201216110 INTERNAL MEDICINE II ( 8 Crd.Hrs )

"In this course students will spend 6 weeks in the department of internal medicine and they are divided into small subgroups that rotate on different specialties of medicine with 2 weeks spend in each subspecialty. Students will also be exposed to a wide variety of acute and chronic medical diseases. Emphasis is placed on thorough history taking and physical examination, formulation of diagnostic and therapeutic plans with appropriate use of laboratory studies, and problem solving with case based discussion. Students will participate with the medical team in the evaluation and management of patients with medical problems. Basic mechanisms in the pathophysiology of the disease process will be stressed, as well as the practical aspects of diagnosis and therapy. The preceptorship method and small group discussions will be employed as the main teaching modalities. Students will make regularly scheduled rounds. Seminars, clinical and physiological conferences and other small group exercises will supplement clinical experiences and emphasize the scientific basis of clinical problems. The medical team responsible for the medical student will be the consultant who is in charge of the teaching process, fellows, the residents and the house officers. During the placement, medical students will also spend time in the clinics and in the procedure area if applicable such as endoscopy."