| Overall Year 2 Curricular Objectives |
Teaching Objectives
The faculty will provide the experiences and opportunities necessary to increase students’ knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of:
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Student Learning Indicators/ Competencies Related to Objectives
To determine if objectives have been met, the faculty will evaluate the students ability to:
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| Provide an integrated core curriculum that builds upon the students’ basic science knowledge base by broadening it to include the understanding of how certain alterations in bodily processes may manifest as disease. |
- Normal vs. pathologic processes
- The clinical presentation of the pathophysiology of diseases.
- Students learn about diagnostic tests which aid in properly diagnosing various diseases in the patient population.
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- Accurately describe the clinical presentation of a patient as it relates to the patient’s disease process.
- Develop an assessment of the patient’s problem(s) and develop a differential diagnosis for each major problem
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| Provide an integrated core curriculum that contains the fundamental knowledge about the processes underlying human diseases, thereby providing the scientific foundation for developing clinical skills. |
- The clinical presentation of the pathophysiology of diseases.
- The diagnostic tests which aid in properly diagnosing various diseases in the patient population.
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- Accurately describe the clinical presentation of a patient as it relates to the patient’s disease process.
- Develop an assessment of the patient’s problem(s) and develop a differential diagnosis for each major problem.
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| Create opportunities for students to be exposed early-on in their training to humanistic, compassionate, and ethical role-models and mentors working in “real-life” settings. |
- How biomedical-psychosocial principles integrate into caring for patients.
- The importance of appropriate professional behavior in all patient-physician interactions
- The social and community contexts of health care.
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- Apply the principles and techniques gleaned from the biomedical-psychosocial model in all patient encounters.
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| Provide a variety of learning opportunities that foster active student participation in the learning process, and emphasize critical thinking and effective communication. |
- How to prepare and present clinical cases.
- Communication
- Teamwork
- The importance of becoming a life-long learning and critical thinker.
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- Work through clinical vignettes as a team.
- Conduct literature searches.
- Critically appraise the scientific literature related to patient problems.
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