No MCAT necessary for new 'Mini Medical School'
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is set to open the doors on its ³Mini Medical School,² an innovative new program designed to teach major principles of medicine to non-medical people.
The 'school' is open to Vanderbilt personnel and members of the Nashville community, and will run on consecutive Monday nights beginning on Sept. 22.
The eight-week program will offer weekly two-hour sessions on medical subjects, with two topics covered each meeting.
³Most of the major topics in medicine will be covered, in a format that was designed for those without prior scientific or medical knowledge,² said Dr. John S. Sergent, chief medical officer of the Vanderbilt Medical Group and one of the school's planners.
³We believe this will be an exciting format.²
The classes will meet in Light Hall from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on eight consecutive Monday nights beginning September 22. Cost for the class is $80 for members of the Nashville community, with a discount for Vanderbilt faculty and staff.
Here is a schedule of Mini Medical School topics and speakers:
€ September 22:
Introduction: A Medical Education in Context ‹ Dr. John S. Sergent
How We Gather Information ‹ Dr. W. Anderson Spickard III
Emergency Care ‹ Dr. Corey M. Slovis
€ September 29:
Structure and Function of the Heart ‹ Paula C. Hoos, Ph.D.
Management of a Heart Attack ‹ Dr. F. Andrew Gaffney and Dr. Davis C. Drinkwater Jr.
€ October 6:
Principles of Pharmacology ‹ Lee E. Limbird, Ph.D.
Issues in the Management of Hypertension ‹ Dr. John H.J. Nadeau
€ October 13:
The Biology of Cancer ‹ Dr. Harold L. Moses
Therapeutic Considerations in Cancer ‹ Dr. David H. Johnson
€ October 20:
The Biology of Infectious Diseases ‹ Dr. Terence S. Dermody
Newly Emerging Infections ‹ Dr. William Schaffner
€ October 27:
Basic Immunology ‹ Dr. James W. Thomas II
Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis ‹ Dr. Deborah C. German
€ November 3:
Neurobiology ‹ Jeanette J. Norden, Ph.D.
Stroke ‹ Dr. Howard S. Kirshner
€ November 10:
Ethical Considerations in Difficult Decision Making ‹ Dr. Walter H. Merrill
Commencement Address: Historical Perspective on Physician Oaths and Codes ‹ Dr. John E. Chapman, Dean of the School of Medicine
This final meeting will be followed by a reception for all Mini Medical School students and faculty.
For more information about the Vanderbilt Mini Medical School, call 343-2585.