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16. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre: Curriculum planning and assessment

19. - 21. April 2012, Timisoara, Romania

Artificial heart implantation – an elective course offered to students of human medicine at the Medical University of Graz

Poster

  • corresponding author Martin Schweiger - Medical University of Graz, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery, Graz, Austria
  • author Doris Wagner - Medical University of Graz, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery, Graz, Austria
  • author Karlheinz Tscheliessnigg - Medical University of Graz, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery, Graz, Austria
  • author Simone Manhal - Medical University of Graz, Office of the Vice Rector for Studies and Teaching, Graz, Austria

16. Grazer Konferenz – Qualität der Lehre 2012 - Curriculum planning and assessment. Timisoara, Romania, 19.-21.04.2012. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2012. Doc12grako39

doi: 10.3205/12grako39, urn:nbn:de:0183-12grako399

Published: September 5, 2012

© 2012 Schweiger et al.
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Outline

Poster

Heart transplantation is still the treatment of choice for patients su_ering from terminal heart failure. Given that organ donors are scarce and the technological advances in artificial hearts are rapid, the implantation of mechanical cardiovascular support systems has become more popular.

Students of human medicine who are interested in the therapy of heart insufficiency and in heart surgery are offered an elective course to learn more about artificial heart implantation. On the one hand the course offers an e-learning based repetition of the basic anatomical, physiological and pathological knowledge as far as the cardiovascular system is concerned. On the other hand students can take an active part in the care of patients at the outpatient ward of the Department of Surgery at the Medical University of Graz and have the possibility to observe and assist in heart operations.

Students’ learning outcomes and the detailed concept of the course will be presented and the benefit of such a specialized course for undergraduate education will be discussed.