Health Sciences 2014–2015 University Calendar

7.4	Medical Curriculum

7.4.1

Courses for the Degree of M.D.,C.M.

Four years of medical study in the University leads to the degree of M.D.,C.M.; an additional period of postgraduate training is necessary for licensure.

While the Faculty's administration exercises a general supervision of arrangements for postgraduate applications, the Faculty of Medicine does not assume the responsibility for providing residencies for students.

Four-Year Program (Fall 2014 – Class of 2018) (194-198 credits)

Note 1:

For Fall 2013 – Class of 2017 and earlier, please refer to the 2013–2014 (or earlier) Health Sciences Calendar at www.mcgill.ca/students/courses/calendars.

Note 2:

Introduction to Clinical Practice (ICM) has been revised for Fall 2014 and is now referred to as Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP). The remaining two years of the curriculum are under review. For details, see www.mcgill.ca/new-mdcm.

 

Required Courses (194 credits)
INDS 119J1/J2/J3	(3)	Clinical Method 1
INDS 122J1/J2/J3	(2)	Physician Apprenticeship 1
INDS 123J1/J2/J3	(3)	Research Fundamentals 1
INDS 124J1/J2/J3	(3)	Longitudinal Family Medicine 1
INDS 111	(6)	Molecules to Global Health
INDS 112	(6)	Respiration
INDS 113	(8)	Circulation
INDS 125J1/J2/J3	(0)	Reflection and Examination
INDS 114	(8)	Digestion and Metabolism
INDS 115	(6)	Renal
INDS 116	(6)	Defense
INDS 117	(6)	Infection
INDS 118	(6)	Movement
INDS 222J1/J2/J3	(1.5)	Physician Apprenticeship 2
INDS 224J1/J2/J3	(2)	Community Health Alliance Program
INDS 211	(6)	Reproduction and Sexuality
INDS 212	(12)	Human Behaviour
INDS 219	(1.5)	Clinical Method 2
INDS 223	(1.5)	Research Fundamentals 2
INDS 225	(0)	Reflection and Examination 3
INDS 300	(1.5)	Mindful Medical Practice - TCP
ANAE 301	(2)	Anesthesia - TCP
FMED 301	(3)	Family Medicine - TCP
IMED 301	(6)	Medicine - TCP
INDS 302	(1.5)	Medical Ethics and Health Law - TCP
NEUR 301	(2)	Neurology - TCP
OPTH 300	(1)	Ophthalmology - TCP
PAED 301	(2)	Pediatrics - TCP
RADD 301	(1)	Radiology - TCP
SURG 301	(4)	Surgery - TCP
INDS 323	(0)	Integrated Assessment -TCP
INDS 320J1/J2/J3	(0.5)	Physicianship 3
INDS 322J1/J2/J3	(1.5)	Physician Apprenticeship 3
ELEC 400	(4)	Elective 1 - Clerkships
FMED 405	(8)	Family Medicine - Core Clerkships
IMED 401	(8)	Medicine - Clerkships
INDS 305	(1)	Introduction to Clerkships
OBGY 401	(8)	Obstetrics/Gynecology - Clerkships
PAED 401	(8)	Pediatrics - Clerkships
PSYT 401	(8)	Psychiatry - Clerkships
SURG 402	(4)	General Surgery - Clerkships
INDS 422D1/D2	(0.5)	Physician Apprenticeship 4
IMED 406	(4)	Geriatric Medicine - Senior Clerkships
INDS 304	(4)	Emergency Medicine - Senior Clerkships
ELEC 401	(3)	Elective 1 - Senior Clerkships
ELEC 402	(3)	Elective 2 - Senior Clerkships
ELEC 403	(3)	Elective 3 - Senior Clerkships
SURG 403	(4)	Surgery Sub-Specialty - Senior Clerkships
INDS 420	(4)	Physicianship 4
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
6 credits from the following:
ELEC 404	(3)	Elective 4 - Senior Clerkships
ELEC 405	(3)	Elective 5 - Senior Clerkships
INDS 405	(3)	Topics in Medical Science 1
INDS 407	(3)	Topics in Medical Science 2
Elective Course (0–4 credits)
ELEC 300	(4)
Interprofessional Education Activities (IPEAs)
These required non-credit activities address the competencies for interprofessional practice across the health professions such as professional roles, communication, collaboration in patient- centered care, and conflict resolution. Students will be advised at the beginning of each term which activities they should register for.

Educational Goals of the Curriculum

The primary focus of the undergraduate program is to teach and help the students apply core knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of a medical professional. The objectives of the program are organized by CanMeds roles and are available in detail on the Undergraduate Medical Education website www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme.

The program will emphasize the fundamental sciences and scientific methodology as pillars of medical knowledge. It will promote and provide opportunities for participation in research and other scholarly activities contributing to the development of new knowledge. It will nurture and enhance an understanding of the meaning of, as well as the personal qualities and values essential to the Physician as Healer and Professional. It is the goal of the Faculty of Medicine, M.D.,C.M. program, to train professionals who will apply scientific principles throughout their career and who will be able to meet the most stringent international standards of the medical profession.

The student must understand normal and abnormal biological structure and function; normal and abnormal psychology and behaviour; the biological, social, psychological, cultural, environmental, and economic determinants of health and illness; the ethical, professional, and legal responsibilities in medical practice; and the conceptual framework for interdisciplinarity. The student must acquire the basic clinical skills to assess and manage patients of all ages: these include communicating effectively with patients, families and colleagues; obtaining a comprehensive clinical history; performing a physical examination; performing routine procedures appropriate to the setting; and initiating appropriate investigations and treatment plans (preventive, acute, chronic, intensive, rehabilitative and palliative). The student must solve problems, make decisions, and address ethical dilemmas in the clinical context. The student must demonstrate an ability to collaborate in an interdisciplinary approach to patient/family-centred care, and assume a leadership role when appropriate.

The student must demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning and scholarship, develop the skills to search, retrieve, manage, and appraise biomedical information, and be able to evaluate the design and results of medical research. The student must behave with commitment, integrity, honesty, and compassion.

Upon completion of the medical undergraduate program, the graduate will be able to function responsibly in a supervised clinical setting at the level of an undifferentiated physician. Students must have a valid BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certificate at the time of admission. Certification in BCLS and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) will be a graduating requirement.

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