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An Elective Seminar to Teach First-Year Students the Social and Medical Aspects of AIDS.
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Goldman, Jonathon D. – Journal of Medical Education, 1987
A seven-week seminar Northwestern University introduces medical students to a comprehensive approach to biological, psychological, and social aspects of AIDS. The course includes: a television movie and documentary film; roundtable discussions with AIDS patients, volunteers, and health care professionals; reading materials and lectures; and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Attitude Change, Course Descriptions, Elective Courses
Allaying Loneliness in Freshman Medical Students: An Outcome of an Elective Course.
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Brodkin, Adele M.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
First-year medical students participating in a psychiatry elective course experienced both a smaller decrease in satisfaction with school and student-faculty relationships and less loneliness than nonparticipants during the study period. Sex differences in the results are noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Elective Courses, Higher Education, Loneliness
Modification of Medical Student Perceptions of the Cancer Experience.
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Cassileth, Barrie R.; Egan, Thomas A. – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
Social, cultural, economic, psychological, and interpersonal dimensions of cancer and cancer patient management were addressed in an elective course conducted at the University of Pennsylvania. Student attitudes toward the disease were tested before and after taking the course. Significant attitudinal shifts, new insights, and new skills resulted…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cancer, Course Content, Course Descriptions