NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 當代醫學與健康管理(0529)
(Eng.) An Introduction of Modern Medicine
Offering Dept General Education Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher KANTHASAMY JAYABAL SENTHIL KUMAR
Department General Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description Modern medicine is the most advanced, scientifically based, and statistically approved therapeutic system and diagnostic methodology. Current progress in research and development in the field of nanotechnology, genetic engineering, biomaterials and artificial intelligence were achieved new milestones, which enables and ensure our life expectancy. In this course, we introduce the basic concept of medicine and its progress to the students whose major subjects are not biomedical Sciences. The appreciation of videos, scientific movies and films, and group discussion will be also applied to the course. Students will easily learn the state of the art knowledge of biomedical sciences and future of modern medicine.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
(Eng.)
The major objectives of this course are,
 Introduce the basic concepts and rationale of modern medicine.
 Discussing the recent progress in medicine.
 The importance of nanomedicine and nuclear medicine.
 The application of personal and precision medicine.
 Future of medicine.
1.Humanitarian Training
2.Scientific Training
3.Communication Skills
5.International Perspective
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10
20
topic Discussion/Production
Networking/Distance Education
Discussion
Lecturing
Written Presentation
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 COURSE INTRODUCTION
Week 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN MEDICINE
Week 3 ADVANCES IN NANOMEDICINE
Week 4 ADVANCES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Week 5 ADVANCES IN BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE
Week 6 ADVANCES IN PRECISION MEDICINE
Week 7 ADVANCES IN PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Week 8 3D BIOPRINTING
Week 9 MID-TERM EXAM
Week 10 ADVANCES IN HEALTH WEARABLES
Week 11 ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Week 12 RECENT ADVANCES IN CANCER TREATMENT
Week 13 ADVANCES IN ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION
Week 14 ADVANCES IN STEM CELL AND GENE THERAPY
Week 15 ONCOLYTIC VIRAL THERAPY
Week 16 FINAL EXAM
Week 17 自主學習"self-directed learning
Week 18 自主學習"self-directed learning
Evaluation
出席狀況 attendance/ participation 10%、
作業 homework 10%、
口頭報告 oral presentation 40%、
書面報告 reports 40%
Textbook & other References
Fanu JL (2012). The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine: Revised Edition. Basic Books, New York, USA. ISBN: 9780465058952.
Kane SA (2002). Introduction to Physics in Modern Medicine. CRC Press, Boca Raton, USA. ISBN: 9780415301718.
McElroy J and McElroy S (2018). The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine. Weldon Owen, San Rafael, USA. ISBN: 9781681883816
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
TBA
Office Hours
By appointment. Email:kumarnchu@gmail.com
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
03.Good Health and Well-Beinginclude experience courses:N
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