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Old 07-12-2013 at 10:23 AM   #1
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HTH SCI 4DM3/Demystifying Medicine
Does anyone know more about this course?It wasn't even listed in the undergraduate calendar, maybe because it's brand new?

http://demystifyingmedicine. ca/edu...uni ties.html

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Old 07-12-2013 at 04:56 PM   #2
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Hi, I'm actually on the student committee for planning this course, so I shall explain:

The course uses the Demystifying Medicine seminars, biweekly translational research (basic science --> clinical applications) seminars as the "content".... so in the course you will be put into a group of 5 students and what you do is create "educational offerings" on the seminar (from last year) you are assigned too. For instance say your group has the topic of Asthma. You will watch the seminar on Asthma and create little projects on it in an attempt to make complicated topics understandable to the general public, be it in the form of youtube videos, editorials, etc. You also have to explain to the class the topic and current research. Another component is attending CURRENT DM seminars and essentially doing pre and post seminar discussions. Both professors are great!

Its a brand new course, never been done so you will be a part of something completely new

tl;dr: Take complicated biomedical science topics discussed in Demystifying Medicine seminar, and convert them into something the general public can understand. Attend and discuss upcoming lectures.
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Old 07-13-2013 at 01:59 PM   #3
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Could you elaborate a bit on how we'd be evaluated (I'm always scared of subjective marking ), if you have already established the breakdown of the course that is!
Old 07-13-2013 at 04:48 PM   #4
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Here's the course outline, which includes the breakdown (copied below as well):

40% contribution to group (evaluated by self, peers, and facilitators)
40% presentations and written documents (evaluated by peers and facilitators)
20% reflection (evaluated by facilitators)
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Old 12-10-2013 at 02:32 PM   #5
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Can someone currently enrolled in this course post a review? I am thinking about taking it next semester and would appreciate if you could give some information about your experience in the course.

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Old 12-12-2013 at 04:44 PM   #6
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Apparently Bowdish ins't teaching next term, does anyone know who will be taking her place?



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