HISTORY OF MEDICINE

HISTORY OF MEDICINE

HISTORY OF MEDICINE

COURSE CODEΚΙ0100

COURSE INSTRUCTORSgantzos Markos, Associate Professor

CO-INSTRUCTORSInvited Speakers

ECTS:2.00

COURSE TYPE

EL | SCIENTIFIC AREA

TEACHING SEMESTERWINTER SEMESTER

WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS: 2 HOURS

Total Time (Teaching Hours + Student Workload)54 HOURS

PREREQUIRED COURSES:

NO

LANGUAGE OF TEACHING AND EXAMSENGLISH

AVAILABLE TO ERASMUS STUDENTSNO

SEMESTER LECTURES:DETAILS/LECTURES

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS :

Face to face/ tutoring/ distance learning

MANDATORY ATTENDANCES -LECTURES: NO

Powerpoint Presentations


STUDENT EVALUATIONProblem Solving, Written Assignment, Oral Presentation
The general assessment criteria are analyzed during the
introductory lecture

Objective Objectives/Desired Results:

The general purpose of the course is:
• students’ understanding of the importance and clinical contribution of the History ofMedicine
• the student will acquire fundamental knowledge in the History of Medicine and will studyand understand the medicine of the most important cultures, the course of medicine throughthe centuries as well as the effects of the respective social conditions and beliefs in thedevelopment of medicine
Finally, the aim of the course is for the students to understand the importance andcontribution of the History of Medicine as an independent scientific field.
• Informing the student about:

1. Medical evolution through time
2. History of Medical Specialties
3. History of the Diseases
4. Biographies of Medical Doctors
5. History of Medical Institutions

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will have:
• Understand the scientific field of the History of Medicine
• Know the necessary fundamentals in the History of Medicine
• understand the medicine of the most important civilizations,
• understand the course of medicine through the centuries
• gained knowledge about the effects of the respective social circumstances and beliefs on the development of medicine


Course URL : 

Course Description:1. Introduction to the History of Medicine
2. Prehistoric medicine
3. Ancient medicine
o Ancient Mesopotamian medicine
o Ancient Egyptian medicine
o Ancient Chinese medicine
o Ancient Indian medicine
4. Ancient Greek medicine
5. Ancient Roman medicine
6. Post-classical medicine
o Byzantine medicine
o Islamic medicine
o Medieval medicine of Western Europe
7. Early modern medicine
8. Late modern medicine
9. Themes in medical history
o History of Medical Specialties, Diseases, Doctors, Institutions
 
Recommended reading:

– Students are provided with Teaching Notes and “Power Point” files in electronic format

 


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