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Alcmaeon is a European project promoted by the European University of Madrid. The project is addressed to university lecturers of History of Medicine. The aim of the project is to provide them with an online, multimedia based, programme for teaching specific subjects related to the History of Medicine to undergraduate students. The programme is integrated with a collection of teaching materials that has been reviewed by experts, on videos interviews with experts. As a further integration to the educational programme, a transnational mapping of existing courses on History of Medicine was developed providing all relevant information on each of the identified courses (e.g. Number of hours, ECTS credits, methodologies, lecturers etc.). Furthermore, a collection of digital objects relevant for history of medicine is made available.
Funding Programme
Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnership for Higher Education
Theme
Digital Education, Medicine
Target group
Higher Education, School Education
Project Reference
2018-1-ES01-KA203-050606224585
Date
01-10-2018 | 30-09-2020
Role of Pixel
Technical Coordinator
Project Details
Project Title
Online and multimedia based contents for teaching History of Medicine to undergraduate students
Context
The teaching of medical history is usually included in the program of medical humanities courses available for undergraduate medical students. The role of medical humanities in medical education responds to the need of connecting medical practice with the human dimension of doctor-patient relationship and extra-scientific values involved in clinical decision-making processes. Medical humanities contribute to improve a fuller understanding of patients, cultures and communities, as well as the social dimension of scientific enterprise to cure illnesses and develop new therapies.
The responsibility of educators involved in medical humanities teaching programs is showing to the students that medical history is a great opportunity for evidence-based medical practice because it improves cross-cultural interventions and, at the same time, promote a continuing reform of health care provision.
Objectives
The ALCMAEON project aims to innovate the teaching of medical history with a new educational approach, the object-based learning, and to work in a better integration of historical, ethical and psychosocial components of medical humanities.
It represents an alternative model of medical history provision and an attempt to overcome the gap between clinical practice and historical perspective of medical humanities, through the representation of the historical scenarios and the integration of historical evidences in specific educational contents.
The ALCMAEON project will collect audio-visual material to digitalize the available collections of medical museum in Italy, Spain, Greece, United Kingdom and Romania, in the attempt to promote the different traditions characterizing European medical history and bring the medical museums in the classroom.
Target Group
The main target groups of the project are:
- Doctors and universities lectures in humanities in medicine
- Medical students
- Policy Makers in the Field of Education
Results
The main project deliverables include:
- Training package in medical history for medical humanities lecturers
- Collection for digital medical museum
- Virtual video library with testimonials from role-model doctor