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Nov 22, 2024
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2019-2020 School of Medicine Bulletin
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DMED D601 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine I
Credits: 2
A two-semester, two-credit-hour (DMED 601 - fall) and five-credit-hour (DMED 602 - spring), first-year course consisting of an introduction to the medical profession and to doctor-patient and doctor-community relationships, community and preventive medicine concepts, information about the components of health care delivery systems, and basic philosophical principles underlying bioethical decision-making. The stages of normal growth and development are also discussed to ensure that students acquire a basis for exploring the life history of the patient with an awareness of issues relevant to different age periods. Information about gender and sexuality is presented, followed by a discussion of sexual disorders and dysfunctions. Students are introduced to the basic skills of medical interviewing and the mental status examination through the use of standardized patients and through participating both semesters in a clinical preceptorship. In addition, beginning in the spring semester, each student will be assigned a senior mentor with whom they will practice the medical interviewing skills as well as discuss normal aging.
Primary methods of instruction include lecture, problem-based learning, standardized/simulated patients, and small-group discussion.
Modes of assessment include multiple choice examinations, senior mentor and clinical preceptorship reflection papers, assessment of performance in the medical interview and the mental status examination and by participation in small-group discussion and problem-based learning.
Note: Restricted to medical students.
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