Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Palgrave Macmillan

Teaching Medicine and Medical Ethics Using Popular Culture

  • Textbook
  • © 2017

Overview

Editors:
  1. Evie Kendal

    1. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Basia Diug

    1. Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Contains a mix of empirical research studies in education, film and literary textual analyses, literature reviews and practical classroom activities
  • Will be of interest to educators in medicine and literature, film and media studies, but also the general public and students. It is written at an accessible level for all of these audiences
  • Covers popular media in various forms, including film, social media, and advertising. It contains data that can be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of all of these forms on education

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Science and Popular Culture (PSSPC)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 24.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 34.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Introduction: The Use of Popular Culture in Medical and Health Education

    • Evie Kendal, Basia Diug
    Pages 1-15

  3. Hidden in Plain Sight: Family Presence During Resuscitation on Prime-Time Media

    • Zohar Lederman
    Pages 17-36

  4. The ER Effect: How Medical Television Creates Knowledge for American Audiences

    • Jessica Bodoh-Creed
    Pages 37-53

  5. WhyZombie? Zombie Pop Culture to Improve Infection Prevention and Control Practices

    • Peta-Anne Zimmerman, Matt Mason
    Pages 55-69

  6. Celebrity? Doctor? Celebrity Doctor? Which Spokesperson is Most Effective for Cancer Prevention?

    • Candice-Brooke Woods, Erica L. James, Stacey Baxter, Elizabeth King, Kerrin Palazzi, Christopher Oldmeadow
    Pages 71-98

  7. An Empirical Study of Student Engagement with Professional and Ethical Issues in Medical Television Dramas

    • Evie Kendal, Basia Diug
    Pages 99-114

  8. Teaching Millennials: A Three-Year Review of the Use of Twitter in Undergraduate Health Education

    • Basia Diug, Evie Kendal
    Pages 115-131

  9. Balancing the Needs of the Many Against the Needs of the Few: Aliens, Holograms and Discussions of Medical Ethics

    • Allie Ford, Lynette Pretorius
    Pages 133-147

  10. Mind-Melds and Other Tricky Business: Teaching Threshold Concepts in Mental Health Preservice Training

    • Lynette Pretorius, Allie Ford
    Pages 149-167

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 169-171
    Download chapter PDF
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

This book demonstrates how popular culture can be successfully incorporated into medical and health science curriculums, capitalising on the opportunity fictional media presents to humanise case studies. Studies show that the vast majority of medical and nursing students watch popular medical television dramas and comedies such as Grey’s Anatomy, ER, House M.D. and Scrubs. This affords us with a unique opportunity to engage and inform not only students but the general public and patients further downstream. This volume analyses examples of medical-themed popular culture and offers various strategies and methods for educators in this field to integrate this material into their teaching. The result is a fascinating read and original resource for medical professionals and teachers alike.
 


Editors and Affiliations

  • Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Evie Kendal

  • Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Basia Diug

About the editors

Evie Kendal is Lecturer for the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the Alfred Hospital Centre at Monash University, Australia, teaching into the Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Biomedical Science degree programs.
 
Dr Basia Diug is Senior Lecturer and Deputy-Head of the Medical Education Research and Quality unit (MERQ), at Monash University, Australia.​


Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation