Health Sciences 2014–2015 University Calendar

7.4.4.3

Core Clerkship

As of admission 2005

The 48-week period of Core Clerkship includes instruction in all the following disciplines: Internal Medicine (IMED 401), General Surgery (SURG 402), Family Medicine (FMED 405), Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGY 401), Psychiatry (PSYT 401), Paediatrics (PAED 401), Physicianship Apprenticeship 3 (INDS 322J1,2,3) and Physicianship 3 (INDS 320J1,2,3). There is also one 4-week elective (ELEC 400).

INDS 302 Medical Ethics & Health Law-Transition to Clinical Practice.

(1.5) (Restriction(s): Open only to students enrolled in the M.D., C.M. program.) The objectives of this course are to familiarize students with the basic ethical and legal issues and problems arising in clinical medicine and to develop the skills needed to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas. Emphasis is placed on the following subjects: informed consent, risk disclosure, patient competence, confidentiality, research ethics, discontinuing life support, physician impairment, and ethics in the team context.

INDS 305 Introduction to Clerkships.

(1) The role of the clerk on the medical team, writing orders, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and conduct with patients and other health professionals.

INDS 320J1 Physicianship 3.

(0.166) Recognizing and alleviating suffering; promoting healing; understanding the centrality of the doctor-patient relationship.

INDS 320J2 Physicianship 3.

(0.166) Recognizing and alleviating suffering; promoting healing; understanding the centrality of the doctor-patient relationship.

INDS 320J3 Physicianship 3.

(0.166) Recognizing and alleviating suffering; promoting healing; understanding the centrality of the doctor-patient relationship.

INDS 322J1 Physician Apprenticeship 3.

(0.5) (Prerequisite: INDS 222.) (Restriction: M.D.,C.M. students only.) (Students must also register for INDS 322J2 and INDS 322J3.) (No credit will be given for this course unless INDS 322J1, INDS 322J2 and INDS 322J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms.) This course continues to build on Physician Apprenticeship 1 and 2, guiding and mentoring students as they continue their transition to physicians.

INDS 322J2 Physician Apprenticeship 3.

(0.5) (Prerequisite: INDS 322J1) (Students must also register for INDS 322J3) (No credit will be given for this course unless INDS 322J1, INDS 322J2 and INDS 322J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms.) This course continues to build on Physician Apprenticeship 1 and 2, guiding and mentoring students as they continue their transition to physicians.

INDS 322J3 Physician Apprenticeship 3.

(0.5) (Prerequisite: INDS 322J2) (No credit will be given for this course unless INDS 322J1, INDS 322J2 and INDS 322J3 are all successfully completed in consecutive terms.) This course continues to build on Physician Apprenticeship 1 and 2, guiding and mentoring students as they continue their transition to physicians.

INDS 323 Integrated Assessment - Transition to Clinical Practice.

(0) (Restriction(s): Open only to students enrolled in the M.D.,C.M. program.) This course includes integrated assessments that will occur at the end of each of the three 8-week TCP blocks as well as an end-of-TCP OSCE examination. Each end-of-block assessment will include written assessments which require integration of content learned in the context of different clinical disciplines. The Integrative OSCE will be clinically grounded and will assess the student’s ability to integrate the knowledge, communication skills, physical examination skills, professionalism, and collaboration which were learned throughout the various TCP courses. All four assessment components must be passed in order to be promoted to Core Clerkship.

As of admissions 2008 (Class of 2012) – Integrated Clerkship in Gatineau/Hull, Quebec

The 48-week period of Integrated Clerkship includes instruction in all the following disciplines: Internal Medicine (IMED 401), General Surgery (SURG 402), Surgical Subspecialty Surgery (SURG 403), Family Medicine (FMED 405), Geriatrics (IMED 406), Emergency Medicine (INDS 304), Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGY 401), Psychiatry (PSYT 401), Paediatrics (PAED 401), Physicianship Apprenticeship 3 (INDS 322J1,2,3) and Physicianship 3 (INDS 320J1,2,3). Note: For selected students, the program is a one-year integrated clerkship in Gatineau/Hull or outside the city of Montreal.

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