INTERNAL MEDICINE CURRICULUM FOR 3rd YEAR STUDENTS
1./ The fundamentals of skilled interviewing; overview of the adult health history: chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, social history, review of systems (CC, HPI, PMH, FHx, SHx, ROS)
2./ General symptoms, cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms.
3./ Gastrointestinal tract symptoms.
4./ Genitourinary, musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms.
5./ Introduction to physical examination (PE). General survey and examination of vital signs and skin.
6./ Examination of the head, ears, eyes, nose, throat (HEENT) and neck
7./ The cardiopulmonary examination
8./ The cardiopulmonary examination cont. & peripheral vascular system exam.
9./ The abdomen examination.
10./ The abdomen exam cont. & the genitourinary system examination.
11./ The musculoskeletal and neurologic examination – selected issues.
Criteria for assessing the learning outcomes achieved and the form and conditions for obtaining the credit for the course:
III year
- Method of passing individual classes - oral (discussion during classes, observation of student work, assessment of activity during classes)
- Method of passing individual seminars - oral
- Method and form of completing all didactic classes in a particular unit - written test (multiple choice test) and passing the history of the disease (implementation of a specific task, multimedia presentation)
- The block begins with checking the knowledge of physical examination in the field of Internal Medicine - a form of checking for the decision of the Departments.
- Preparation to classes is marked by activity in the classroom (analysis of clinical cases within the discussed issues).
- Preparation of the medical history during the exercise block.
- Credit of seminars - based on discussion and participation in the seminar.
- At the end of the block there is a test of knowledge from the material being carried out (subjects including seminars, classes and lectures). The most common form of checking knowledge is test completion. In the case of fail – correction test during 14 days after finishing block
Absence not confirmed by the sick note – the obligation to make up classes after consultation with the teacher. Only the students, who participate in all classes - can pass the classes. There is possibility to make up classes in the case of absence less than 30% of the classes
12./ Preparing written History and Physical Examination (H & P).
13./ Preparing written H&P cont. Individual work with patients.
14./ Basics of ECG.
15./ Final evaluation of the course.
Evaluation on this course is based on class participation, written History and Physical Examination (H & P) during the classes and written test.
Literature: L.S. Bickley – Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine