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PROGRAM IN
KIKUYU
- Syllabus for Davidson in
Kikuyu
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- Fall Semester at
Davidson:
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- After an early fall meeting of
prospective students for Davidson in Kikuyu, each
interested student will submit an application for the
Premedical Director's review. Selections of five student
participants will be made by fall registration.
Preference is given to juniors and sophomores though
seniors and freshmen are invited to apply.
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- Spring Semester at Davidson:
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- Two goals will be achieved
during the spring semester: (1) each of the five students
will research two diseases, which have been identified as
a problem at the Kikuyu Hospital: (2) each student will
make practical preparations for the trip to Africa.
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- Research on Disease:
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- Each student will study the
structure and function of the organs most effected by
their respective diseases. Gross anatomy, histology,
cytology and molecular biology will be emphasized.
Students will travel to Wake Forest School of Medicine
for human dissection of those organs most effected by the
disease under study. The pathology of the disease will be
examined. Whenever possible, students will consult with
local physicians who will help them understand the
diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of the disease under
study. For example, a cardiologist would be a consult for
coronary heart disease, a condition which is very
prevalent at Kikuyu. Physicians are invited to
participate in seminar discussions. The give and take
seminar format will provide an environment in which
students can synthesize the anatomical, physiological and
pathological aspects of their selected disease with the
diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of that disease.
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- Preparation for the Trip:
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- Students will secure funding
(e.g., by submitting a proposal to The Dean Rusk
Program), make travel arrangements, and get immunizations
and passports.
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- Summer in Kikuyu, Kenya
(late May to early July):
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- Armed with a thorough knowledge
of 10 diseases, the students will begin their
observations of medical practice at Kikuyu Hospital. They
will be mentored by Kikuyu physicians and make
comparisons and contrasts with American practices. In the
evenings, students will discuss their findings. The
physicians at Kikuyu will be invited to participate in
these discussions . These discussions will deepen
participants' understanding of the science of disease and
the art of medical practice in America and Kenya.
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- Summer in Davidson or at
home (July and early August):
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- Complete research paper which
includes all observations and reflections on what has
been learned in the seminar. This report must be
submitted one week before the Registrar's deadline for
completing courses with a grade of incomplete.
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- Crediting the course:
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- Each student will receive an
incomplete for the seminar at the end of the spring
semester. After submission of the research paper in the
summer, a final grade for the seminar will be
given.
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- Prerequisite:
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- Demonstrated interest in a
career in medicine
- Hospital and/or clinical
experience
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- Helpful Courses:
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- In Biology:
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- Animal Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Comparative Anatomy
- Immunology
- Microanatomy of the Vertebrates
- Molecular Biology
- Microbiology
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- In the Social Sciences:
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- Politics of Africa
- African Civilizations
- Medical Anthropology
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- In Medical Humanities
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- Medical Ethics
- Clinical Ethics
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