History of Medicine Project A two pronged approach Each person will participate in a group project while producing an individual project as well. Group Project: To produce a timeline that will be hung up in the E Pod that gives a visual account of approaches to disease throughout history and advances made in technologies and practices. Individual: To present a biography of a man or woman who made a significant contribution to the field of medicine. Guidelines: Part 1: Timeline of Medicine (Group project comprised of 3 - 4 students) Groups will sign up for certain historical time periods and will receive a length of butcher paper and a spot on the wall in the pod for their timeline. Groups will research their time period and will display a synopsis of their research on their timeline so that it can be read from 5-10 feet away. 2-4 images will be included on the timeline. The following topics are to be researched and the information displayed: 1. 2. 3. 4. What were the attitudes about the source of or reasons for disease during this time? How were medical practitioners trained, and how well? How were diagnoses made? What were some general practices used? Surgery? Treatment of infections? Treatment of broken limbs? Who delivered babies? Dental or eye problems? 5. What were some new practices/approaches/technologies developed during this time that helped advance medical science? 6. What were the major diseases or reasons for death during this time? 7. Names of 3-5 famous medical practitioners or scientists and a statement of what they contributed. Time Periods: Ancient Egypt Ancient China Greek & Romans : 1200 BC – 500 AD Middle Ages in Europe: 500 – 1400 Arabic medicine : 700 – 1500 Renaissance in Europe: 1400 – 1600 17th century: 1600 - 1700 18th century: 1700 – 1800 19th century: 1800 – 1900 1900 – 1950 1950 – 2005 Points Possible: 50 Due Date: Part 2: Biography of a Medical Pioneer Individual project Due Date: __________ A. Select an individual from the list below and research their life and medical/scientific contributions to modern medical science. Your essay needs to be between 3-5 pages, typed, and should address the following topics: 1. Describe the state of the medical profession during this person’s lifetime. Give a framework of the ideas, practices and society’s attitudes toward disease to set the stage for this individual’s work. 2. What was the educational background or training of the individual? 3. What significant discovery or achievement(s) were made by this person? Give some background to their achievement – how did they get to that point? 4. What effects did their work have upon medical practice or understandings? Describe the long term effect of their work. Your paper should follow a standard format for essays, with proper introductory and concluding paragraphs, in-text citations, and works cited list. Use MLA format. Essay Document Requirements: 3-5 pages in length 12 point, easy to read font, such as Times New Roman or Arial 1 inch margins 1.5 line spacing B. In addition, create a one page synopsis (81/2 x 11 piece of paper) of this person’s contribution to medicine to be included with our History of Medicine Timeline. It should include: A picture of the person. Date of birth and death Significant contribution Effect on medical community 34 Medical Pioneers to choose from: Hippocrates Claudius Galen Ibn Sina also known as Avicenna Rhazes (al-Razi) Andreas Vesalius Michael Servetus Ambroise Pare Gabriel Fallopius William Harvey Bartolomeo Eustachio John Hunter James Lind Edward Jenner James Blundell Rene Laennec Elizabeth Blackwell Florence Nightingale Dorothea Dix Joseph Lister Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Paul Ehrlich Clara Barton Ignaz Semmelweis Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Lillian Wald Wilhelm Roentgen Dr. Elie Metchnikoff Frederick Banting and Charles Best Sir Alexander Fleming Mary Breckinridge Jonas Salk Christian Barnard Dr. William DeVries Points Possible: 100 Sample Rubrics Time Line Rubric Exceeds Expectations Excellent Example Meets Expectations Under Expectations Insufficient Attitudes about disease during this time Training of Medical practitioners Diagnoses General practice New practices/approaches or technologies developed that helped advance medical science Major diseases or reasons for death during this time? Names of 3-5 famous medical practitioners or scientists and a statement of what they contributed. 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 1 Appearance Legibility 10 8 6 4 2 5 4 3 2 1 Content Total Grade Biography Rubric Topics Addressed Exceeds Expectations Excellent Example Meets Expectations Under Expectations Insufficient Current state of medical profession: Framework of societal attitudes & practices towards disease: Educational background: Achievements: Background to achievement: Effect of their work: Synopsis: Picture, dates, contributions: Quality of Writing – format, grammar, sentence structure: 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 0 10 12 12 12 10 9 11 11 11 9 8 10 9 10 9 10 9 8 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 54 3 0 4 3 0 4 3 0 4 3 0 54 3 0 17 - 16 14 - 13 12 - 6 54 3 0 Total 20 - 18 Grade