Health Sciences
2012-2013 University Calendar



7 Faculty of Medicine : 7.4 Medical Curriculum
7.4
Medical Curriculum
7.4.1
Curriculum Outline
PLEASE NOTE:
The Faculty of Medicine will continue to introduce curriculum changes. Students should refer to the Undergraduate Medicine Education website, www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme for updates.
(New curriculum is expected Fall 2013)
BASIS OF MEDICINE (BOM)
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Molecules,
Cells &
Tissues
(4 weeks)
Gas, Fluids &
Electrolytes (9 weeks)
Life
Cycle
(3 weeks)
Endocrinology,
Metabolism & Nutrition
(7 weeks)
Musculo-
skeletal
& Blood
(4 weeks)
Nervous System &
Special Senses
(7 weeks)
Host
Defense
& Host
Parasite
(7 weeks)
Vacation or
Research or
Community Project
Physicianship 1
Physician Apprenticeship 1
 
 
 
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL MEDICINE (ICM)
CORE CLERKSHIPS
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Pathobiology, Treatment & Prevention of
Disease
(14 weeks)
ICS,
EBM
Ethics
(4 weeks)
Intro to
Internal Medicine,
Intro to Pediatrics
(7 weeks)
Intro to
Surgery/
Ophthalmology
Radiology
(7 weeks)
Intro to
Family
Medicine,
Oncology,
Neurology
Anesthesia
(7 weeks)
Vacation
Intro to Clerk ship
(1 week)
Fam Med- Rural
(4 wks)
Physicianship 2
 
Physician Apprenticeship 2
 
 
 
CORE CLERKSHIPS*
SENIOR
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Fam Med- Urban
(4 weeks)
Medicine
(8 weeks)
Obstetrics &
Gynecology
(8 weeks)
General Surgery
(4 weeks)
Elective
(4 weeks)
Pediatrics
(8 weeks)
Psychiatry
(8 weeks)
Vacation
(4 weeks)
Emerg.
Medicine
(4 weeks)
Physicianship 3
Physician Apprenticeship 3
 
 
SENIOR CLERKSHIPS**
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan
Feb.
March
April
Elective
(4 weeks)
Geriatric Medicine
(4 weeks)
Surgery Sub-Speciality
(4 weeks)
Elective
(4 weeks)
Elective
(4 weeks)
Vacation
(4 weeks)
Physicianship 4
(4 weeks)
Topics in Medical Science/Elective
(4 weeks)
Study Time/
MCC Review
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physician Apprenticeship 4
*
**
Core Clerkships may be completed in 12 different sequences; one representative sequence is depicted.
Senior Clerkships may be completed in 7 different sequences; one representative sequence is depicted.
 
INTEGRATED CLERKSHIP Schema for Year 3 & 4
Year 3 = 3 students in each block (3 blocks)
 
1
July
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
3 themes of 4 periods each
Vac
Intro to
Clerkship
 
1-week course
Medicine/Mental Health
Psychiatry (equiv 8 wks)
Family Medicine (equiv 4 wks)
Geriatrics (equiv 4 wks)
 
7 x ½ days
Medicine/Surgery
Medicine (equiv 8 wks)
Surgery (equiv 8 wks)
 
 
 
7 x ½ days
Maternal Child Health
Pediatrics (equiv 8 wks)
Obstetrics/Gynecology (equiv 8 wks)
 
 
 
7 x ½ days
 
 
ER: 16 calls (5 days/5 evenings/6 nights) / 12 periods => approx. 0.5 days/week
 
 
Longitudinal Hospitalist Ward: 1 call/week and 1 weekend every 6 weeks
 
 
Longitudinal Primary Care Clinic (Family Medicine) – 0.5 days per week
 
 
Longitudinal Physician Apprenticeship 3
 
 
Longitudinal Weekly Teaching – 0.5 days per week
 
 
Wednesday noon teaching session – 1 hour / week
 
2 hrs / week
•
Professionalism
•
Evidence Based Medicine
•
Clinical problem based learning
•
Group Projects (public health, communication skills, doctor-patient relationship, approach to clinical problems)
Note: Students will return to the Montreal campus 5 times yearly for the whole class recall days (Physicianship 3). Some student services (student health, athletic, and library facilities) will be provided through an agreement with the Université du Québec en Outaouais, in Gatineau. Other services such as career advising will be provided by the Career Adviser travelling to Outaouais twice per year as well as through email communication.
All required clerkship rotations will be completed during the third year, leaving the fourth year for electives and the one-month Physicianship 4 course, which takes place in Montreal. Physicianship Apprenticeship 3 and 4 will remain the same.
 
YEAR 4 – INTEGRATED SENIOR CLERKSHIP
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
Vacation
(4 wks)
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Vacation
(4 wks)
Physicianship 4
(4 wks)
Topics in Medical
Science or
Elective
Study Time/
MCC Review
(2 wks)
Physician Apprenticeship 4
 
•
PHP-4 – Physicianship 4 consists of Medicine & Society, Public Health and Communication Plus
•
Physician Apprenticeship 4 includes Professionalism sessions
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