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What is Mini-Medical
School?
Boonshoft School of Medicine’s
popular Mini-Medical School offers an opportunity for community
members to "walk in the shoes of
a medical student" for
a short time to learn more about biomedical research and practice and to gain
a better understanding of the medical school and its mission. The program is usually offered one night a week for four to six weeks in the fall. The cost is usually about $25 for the whole series. Anyone over the age of 16 is welcome to attend. To be notified by U.S. Mail when the next series is scheduled, sign up for our mailing list.
Each year the topics covered in the popular series are different. In the fall of 2007, a team of experts from the school’s
Department of Surgery presented Surgery
101, a fast-paced overview of surgical interventions and the
latest medical advances for a wide range of diseases and conditions. Here is an outline of topics that were covered.
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Surgery 101 • Mini Medical School Lecture Series, Fall 2007
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October
2
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Introduction to Surgery |
October 9 |
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Maintaining Blood Flow: Vascular Surgery
Reconstruction,
Tissue Transplantation, & Cosmetics: Plastic Surgery |
October 16 |
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When the Unthinkable Happens: Trauma
and Critical Care
Penetrating
Injuries, Blunt Trauma, Burns, and the ICU |
October 23 |
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Oncology and Surgical Interventions
Breast,
Colorectal, Lung, Pancreatic, and Liver Cancers |
October 30 |
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Organ Transplantation for the Kidney and Pancreas
Immunology,
Dialysis |
November 6 |
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Wrap Up and Panel Q & A |
What have past participants had to say about Mini-Medical
School?
- "The mini-medical school is excellent. Good
community education by leading medical experts. Exceptionally knowledgeable."
- "We always learn something useful."
- "It was very thorough and extremely informative. The cases were very
interesting and I enjoyed trying to solve them."
- "Thank you for presenting this series. I am reconsidering this getting
older business, but I don't want the alternative either."
- "Detailed information was presented in all the paper work, providing
easy understanding about the night's lecture presentation. The lecture
itself was thorough, yet simplistic so that I could understand it with
no problem. Computer also showed excellent visuals."
- "The demonstrations during the lecture were very fun and kept you
interested."
- "Absolutely loved this! Enjoyed learning
on issues with which I am totally unfamiliar."
- "Thoroughly enjoyed your program! Looking forward to attending future
sessions."
- "It’s been a wonderful, informative program. Hate to see it
end."
- "Explained broad technical body of knowledge in generally understandable
terms — not bad in one hour! Instructor very knowledgeable and tells
it very well to my non-medical mind."
- "Enjoyed the energy of the professor and his obvious knowledge of
the subject matter and the clarity of the slides."
- "This is an interesting program and helpful for young and the aging.
Why do we offer Mini-Medical School?
Boonshoft School of Medicine has offered Mini-Medical School programs to the general public since 1999. Our purpose in doing this is to:
- Help people better understand the processes involved
in science so they can distinguish between science and pseudo-science and know what characterizes
the scientific method.
- Raise awareness about the importance of biomedical research to modern
society and help the public understand the high
level of effort necessary to make the journey from laboratory research to the better clinical outcomes.
- Open a dialogue among research scientists and physicians and the general
public so as to build strong community support for the Boonshoft
School of Medicine and its mission. Although many in the community are familiar with the
education and service missions of the school, our unique research mission
is less well known and understood.
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