Overview

This book demonstrates how popular culture can be successfully incorporated into medical and health science curriculums, capitalising on the opportunity fictional media presents to humanise case studies. Studies show that the vast majority of medical and nursing students watch popular medical television dramas and comedies such as Grey’s Anatomy, ER, House M.D. and Scrubs. This affords us with a unique opportunity to engage and inform not only students but the general public and patients further downstream. This volume analyses examples of medical-themed popular culture and offers various strategies and methods for educators in this field to integrate this material into their teaching. The result is a fascinating read and original resource for medical professionals and teachers alike. 

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Author:   Evie Kendal ,  Basia Diug
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   2.504kg
ISBN:  

9783319654508

ISBN 10:   3319654500
Pages:   171
Publication Date:   02 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Use of Popular Culture in Medical and Health Education; Evie Kendal and Basia Diug.- Chapter 2. Hidden in Plain Sight: Family Presence During Resuscitation on Prime-Time Media; Zohar Lederman.- Chapter 3. The ER Effect: How Medical Television Creates Knowledge for American Audiences; Jessica Bodoh.- Chapter 4. whyZombie? Zombie Pop-Culture to Improve Infection Prevention and Control Practices; Peta-Anne Zimmerman and Matt Mason.- Chapter 5. An Empirical Study of How Medical, Biomedical and Health Science Students Engage with Professional and Ethical Issues in Medical Television Dramas; Evie Kendal and Basia Diug.- Chapter 6. Teaching Millennials: Twitter, Celebrity Media and Beyond; Basia Diug and Evie Kendal.- Chapter 7. The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few: Teaching Medical Ethics Using Star Trek; Allie Ford and Lynette Pretorius.- Chapter 8. Mind-Melds and Other Tricky Business: Teaching Threshold Concepts in Mental Health Preservice Training; Lynette Pretorius and Allie Ford.

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Evie Kendal is Lecturer for the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the Alfred Hospital Centre at Monash University, Australia, teaching into the Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree programs. Dr Basia Diug is Senior Lecturer and Deputy-Head of the Medical Education Research and Quality unit (MERQ), at Monash University, Australia.​

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