441

The department of medicine plays a major role in the undergraduate M.D program. Med course 441 is the first clinical course for third year medical studens. it is a 10 credit hour course inluding theoretical(6 hours) and clinical(4 hours). her are summary of main objectives of this course:

 

1)Master the skills of history taking and physical examination.

With the ability to Identify abnormal physical findings.

2)Have a systematic and problem based approach to the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions.

3)Be able to interpret the results of commonly use diagnostic tests.

4)Be able to recognize patients with life threatening conditions & have a safe and organized approach to the diagnosis and management of common medical emergencies.

5)Be able to communicate effectively ,both orally and in writing with patients and other health care professionals

6)Be able to practice student centered learning in his/her free time using available resources.

These objectives will be realized by enforcing the active involvement of the medical student in his/her own theoretical teaching and to be an active member of the hospital team managing the patients rather than being merely an observer. Thus, it is not surprising that the bulk of the final assessment of the medical student will depend heavily on how active the medical student was in the above mentioned tasks.

Recommended References

 

A.        Textbooks of Medicine

            Any one of the following excellent books:

            1.               Clinical Medicine - A textbook for Medical students and doctors.  P. J. Kumar                            and M. L. Clark “latest edition”.

            2.               Textbook of Medicine - By Souhami and Moxham, latest edition

            3.               Davidson’s Principles and Principles of Medicines - C. R. Edward and                                          Ian, A.D. Bonchir, latest edition

 

B.        Physical Examination

          Any one of the following books:
 

1.  Clinical Examination - 2^nd Edition by Nicolas Talley and Simon O’Connor

 

1.  A guide to physical examination and history taking by Barbara Bates

 

1.  Macleod’s Clinical Examination by John Munro and C. Edwards