Did You Know?
Over the last 3 years, 64% of Miami undergraduate applicants have been acccepted to medical schools, compared to a national average of 47%.
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for Healthcare Education
at Miami University
Center-Sponsored Capstone Course
The idea for this unique capstone course, "Current Issues in Medicine" (ZOO 400), evolved out of the strong desire of Dr. and Mrs. Mallory that Miami undergraduates have an opportunity to explore, in depth, the world of healthcare before becoming committed to the profession.
This course is very different from traditional courses at Miami. Rather than listening to lectures, students make presentations on various topics throughout the semester.
After student presentations, a guest speaker attends the class and shares his or her experiences as a currently practicing healthcare professional. After an involved discussion among the guest speaker and students, students have the opportunity to interact with the speaker in a small dinner setting.
Topics for the spring 2008 course are:
- Residency Issues; Training & Career Options
- Setting Up a Practice; Types of Practices; Business Aspects
- Problems Facing Primary Care Physicians ... the Need for Gatekeepers
- Physician Extenders — A Community of Health Professionals
- Pain Management/Difficult Medical Patient-Physician Decisions
- Medical Liability; Malpractice; Serving the Uninsured
- Healthcare Crisis/Managed Care
- Medical Uncertainty ... the Need for More Research and Better Communication
- Cultural Competence; Issues in Patient Education/Communication
- Issues of an Aging Society; End of Life Care Issues; Managing vs. Curing Illness
- Preventing Burnout; Balancing Career & Family; Women in Medicine
- Global Healthcare
- Preparation for and Expectations of Medical School