultations.

Suggested Reading:

Clinical Clerking: A Short Introduction to Clinical Skills. T. Sherwood (Foreword), Carol A. Seymour, Paul Siklos

Lecture 4: CLINICAL FEATURES OF EATING DISORDERS

Suggested Reading: http://www.caringonline.com/feelings/byvictims/barley.htm

Lecture 5: CLINICAL FEATURES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA/DELUSIONAL DISORDER

Suggested Reading: Psychiatry at a Glance. Cornelius Katona, Mary Robertson

Lecture 6: OSCE STATIONS (Objective Structured Clinical Examination: role playing)

Role Playing: A timed practice in which students interact with a series of simulated patients/tasks in stations that involve history-taking and counseling.

ASSESMENT

 50 % for written test, 50 % assessment during supervision

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