An Elective Seminar to Teach First-Year Students the Social and Medical Aspects of AIDS.

Goldman, Jonathon D.

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Publication Date: 1987

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An Elective Seminar to Teach First-Year Students the Social and Medical Aspects of AIDS.

Goldman, Jonathon D.

Journal of Medical Education, v62 n7 p557-61 Jul 1987

A seven-week seminar Northwestern University introduces medical students to a comprehensive approach to biological, psychological, and social aspects of AIDS. The course includes: a television movie and documentary film; roundtable discussions with AIDS patients, volunteers, and health care professionals; reading materials and lectures; and monitoring radio and television coverage of AIDS. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Attitude Change, Course Descriptions, Elective Courses, Higher Education, Mass Media, Medical Education, Patients, Seminars, Social Problems, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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