Subject: History of Medicine
Scientific Area:
Preentive Medicine and Social Sciences
Workload:
20 Hours
Number of ECTS:
2 ECTS
Language:
Portuguese
Overall objectives:
- Show the relevance of History of Medicine.
- Provide the historical background and support for the Medical practice.
- Share the path of the medical knowlwdge throught the times and places.
- Highlight historical landmarks in and for the Medicine.
- Remind the technico-scientific, sociocultural and human contribution of illustrious Medical Doctors.
Syllabus:
- Introduction to History of Medicine. Teaching planification.
- Medicine Primordia.
- Medicine of Ancient Civilizations.
- Medieval Medicine.
- Medicine of the Renascence.
- Medicine from the XVIIth, XVIIIth, XIXth to present times.
- Portuguese Medicine.
- Histories, Landmarks and other Themes in the History of Medicine.
- Presentation and discussion of the students free themes.
Literature/Sources:
- História da Medicina e do Pensamento Médico. Maurice Tubiana. Editorial Teorema 2000.
- História da Medicina em Portugal. (2 volumes). Maximiano Lemos (2ª edição). Publicação D. Quixote. Lisboa 1991.
Assesssment methods and criteria:
Final Note = Presence [5 values] + Participation [5 values] + Powerpoint presentation about a free theme on History of Medicine [10 values].
Final Note = Numerical classification (20 values).
Powerpoint presentation: 20 minutes. Will take place during the 2 or 3 last lessons. The evaluated criteria will be: pertinence, originality, objectives, methodology, presentation, conclusions.