Health Sciences 2014–2015 University Calendar

7.4.4.2

Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP)

The second-year component consists of Introduction to Clinical Science, Medical Ethics & Health Law, Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine, Introduction to Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Anesthesia, Ophthalmology, Family Medicine, Radiology, Neurology, Oncology, clinical rotations and Physician Apprenticeship 2.

INDS 300 Mindful Medical Practice - Transition to Clinical Practice.

(1.5) (Restriction(s): Only open to students enrolled in the M.D., C.M. program.) Knowledge, attitudes, and skills of professionalism, whole person care, and Physicianship as expressed in the particular behaviours of a mindful practitioner. An emphasis will be placed on the emergent developmental process of seeing "self as a physician".

IMED 301 Internal Medicine - Transition to Clinical Practice.

(6) (Restriction(s): Open only to students in the M.D.,C.M. program.) In this six-week multidisciplinary course, the student has the opportunity to build further on the clinical skills developed in the Clinical Methods course. The students perform full history and physical examinations on assigned patients, write up the cases (including a discussion of the clinical - basic science correlations), and present the case orally to their tutors. Through bedside teaching sessions in small groups, they develop clinical skills. Seminars give an approach to the diagnosis of common problems in Internal Medicine.

PAED 301 Pediatrics - Transition to Clinical Practice.

(2) (Note: One half-day per week for a duration of seven weeks) (Restriction(s): Open only to students enrolled in the M.D., C.M. program.) The course will cover aspects of growth, perinatology, morbidity-mortality in Pediatrics, nutrition, fluid balance, infections of many systems, and neurologic and psychological development. The course will consist of community-based clinical experiences along with didactic teaching and self-directed learning.

Introduction to Surgery (SURG 301), Radiology (RADD 301), and Ophthalmology (OPTH 300)

This seven-week unit will provide an introduction to surgery and related disciplines. The teaching occurs generally in small group settings or one-on-one with a clinical supervisor. It takes place in the in-patient hospital setting.

For course descriptions, refer to the appropriate unit in section 7.5 “Departments and Units in the Faculty of Medicine”.

Family Medicine (FMED 301), Introduction to Neurology (NEUR 301), and Anesthesia (ANAE 301), (TCP)

This seven-week unit includes two-week rotations in each of anesthesia, neurology and oncology as well as rotations in family medicine. The neurology experience is in hospital and ambulatory settings. The oncology experience is entirely based in ambulatory settings involving clinics in medical oncology and radiation oncology.

For course descriptions, refer to the appropriate unit in section 7.5 “Departments and Units in the Faculty of Medicine”.

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