The School of Medicine’s Mini-Medical School enters its eighth year with Mini-Med I being held 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays from Sept. 26-Nov. 14. The faculty will be speaking on a range of subjects from sleep disorders to leukemia, valvular heart disease, medical ethics and stroke. There are no exams — just a lot of fun and interesting, important life-saving knowledge. Tuition is $75 and includes eight sessions, a hands-on suture and laparoscopy lab and syllabus.
Mini-Medical School III will be held 7-9 p.m. Thurdays from Sept. 28-Nov. 16. (Mini-Medical School II is offered in the spring.) This class includes topics on multiple sclerosis, sickle cell disease, Parkinson’s disease and the deep-brain stimulator, lupus, cochlear implants, lung transplantation and much more. Each session includes patient presentation by courageous individuals who shed light on the disease process.
Tuition is $85 for eight sessions, hands-on simulator lab and syllabus.
For more information, call 362-4380 or go online to medicine.wustl.edu/minimed. Registrants must be at least 15 years old.