Learning outcomes

  • Master the elements of biology, anatomy, chemistry and physics that are essential to their interdisciplinary knowledge of the human being.
  •  Demonstrate autonomy and critical thinking.
  • Master the scientific aspects of disease.
  • Contribute to advances in medicine.
  • Analyse concrete issues rigorously.
  • Develop their knowledge of scientific English and its specific vocabulary.


Goals

By the end of the course, students will be able to:


- Search for relevant scientific sources to answer a biomedical research question.


- Critically analyse the content of selected scientific articles.


- Synthesise the content of these articles to construct a structured overview of the chosen biomedical topic.


- clarify its content based on the lessons learned during their undergraduate studies in biomedical sciences (interdisciplinarity).


- present the results of their work, in writing and orally, in a precise and structured manner.


- defend their work, demonstrating their mastery of the content and their scientific curiosity.


- communicate their work in English..

Content

The teaching activity will start with a theoretical-practical training in literature search and bibliographic reference management. The student will be given a biomedical question, proposed by the course supervisors. The question will enable him/her to conduct a bibliographic search, to carry out a critical analysis of scientific articles and the construction of a review on the subject of the biomedical question.

Teaching methods

Active and participatory approach of the student to research and construct his/her focus on the subject of the biomedical issue. Personalized supervision by a member of the medical faculty.

Assessment method

Students will be required to submit a written report in English on the initial biomedical topic. They will then give an oral presentation in French or English, with visual aids, on the results of their work. At the end of this presentation, a panel will ask them questions. The answers provided by the student will be an opportunity for them to demonstrate their in-depth mastery of the subject and their scientific curiosity. The panel will assess the student's work as a whole. The supervisor's assessment will account for 50% of the final mark. The panel's assessment will account for the other 50% of the mark.

In the second session, the assessment methods remain the same.

Language of instruction

French