Mini Medical School ready to ring bell on second session
After a strong showing during its first term last fall, Vanderbilt University Medical Center is again opening the doors to its Mini Medical School, an innovative program geared toward teaching major principles of medicine to non-medical people.
The school's second term is open to Vanderbilt faculty and staff and members of the Nashville community, and will run on eight consecutive Monday nights beginning on March 23. Two separate sessions, with a break and refreshments, will be held each night.
The Mini Medical School will meet in 208 Light Hall from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Monday night. The cost for the course is $80 for Nashville community members and $64 for Vanderbilt personnel ‹ a 20 percent discount.
Here is a schedule of topics and speakers for the second term of the Mini Medical School:
€ March 23
Introduction: A Medical Education in Context ‹ Dr. John S. Sergent
How We Gather Information: The Doctor-Patient Encounter ‹ Dr. W. Anderson Spickard III; Emergency Care ‹ Dr. Corey M. Slovis
€ March 30
The Biology of Infectious Diseases ‹ Dr. Terence S. Dermody
Newly Emerging Infections ‹ Dr. William Schaffner
€ April 6
Principles of Pharmacology ‹ Dr. Joseph Awad
Issues in the Management of Hypertension ‹ Dr. John H. Nadeau
€ April 13
The Biology of Cancer ‹ Dr. Harold L. Moses
Therapeutic Considerations in Cancer ‹ Dr. David H. Johnson
€ April 20
Functioning of the Heart ‹ Jackie D. Corbin, Ph.D.
Management of a Heart Attack ‹ Dr. F. Andrew Gaffney
€ April 27
Basic Immunology ‹ Luc Van Kaer, Ph.D.
Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis ‹ Dr. Deborah C. German
€ May 4
Neurobiology ‹ Jeanette J. Norden, Ph.D.
Stroke ‹ Dr. Howard S. Kirshner
€ May 11
Ethical Considerations in Difficult Decision Making ‹ Dr. Walter H. Merrill
Commencement Address ‹ Dr. John E. Champman
Reception
For more information about VUMC's Mini Medical School, please call 343-2585.