MED 341 Course

Med Course 341 is the first clinical course for the medical students. It is a 10 credit hours course of theoretical part (lectures) and clinical part (bedside teaching). The main objective of the course is mastering history taking: learning the technique of how do physical exam and know the physical sings of patients. The course was taught over 28 week’s period.
 
·        How to pass your clinical exam:  The following sites will help you to prepare for your clinical exams:
 
o   Clinical Skills Online (CSO): CSO is a project aimed at providing online videos demonstrating core clinical skills common to a wide range of medical and health-based courses.  These videos are covered by the Creative Commons and are freely available to anyone using them for educational, personal and non-commercial purposes only.
http://www.youtube.com/sgulcso
 
o   Physical Exam Study Guides:
http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/
·            References مراجع:
o   Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Edition (Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (Single Vol.)) by Anthony S. Fauci, Eugene Braunwald, Dennis L. Kasper, and Stephen L. Hauser (2008)
o   Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access by Nicholas A. Boon, Nicki R. Colledge, Brian R. Walker, and John A. A. Hunter o   Kumar and Clark Clinical Medicine by Parveen Kumar and Michael Clark (2005)
o   Clinical Examination: A Systematic Guide to Physical Diagnosis (Paperback)  by Nicholas J. Talley (Author), Simon O'Connor (Author)
 
·            Important links روابط مهمة:
o   Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 5th Edition
http://www.accessmedicine.com/resourceTOC.aspx?resourceID=45

• A web site that has links to several clinical skills web sites:http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/1097/