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MEDICINE 9110
Fundamentals Of Medical Practice I
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5 credit hours each, 3 hours per week onsite, 2 hours lecture/small group/ other activities. Introduces students to professional values, attitudes and skills required to practice medicine competently. Develops student competence in basic communication, relationship-building and patient centered interviewing skills. Provides self-awareness and personal growth strategies that facilitate the acquisition of professional behavior affecting honesty and integrity, compassion and altruism, as well as the management of stress. Explores non-biological factors influencing health and the appreciation of different value systems and life styles. Promotes ethical considerations relating to professional behavior and student conduct as a forerunner to professional behavior. Emphasizes the team approach in solving medical problems through direct small group activities as part of weekly onsite docent experiences. Integrates patient interviews and examinations with sciences fundamental to clinical medicine, including anatomy, chemistry, psychology and sociology. Introduces the student to the normal processes of aging and incorporates onsite interactions with senior mentors. Involves students in a core curriculum that emphasizes issues related to adolescence.
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Faculty:
School of Medicine
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Department:
Medicine - General
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