Friday, July 7, 2023

Mini Medical Schools

 

Understanding Glaucoma Diagnosis, Treatment, and Research on the Horizon

8/14/2021; 74 minutes

Glaucoma is the progressive loss and thinning of the tissue forming the optic nerve. UCSF experts explain that glaucoma isn't just one disease. They also look at risk factors, how it's diagnosed, and new treatment options, as well as explore promising research on the horizon. Recorded on 06/09/2021. (#37146)

In the course of doing some research recently, I stumbled across the above Mini Medical School for the Public video from  The University of California-San Francisco.

Their Mini Medical School for the Public Series is archived online for anyone to view.

See also this video listing or their YouTube channel.

Many of these programs have been recorded, archived and posted online for anyone to watch on their own time.  Many medical schools offer such programs as a way to give back to their communities, and as a form of outreach to let people know what they're working on.  Here's the mission statement from The Oscher Collaborative:

The UCSF Osher Mini Medical School for the Public is designed to provide members of the community the opportunity to see and hear what goes on every day in UCSF’s classrooms and research labs with lectures from the same faculty who are on the front lines, teaching students in the health professions. UCSF Osher Mini Medical School addresses the accelerating public interest in the scientific knowledge behind the health headlines, the role of the consumer in health care decision making, and each citizen’s role in participating in the shaping of health policy.

You can still sign up for current courses and pay a registration fee to be part of the current semester.  Older sessions are archived and freely available.  

Do a google search for mini medical schools, and you'll find other options.   Here are a few:




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