Medicine 4
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MEDS2013 | Medical Education Centre | 2 | 20 | Spring UK |
- Code
- MEDS2013
- School
- Medical Education Centre
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
This module provides an introduction to the basic anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and psychology of the central nervous system. The module aims to develop knowledge of these fundamental principles within the context of relevant weekly themes. The theme-based content will begin with a focus on depression and anxiety.
Students will be provided with a general introduction to the relevant brain anatomy followed by an in depth examination of the system physiology and pharmacology. The depression and anxiety theme will include individual sessions on the limbic system, emotion and mood, and treatment strategies. Ultimately, this will provide the basis for understanding theme based functions and the production of behaviours. Subsequent weekly themes include: pain (including sessions on neuropsychology of pain, the use of anaesthetics, and pain management), movement disorders (including sessions on the anatomy and pharmacology of movement, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and executive function), dementia (including sessions on Alzheimer’s disease, neuropsychological assessment, and memory), sensory disorders (including sessions on the visual and auditory systems and epilepsy), and finally serious mental illness (including sessions on neurotransmission, attention, language, and schizophrenia).
Content will be delivered through lectures, podcasts, practical classes on brain dissection, clinical neurological demonstrations and plenary lectures. Furthermore, the module also continues to consider the themes of patient safety and human factors as well as continuing with their primary care visits. Students will be expected to engage in directed reading and private study.
Target Students
BMedSci Students only.
Classes
- One 3-hour workshop each week for
- One 4-hour un assigned each week for
- One 2-hour seminar each week for
- Two 3-hour practicums each week for
- Twelve 2-hour lectures each week for
Further activity detail: Lectures: 66 hours, Seminars: 4 hours, Workshop: 3 hours, Practicals: 13 hours, Visits: 4 hours. Self-directed learning, including optional podcasts, 206 hours.
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (1-hour): The content contained within this module will be assessed in a multi-format knowledge-based paper.
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
The module is designed so that students can attain some of the outcomes specified by the GMC Outcomes for Graduates (2018) in the areas of Professional values and behaviours; Professional skills; and Professional knowledge. These are detailed in the Module Learning Outcomes. This module aims to develop a working knowledge of the basic anatomy of the central nervous system alongside a strong understanding of the physiological components and pharmacological workings. This module aims to develop ones understanding of how the brain produces behaviour, and how relevant systems are affected by neurological disease. In addition the module continues the consideration of patient safety and human factors.Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to meet areas within the GMC outcomes as follows. The full wording is found in Outcomes for Graduates (2018).
2s, 11e, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, 14e, 14f, 15, 18b, 19a, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f
Conveners
- Dr Marie Kokolski
- Dr William Robert Dunn