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Background <p>In the summer semester of 2024, the Departments of General Practice and the Institute for the History of Medicine (University of Würzburg), together with the Johanna Stahl Centre for Jewish History and the DEGAM’s remembrance project “The Empty Consulting Room”, designed an elective course on medical crimes in National Socialist Germany and their remembrance. The feasibility and the transferability to other locations were of particular interest.</p> Materials and methods <p>In three teaching blocks with alternating phases of self-study, short lectures were alternated with student presentations of the biographies of victims. Historical patient records from the Würzburg University Women’s Hospital were presented and explored. The course was evaluated electronically (Evasys, Lüneburg, Germany) and analyzed descriptively.</p> Results <p>Nineteen students from the preclinical and clinical phase took part. The elective was rated with a&#xa0;grade of 1.1 (SD = 0.2). All items on the subjective assessment of learning gains showed a&#xa0;significant increase. Studying the biographies of victims of medical crimes committed in Nazi Germany and experiencing places of remembrance personally can trigger reflection and learning processes relevant to future professional practice.</p> Discussion <p>The new elective course introduced in Würzburg was well received and could be implemented on an interdisciplinary basis. Students and lecturers have invested more time than would be possible in a&#xa0;curricular course. A&#xa0;limiting factor is a&#xa0;selection bias due to the voluntary nature of the course.</p> Conclusion <p>The elective course can serve as a&#xa0;blueprint for other locations and, thus, help to implement similar projects. This should always be done in conjunction with medical–historical expertise.</p>

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Zur Nachahmung empfohlen: ein interdisziplinäres Wahlpflichtfach für Medizinstudierende zur lokalen Erinnerungsarbeit von Medizinverbrechen im Nationalsozialismus

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    2025年3月21日

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  • A. Simmenroth,
  • S. Schlegelmilch,
  • R. A. Pyrges,
  • R. Altieri,
  • J. Ruck,
  • S. Blumenthal

摘要

Background

In the summer semester of 2024, the Departments of General Practice and the Institute for the History of Medicine (University of Würzburg), together with the Johanna Stahl Centre for Jewish History and the DEGAM’s remembrance project “The Empty Consulting Room”, designed an elective course on medical crimes in National Socialist Germany and their remembrance. The feasibility and the transferability to other locations were of particular interest.

Materials and methods

In three teaching blocks with alternating phases of self-study, short lectures were alternated with student presentations of the biographies of victims. Historical patient records from the Würzburg University Women’s Hospital were presented and explored. The course was evaluated electronically (Evasys, Lüneburg, Germany) and analyzed descriptively.

Results

Nineteen students from the preclinical and clinical phase took part. The elective was rated with a grade of 1.1 (SD = 0.2). All items on the subjective assessment of learning gains showed a significant increase. Studying the biographies of victims of medical crimes committed in Nazi Germany and experiencing places of remembrance personally can trigger reflection and learning processes relevant to future professional practice.

Discussion

The new elective course introduced in Würzburg was well received and could be implemented on an interdisciplinary basis. Students and lecturers have invested more time than would be possible in a curricular course. A limiting factor is a selection bias due to the voluntary nature of the course.

Conclusion

The elective course can serve as a blueprint for other locations and, thus, help to implement similar projects. This should always be done in conjunction with medical–historical expertise.