| CODE | MDS2028 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Anatomy and Physiology Projects | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The Anatomy project may include a dissection, a literature review, a database, a systemic review, a scientific experiment or any other related modality which enhances the understanding of any aspect of anatomy, histology and/or embryology. The Physiology long essay is a literature review of a topic of that is chosen from a number of projects proposed by the tutors (lecturers within the Physiology and Biochemistry), which is related to any aspect of physiology and/or biochemistry. Study-unit Aims: The aim of the anatomy project is to show a deep understanding of any particular aspect of anatomy, histology or embryology through the presentation of a piece of work related to the study and understanding of the human body. The aim of the long essay about a chosen topic related to physiology is to familiarize medical students with the process of conducting an up-to-date scientific literature review. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the work done on 2 projects: one for Anatomy and one for Physiology; - Describe how to dissect a prosection using embalmed donated cadavers, as part of the anatomy project; - Explain aspects of research on a particular aspect of anatomy and/or physiology. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Conduct on-line and library research activities in a professional manner; - Organise and integrate the material in a coherent fashion; - Present scientific material in a concise and logical order; - Perform a dissection project on a cadaver; - Analyse literature on two projects - one for Anatomy and one for Physiology; - Dissect a prosection using embalmed donated cadavers, as part of the anatomy project; - Write a comprehensive literature review on a particular aspect of anatomy and/or physiology. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - DETTON AJ. Grant's Dissector. Lippincott, 2020, 17th edition [ISBN-13: -9781975134600] - RIDLEY D. The Literature Review: A Step-by-Step Guide for Students. SAGE Study Skills Series, 2008, 1st edition. [ISBN-13: 9781412934251] Online resources for up-to-date literature research: - University of Malta Library HyDi – https://www.um.edu.mt/library - PubMed- National Library of Medicine https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Long Essay and Project | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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