University of Zagreb

School of Medicine

Head

sanja.brangan@snz.hr

Kolegiji

Medical English 1: Sveučilišni integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski – Medicinski fakultet (unizg.hr)

Medical English 2: Sveučilišni integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski – Medicinski fakultet (unizg.hr)

Medical English 3: Sveučilišni integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski – Medicinski fakultet (unizg.hr)

Medical English 4: Sveučilišni integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski – Medicinski fakultet (unizg.hr)

Medical English 5: Sveučilišni integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski – Medicinski fakultet (unizg.hr)

Medical English 6: Sveučilišni integrirani preddiplomski i diplomski – Medicinski fakultet (unizg.hr)

Lecturer

Sanja Brangan, PhD

Short biography:

Sanja Brangan (Kušec) graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Zagreb, earning a BA degree in English Language and Literature and Italian Language and Literature in 1990. She acquired Master of Science degree (2005) and PhD degree (2011) at the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb (Biomedicine and Health Sciences; Public Health and Health Care). Her primary research focuses on linguistic communication in the field of biomedicine and health care: healthcare communication, health literacy, readability formulas, scientific writing in English. She received the title of a research associate in 2016, in the Humanities and also in Interdisciplinary Sciences (selected fields: Public Health and Health care; Philology). She was first employed at the School of Medicine (Andrija Štampar School of Public Health; English language translator) in 1993; she has been teaching Medical English since 2000; she has participated in PhD studies in Biomedicine and Health Care with a seminar on Language and Style of Scientific Writing since 2000 (course: Structure, Methodology and Functioning of Scientific Work), and with the same seminar for PhD studies in English language since 2008; from 2004 to 2007 she held a lecture and practicals on Communication with Patients and Health Literacy (elective course: Physician of the Future), and from 2004 to 2012 a lecture and a seminar on Doctor-Patient Communication (course: Medical Sociology) for the graduate medical studies in English language. She was appointed to the position of a lecturer at the English Language Division, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, in late 2021, and in May 2022 she was appointed as the Head of the same division.

Scientific publications: ORCID: 0000-0002-6588-0091

Complete bibliography at CROSBI: Pretraga za OSOBA: Sanja Kušec (CROSBI Profil: 21917, MBZ: 264176) - Napredna pretraga - CROSBI (irb.hr)

Researcher in scientific projects:

1. 'European Network for Alcohol Health Literacy'. (submitted project proposal for an international 4-year collaboration project among 10 countries, 2018; COST Action)
2. 'Figurative Language in Healthcare Communication'. (scientific project, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek; Principal investigator: Professor Mario Brdak, PhD, English Language and Literature Department, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek; 2018-2019)
3. 'Development of A Model and Instrument for Health Literacy Assessment in Croatia'. (project of the Ministry of Science, Education, and Sports of the Republic of Croatia; 'Andrija Štampar' School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb; Principal investigator: Professor Miroslav Mastilica, PhD, project number: 108-1080317-0313; 2007-2013)
4. 'Scientific Foundations of Quality of Health Care'. (project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia; 'Andrija Štampar' School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb; Principal investigator: Professor Stipe Orešković, PhD, project number: 108331; 2003-2006)
5. 'Hypermedia in Medical Education'. (project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia; Department of Educational Technology, 'Andrija Štampar' School of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb; Principal investigator: Professor Luka Kovačić, PhD, project number: 108120; 1997-2002)

External teaching asscociates

No formal appointments for the external/adjunct teachers have been started yet at the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb.

The First Aid Division began its work in 1989 at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine and it is equipped with models and manikins for training in emergency medical assistance, as well as diagnostic and interventional skills. In addition to the mandatory medical courses: First Aid, Oncology, Foundations of Medical Skills, and Module: Emergency Care, this Division is also involved in the elective medical courses: Epidemiology, Symptomatology and First Aid for the Bites of Poisonous Animals in the Adriatic Sea, Palliative Care of Oncology Patients, Etiology, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, Clinical Skills. Additionally, the postgraduate classes in Family Medicine are also held at the First Aid Division.

Physical education, physical and health culture, is a compulsory course in the first two years of medical studies. The course consists of 30 hours of exercises in each semester.

According to their own preferences, students choose the offered sports and recreational activities within which they fulfill their obligations towards the course. Various "indoor sports" are offered (basketball, indoor football, handball and volleyball), then tennis, table tennis, rowing, swimming, curling, chess, athletics, etc. for both male and female students. There are also dances (salsa) on offer, and occasionally some other recreational activities that interest students.

As part of the course, students can write papers in areas that promote physical activity in the student population, physical activity and health, and injury prevention in recreational physical exercise, and thus participate in domestic and international professional and scientific conferences.

The Division for Physical and Health Education is located at the Šalata 2, 1^st floor, room 103/104, where there is also a notice board with the necessary information about classes and current events. First and second year students can receive and request information related to the classes through the LMS.