SCHOOL OF 2012-2013 - St. George's University

presentations. Each student must give one presentation as
well as serve as an audience member during other students’
presentations and ask at least one question of each article,
which they also have read. The course director chooses
the level of complexity of the articles to fit the level of the
individual student to reflect his/her level of education.
SCSK 539
Psychotropic Drugs and Drug Demand Reduction
Dirk Burkhardt, MD
Students receive a primarily didactic orientation to drugs
and are required to prepare and present educational
sessions to secondary school students in Grenada. Phase
One is composed of four (4) three -hour lectures given
on four consecutive Saturdays from 9 am to 12 noon. The
content of this Selective will cover the different types
and families of psychotropic drugs, highlighting how they
are administered or taken, their acute and protracted
effects, including their neurobiological actions, their
addictive potential, their lethal potential, their psychosocial
consequences, and treatment and prevention implications.
Phase Two requires students to prepare and present four (4)
30–45 minute presentations to high school students on
a schedule that the course directors will arrange to be
convenient to both the students and the schools. Following
the participation in the didactic sessions of Phase
One, students will have to prepare four (4) PowerPoint
presentations for high school students on some aspect
of the topics taught. If the necessary permissions from
the Ministry of Education cannot be achieved in time, the
presentation will be held for the class. The presentations
could be limited to one drug or category of drugs, or be
even more comprehensive, depending on each student’s
preference. They could focus on some particular aspect of
the drug(s) such as effects, lethality, addictive potential, etc.
The particular message chosen will be left to the student,
each of whom will be expected to deliver four (4) such
presentations to classes of students on different occasions.
As noted, the schedule and venue of these sessions will be
arranged by the course directors.
SCSK 540
Global Touch of Medicine
David Holmes, BSc (Hons.), PhD, CSci, FIBMS
Robert Hage, MD, PhD, DLO, MBA
Students in term one can register for this selective. It runs
over three terms, two in Newcastle (Term 1 and 2) as part
of the KBTGSP and one (Term 3) in Grenada. At completion
of this selective you will understand why different systems
have evolved and exist over time and interpret the pros
and cons of each. While in the KBTGSP in Newcastle you
will learn about the UK National Health System (NHS),
then go on to learn about the Grenada health care system
during your final year of basic sciences on the True Blue
campus. The elements of this selective consist of: public
lectures, seminars, active participation in research days,
participation in health fairs and/or activities linked to
charity organizations, and other activities by discretion
of the course directors. Lectures and seminars usually
are a one-hour activity and count towards one hour for
the selective. Activities such as research days and health
fairs add to half an hour for every two hours of active
participation in the event. A log book must be kept by the
student and should be signed off at every event. A total of
15 hours is sufficient to be eligible for obtaining one credit
for this selective. In closing the selective there will be a
session where all participants give a short presentation of
their experience to peers, faculty, and interested parties.
SCSK 541
Global Community Medicine
Robert Hage, MD, PhD, DLO, MBA
Nirupma Kakkar, MD
This course consists of involvement with local charity and
voluntary organizations, nursing homes, institutions for
people with special needs, and health fair organizations.
By engaging and interacting with the local communities
and culture, both in the UK and Grenada, medical
students are exposed, early in their careers, to the
various social problems which impact on the health
of the population. Students gain insight into the
organization and management of various social issues and
resource implications thereof, as well as gain a greater
understanding of how charity and voluntary organizations
may prove valuable for research into social problems and
issues, which in turn might have a significant impact on
government policy and decision making.
SCSK 542
Membrane Biophysics and Electrophysiology
Tuula Jalonen, PhD
This selective introduces the basics of membrane
biophysics specifically introducing electrophysiological
methods for studying cell membranes, ion channels and
receptors. The course will be evaluated based on joint
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