The Mini Medical School Program at Campbell University is underway, beginning the evening of Thursday, March 20.
The Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM) hosts the Mini Medical School, an interactive medical school experience allowing people in the community to experience a sampling of what full-time medical students see and do in class each day.
Space is available. To attend or for more information, contact Kristin Johnson at kljohnson@campbell.edu, or 910-893-7982.
Classes, which run on Thursday through May 1, are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Leon Levine Hall of Medical Sciences on the Health Sciences Campus, 4350 U.S. 421 S. in Lillington.
Attendees will learn why and how Campbell was created and the vision driving the school’s development. Community members will also have a chance to learn about and understand the importance of primary care in the U.S. healthcare system, how the medical curriculum is structured and how CUSOM plans to improve the distribution of primary care providers in North Carolina and the state’s Southeastern region, especially in rural and underserved areas.
Presented by Campbell medical faculty, other aspects of the program include information about the medical curriculum, the anatomy of the body, the importance of good health habits and wellness methods, disease prevention, health promotion and management of obesity and diabetes, as well as an understanding of osteopathic manipulative medicine as a special tool of osteopathic physicians.
In the opening session, Dr. Joseph Cacioppo led a welcome session, including a course overview and introduction, the origin of the med school and its development and role in medical education. Mini med school students also got a tour of the medical campus.
On March 27, Cacioppo and medical school doctors will present sessions on Health Promotion and Campbell University Community Care Clinic. It also will include Medical Student Panel Discussion and Q & A, with Drs. Snezana Petrovic and Prabhaka Vaidya, on “Kidney’s in Health and Disease.”
MMS students will experience the SIM (lab) Center by taking part in simulated exercises with the high technology manikins that can replicate a chaotic emergency room environment or ICU crisis or even a normal delivery. The use of ultrasound-assisted diagnosis as a clinical skill is part of these exercises.
The course will include an overview of geriatric medicine, the effects of osteoporosis, successful aging, managing chronic diseases and the importance of medication management.
Students are encouraged to attend at least three class sessions to graduate from Mini Medical School.