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[ 405ERSLSGDS22 ] SE Sex, gender and diversity in medical sciences and practice
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| Workload |
Education level |
Study areas |
Responsible person |
Hours per week |
Coordinating university |
| 3 ECTS |
R - Doctoral programme |
Human Medicine |
Bettina Bock von Wuelfingen |
2 hpw |
Johannes Kepler University Linz |
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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)Zulassung zum Doktoratsstudium Medical Sciences
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| Original study plan |
Doctoral programme Medical Sciences 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Participants develop a critical understanding of how knowledge and science are shaped by cultural and historical contexts. They can analyze sex and gender in relation to disease, medical research, and healthcare practices. By the end of the course, students can evaluate the societal and historical influences on medicine and apply a reflexive approach to their own research or medical practice.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
- Critically assessing how scientific knowledge is legitimized and shaped by societal preconceptions.
- Examining the impact of sex and gender on disease classification, medical research, and healthcare.
- Analyzing how cultural backgrounds influence research questions, data interpretation, and medical treatment approaches.
- Identifying and addressing gender biases in medical sciences and healthcare professions.
- Evaluating contemporary issues such as gender diversity, workplace discrimination, and legal changes affecting biomedical research.
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- Historical and cultural foundations of the binary sex/gender system.
- Evolution of medical classifications related to sex and gender (e.g., homosexuality, transsexuality, intersexuality).
- Role of biomedical history in shaping modern medical practices and research perspectives.
- Relationship between gender, labor division, and structural inequalities in medical professions.
- Impact of recent legal and social changes on gender diversity in medicine.
- Critical perspectives on the ‘glass ceiling’ and gendered career dynamics in healthcare and research.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
written exam; Attendence of 80% is mandatory
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| Methods |
Way of working will mostly be your discussion: home text-reading, group work preparing inputs to trigger discussion and plenum- and group discussions.
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| Language |
English |
| Changing subject? |
No |
| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
ASMGENDERSE21: SE Sex, Gender and Diversity in Medical Sciences and Practice (2022S-2022S)
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| On-site course |
| Maximum number of participants |
30 |
| Assignment procedure |
Assignment according to priority |
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