Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku. Syllabus .

SYLLABUS

for the education cycle starting in the academic year 2023/2024

Course / module name	History of medicine
Names of units teaching the course	Independent Department of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy
Unit’s e-mail	histmed@umb.edu.pl
Department	Medicine with the Division of Dentistry and Division of Medical Education in English
Name of the field of study	Medical
Level of education	Long-cycle studies for master’s degree
Form of study	Full-time x Part-time x
Language of the course	Polish x English £
Course type	Mandatory x Optional £
Year of study / semester	I x II £ III £ IV £ V £ VI £	1 £ 2 x 3 £ 4 £ 5 £ 6 £ 7 £ 8 £ 10 £ 11 £ 12 £
Introductory courses & prerequisites	Pass for each subject in accordance with the recruitment procedure
Number of teaching hours of classes by forms of activity	25 hours of lectures (also online)
Assumptions and objectives of the course	The student should acquire knowledge on the development of medicine and medical sciences throughout history, starting from prehistoric times and ending with the second half of the 20^th century, with emphasis on the history of medicine in Poland. The student should be able to use this historical knowledge in the evaluation of modern medicine, forecast the development of medicine, recognize the continuity of medical thought in the aspect of the progress of medical science and interdisciplinary links, and recognize factors shaping the development of medicine.
Teaching methods	- Transfer of knowledge in the form of lectures - Consultations (both regular and case-to-case) - Presentation - Self-directed learning - Literature studies - Discussion - Other practical activities – visit to the MUB’s Museum of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy
First and last names of the course teacher	Dr Magdalena Muskała
First and last names of the person responsible for the teaching	Dr Magdalena Muskała

Code & number of the learning effect	Description of subject learning outcomes	Forms of activities		Methods of verification of the achievement of the intended learning outcomes
Knowledge
D.W20	Knows the history of medicine, the medicine of primitive peoples and the most ancient civilizations, and the characteristic features of medieval medicine		Lecture	Summary methods: - Presentation for passing - Forming methods: - Observation of the student’s work - Evaluation of activity during classes - Class discussions
D.W21	Knows the features of modern medicine and its most important discoveries		Lecture
D.W22	Knows and understands the process of emergence of new specialties in medical sciences and achievements of leading representatives of Polish and world medicine		Lecture
Skills
H.U7	Knows how to use historical knowledge in the assessment of modern medicine		Lecture	Summary methods: - Presentation for passing Forming methods: - Observation of the student’s work - Evaluation of activity during classes - Evaluation of preparedness for activities - Class discussions
H.U8	Can forecast the development of medicine		Lecture
H.U9	Recognizes the continuity of medical thought in the aspect of the progress of medical science and interdisciplinary links		Lecture
H.U10	Recognizes factors shaping the development of medicine		Lecture
Social competences
K4	Recognizes own limitations and makes self-assessments of educational deficits and needs.		Lecture	Summary methods: - Continuous assessment by the teacher (observation) Forming methods: - Observation of the student’s work - Class discussions
K7	Uses sources of objective information

ECTS ponts	1
Student workload
Form of activity		Number of hours per activity
Classes requiring participation of the teacher:
Realization of the course: lectures (acc. to the Syllabus)		25
Realization of the course: classes (acc. to the Syllabus)
Realization of the course: seminars (acc. to the Syllabus)
Realization of the course: extra-curricular activities
Participation in consultations
		Total hours:25
Self-directed student work:
Self-directed preparation for theory and practical classes (project, documentation, case description, etc.)
Self-directed preparation for colloquiums
Self-directed preparation for the final test / exam		5
		Total hours: 5

Course content:

Learning results

(code & number)

Subject area

D.W20
D.W20
D.W20
D.W21
D.W22
D.W22
D.W22
D.W22
Knows how to use historical knowledge in the assessment of modern medicine
Can forecast the development of medicine
Recognizes the continuity of medical thought in the aspect of the progress of medical science and interdisciplinary links
Recognizes factors shaping the development of medicine

Introduction to the history of medicine; prehistoric medicine
Ancient medicine: the concept of health and disease in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia; medical knowledge in ancient China, India; Greek and Roman medicine
Medieval medicine: the birth of university medicine; Arabic medicine; development of hospital care
Modern medicine and its most important achievements
Development of medical specialties
Polish medicine from the earliest times to the twentieth century
History of the Medical University of Bialystok
Protection of medical heritage at the MUB’s Museum of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy
The evolution of the concept of health and disease from prehistoric times to the twenty-first century

Basic references: (1-2 items)

-Manger L., History of medicine, Taylor&Francis 2005.

Complementary references: (1-2 items)

- W

Porter Roy, The Cambridge illustrated history of medicine, Cambridge 2004.

Selection of articles and book chapters will be provided during lectures.

Criteria for the assessment of learning outcomes and the form of, and requirements for, obtaining credit for the course:

The condition for passing the course is presence at lectures and the preparation of a final presentation. Up to two unexcused absences are permissible. Each subsequent one must be made up for the subject matter discussed at the missed lecture.

Individual consultations are held every last Friday of the month, between 02:00 and 03:00 PM, at the Independent Department of the History of Medicine and Pharmacy