Innovation in Cardiology

About

Each year the Summer School Committee of RAMS (Radboud Annals of Medical Students) organizes a Summer School for (bio)medical students. The theme of this year’s Summer School is Innovation in Cardiology. Are you interested in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic surgery or Peadiatric Cardiology? Then save the date!

The Summer School Innovation in Cardiology will take place at the Radboud University, Nijmegen (The Netherlands) from the 8th till the 12th of July. Registration will be available for Dutch as well as foreign (bio)medical students.

The Summer School consists of a general program in which the students will get a better and deeper understanding of the different facets of the Cardiology. The lectures will not only give you a better understanding of the basics of Cardiology (such as cardiac anatomy and physiology), they will also introduce you to topics and techniques that are even an element of the education of Cardiologist, such as how to perform and interpret echocardiography and practicing dissection and surgical techniques. There are also practical workshops which highlight Cardiothoracic surgery and Pediatric Cardiology.

Besides the general program students are offered modules in which the students will be split into groups. They will get acquainted with the subject of the module and will get a group assignment. This group assignment will be due on Friday when students will give their final presentation.

Information about the modules will be given after acceptation in the Summer School. Students will choose a module of their interest and will be assigned to a module before the beginning of the Summer School. Being assigned to the module of interest unfortunately cannot be guaranteed.

Since we work in groups no individual grades will be given.

For more information: visit our website or our Facebook event page 'RAMS International Summer School - Innovation in Cardiology'.

Course leader

Prof. Dr. Niels van Royen - Head of Cardiology

Target group

Students that are in their Bachelors or Master phase of their study in the field of (bio)medical sciences.

Course aim

The Summer School will result in:

- More knowledge in the field of Cardiology highlighting the (patho)physiology of the heart, applying and interpreting a range of diagnostic tools and understanding and applying different treatment options;

- A better understanding of the cardiac anatomy through a hands on practical workshop;

- A better understanding of the pathophysiology of congenital and pediatric heart disease through a hands on practical workshop;

- A glimpse in cardiothoracic surgery through a hands on practical workshop in which the student will get acquainted with dissection and surgical skills;

- Improvement of presentation skills and working on an assignment in a group.

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