Maymester MHS-3310/May 2017
Syllabus
Medicine Health and Society Course (3 credits)
AXLE international credit /Possible credit in French
Textbooks:
1. Reid T.R., The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer
Health Care.
2. Dutton Paul, Differential Diagnoses: A Comparative History of Health Care
Problems and Solutions in the United States and France (The Culture and Politics of
Health Care Work)
3. Series of scanned articles provided in Pdf.
Course Assessment:
Attendance (including being on time for all classes & field trips and following the
code of discipline)
10%
Class discussion & participation
10%
Journal
20%
Final Presentation
30%
Final Paper
30%
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You are expected to legibly write four pages double-spaced in your journal
about presentations by guest lecturers, documentaries watched inside or
outside of class and visits to Museums or Hospitals.
15 entries of your choice are required. You can also turn in a typed document
(4 pages double-spaced for each entry) or use a 1 subject notebook, 8" x 101/2"
Final paper will be 10 pages long and related to a health issue comparison
between France and the USA. Please consult your professor with the choice of
topic.
Final presentation will be related to final paper and supported by a power
point. It will not exceed 10-15 minutes.
Program:
 First Part: May 8- May 10th: Vanderbilt campus
May 8th:
9:00-9:30: Orientation with class
9:30-10:30: Paris orientation
10:30-12:30: Documentary by Frontline and T.R. Reid “Sick around the World” followed by
discussion
May 9th:
10:30- 12:30: Class
Guest Speaker:
Ryan McCostlin from Bernard Health “The Current State of Health Insurance in America”
May 10th:
10:30-12:30: Class
Skyping Discussion with Paul Dutton, Author of “Differential Diagnosis”
http://nau.edu/Research/Profiles/Paul-Dutton--Injecting-History-into-Health-care-Policy
May 11th:
Flight to Paris
 Second part: Aix-en-Provence (May 12th- May 26th)
May 12th
Arrival to Aix-en-Provence (times will vary according to individual travel schedules)
May 13th (Saturday)
1:00: Orientation and guided tour of Aix
20:00: Group dinner at “Hue Cocotte” in historic center of Aix
May 14th (Sunday)
Cassis and Calanques Visit. Departure @9:30- Return around 7 pm
May 15 th
10:30-12:30: Class
2:00: Visit of French Red Cross followed by research time
May 16th
10:30-12:30: Class
2:00: Research time
May 17
Free Saturday
May 18
Free Sunday
May 19
Visit of Marseille (Notre Dame de la Garde) and sailing tour on Mediterranean.
9:30-18 :00
May 20- May 21: Free weekend
May 22:
10:30-12:30: Class
2:00-3:00 Guest lecture by Anabele Martin “Psychology and Prevention in France”
May 23
Day trip :
Horse-back riding in Camargue, Sainte-Marie de la Mer
http://www.camargueacheval.com/promenade-cheval-camargue.html
May 24
10:30- 12:30: Class
2:00: Visit of Aix Hospital or Rambot Polyclinic followed by research time
May 25
10:30- 12:30: Class
2:00: research time
20:00: Goodbye dinner at Don Giovanni
May 26:
Departure for Paris
 Third part: Paris (May 26th- June 4th)
May 26th
Arrival in Paris
May 27th
Segway tour of Paris
Night: Welcome group dinner cruise on Seine River
May 28th
Free Sunday
May 29th
10:30: Visit of Dermatological Molds Museum at Hospital Saint-Louis.
14:30: Visit of the Museum of the Hospital Saint Anne, Museum of Psychiatric
Medicine.
May 30th
10:30: Visit of Marie Curie Institute
14:30: Visit of the Museum of Military Medicine, Val de Grâce Hospital
Night : Group Dinner at the Louis Philippe, 66 Quai de l’Hôtel de Ville, Paris 4ème.
May 31st
10:30: Visit of Inserm/Parcc (National Institute for Health and Medical Research)
14:30: Museum of the History of Medicine and Medical School, guided visit in
English
June 1st
10:30- 16:00: Final Presentations
June 2nd
10:30- 16:00: Final Presentations
June 3rd
Versailles Visit
Farewell Dinner
June 4th
Depature of students