Course Objectives:
Medical sociology: The aim of this part of the course is to introduce students to the most important achievements in the field of sociology as a theoretical science and to sociological factors that influence social perception of health and illness.
Medical ethics: The aim of this part of the course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of ethics as a philosophical discipline and of medical ethics as a branch of applied ethics, to the main ethical responsibilities of the physician, basic principles of medical ethics, and main ethical issues in medicine.
Social medicine: The aim of this part of the course is to introduce students to the definition of health, the models of health and quality of life; the role of medicine and health services in the process of improving the health of the population; human rights and patients’ rights, especially concerning the access to health care; public health ethics and ethical theories in the development of health care; the community and the influence of social and cultural phenomena on the development of community for health.
Course Outcomes:
The knowledge acquired in the part of the course Medical sociology enables students to understand medical and sociological aspects of the link between the world, society and medicine, as well as to understand the basic behavioral patterns that are related to the maintaining of health, onset of diseases and the treatment process.
The knowledge acquired in the part of the course Medical ethics enables students to comprehend the basic concepts of medical ethics, to understand and explain the main basic ethical principles, to understand how these principles apply to clinical practice, and to analytically approach ethical issues in clinical practice.
The knowledge acquired in the part of the course Social medicine enables students to get to know the holistic approach; be able to identify the action of social and cultural phenomena in the development of the community; get to know, respect and protect human and patient rights; and get to know the ethics of public health and ethical issues related to the development of the health care system.
Teaching Staff Members:
Medical Sociology and Medical Ethics:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Danijela Tiosavljević
Assis. Prof. Dr. Vida Jeremić Stojković
Assis. Prof. Dr. Smiljana Cvejtković
Assis. Prof. Dr. Pavle Piperac
Teaching Assist. Dr. Andrija Pavlović
Social Medicine:
Prof. Dr. Vesna Bjegović-Mikanović
Prof. Dr. Dejana Vuković
Prof. Dr. Bojana Matejić
Prof. Dr. Milena Šantrić Milićević
Prof. Dr. Zorica Terzić-Šupić
Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Jović-Vraneš
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bosiljka Đikanović
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janko Janković
Assis. Prof. Dr. Željka Stamenković
Assis. Prof. Dr. Jovana Todorović
Teaching Assis. Dr. Stefan Mandić Rajčević
Teaching Assis. Dr. Aleksandar Stevanović
Teaching Assoc. Dr. Ivana Sotirović
Teaching Assoc. Dr. Marija Zdujić
Medical sociology
30.09.-04.10. 2024.
Lecture: Culture and society and global health risks (03.10.2024.)
Seminar: Culture and society and global health risks
07.10.-11.10. 2024.
Lecture: Social interaction (10.10.2024.)
Seminar: Social interaction
14.10.-18.10. 2024.
Lecture: Attitudes and attitude change (17.10.2024.)
Seminar: Attitudes and attitude change
21.10.-25.10. 2024.
Lecture: Gender and sexuality (24.10.2024.)
Seminar: Gender and sexuality
Medical ethics
28.10.-01.11. 2024.
Lecture: Definition of morality, moral development, and morality as a psychological function (31.10.2024.)
Seminar: Definition of morality, moral development, and morality as a psychological function
04.11.-08.11. 2024.
Lecture: Introduction to ethics – main ethical theories (07.11.2024.)
Seminar: Introduction to ethics – main ethical theories
11.11.-15.11. 2024.
Lecture: Principles of medical ethics (14.11.2024.)
Seminar: Principles of medical ethics
18.11.-22.11. 2024.
Lecture: Main areas of medical ethics. Reproductive ethics (21.11.2024.)
Seminar: Main areas of medical ethics. Reproductive ethics
25.11.-29.11. 2024.
Lecture: Ethical issues in certain branches of medicine. Euthanasia (28.11.2024.)
Seminar: Ethical issues in certain branches of medicine. Euthanasia
02.12.-06.12. 2024.
Lecture: Ethics of medical research (05.12.2024.)
Seminar: Ethics of medical research
09.12.-13.12. 2024.
Lecture: Medical ethics and bioethics (12.12.2024.)
Seminar: Medical ethics and bioethics
Social medicine
16.12.-20.12. 2024.
Lectures: Health, definition, models and determinants
The role of health care in the process of health promotion
Practicals: Health, definition, models and determinants
The role of health care in the process of health promotion
23.12.-27.12. 2024.
Lectures: Human rights and health
Patient’s rights in international documents
Seminars: Violation of patient’s rights – examples
06.01.-10.01. 2025.
Lectures: Ethical practice of public health. Public health code of ethics.
Ethical theories in the development of health care systems
Practicals: Ethical practice of public health – case studies
13.01.-17.01. 2025.
Lectures: Community and health.
Practicals: Good practices and examples of community health promotion
Recommended literature for Medical Sociology:
- Little, William (2023) Introduction to Sociology (Third edition). OpenStax textbook. Available at: https://opentextbc.ca/introductiontosociology3rdedition/ (chapters: 1:Culture; 12: Gender, sex and sexuality)
- Aronson, Elliot, Timothy D. Wilson and Samuel R. Sommers. Social Psychology (Tenth edition). Pearson Education, Inc. (chapters: 8:Conformity and Obedience:
Influencing Behavior; 13: Prejudice: Causes, Consequences and Cure) - Giddens, Anthony (2009) Sociology (Sixth Edition). Cambridge, Policy Network : Polity. Available at: https://archive.org/details/Sociology_6_edition/page/n9
Recommended literature for Medical Ethics:
- Beauchamp, T.L. and Childress, J.F. (2013). Principles of Biomedical Ethics (Seventh edition). Oxford University Press; (Chapter 9. Moral theories, Chapter 4: Respect for Autonomy, Chapter 5: Non-maleficence, Chapter 6: Beneficence, Chapter 7: Justice)
- Singer, P.A. and A.M. Viens, editors. (2008). The Cambridge textbook of bioethics. Cambridge University Press (Chapters 11. Euthanasia and assisted suicide, 16: Assisted reproduction, 25: Research ethics)
Recommended literature for Social Medicine:
Bjegovic V, Vukovic D (Eds.). Social Medicine. Textbook for medical students. Belgrade: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, CIBID 2023.
Grading Policy
The exam for the module Medicine and society is in the form of the test, covering the entire course content. The test includes 50 multiple choice questions, with one correct answer out of four (2 points for each correct answer, max. 100 points). Test consists of three parts: the first part (Medical sociology) contains 13 questions, the second part (Medical ethics) contains 24 questions, and the third part (Social medicine) contains 13 questions. Students are required to pass each part of the test in order to pass the exam. For Medical sociology the minimum number of correct answers is 7 (14 points), for Medical ethics 13 (26 points) and for Social medicine 7 (14 points). No grade is provided for this module, with the status being either passed (for students who acquired sufficient number of correct answers for each part of the test) or not passed.
Ass. Prof. Vida Jeremić Stojković, chair
Department of Humanities, Pasterova 2
Phone: +381113065412
Email: vidajeremic@yahoo.com; vida.jeremic-stojkovic@med.bg.ac.rs