341

3rd year medical students

The department of medicine plays a major role in the undergraduate M.D program. Med course 341 is the first clinical course for third year medical studens. it is a 10 credit hour course inluding theoretical(6 hours) and clinical(4 hours). her are summary of main objectives of this course

Objectives:

a. Students should acquire a KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING of common diseases related to internal medicine in term of diagnosis , basic investigations and managements

b. Students should acquire and become proficient in Basic Clinical SKILLS, such as the ability to obtain a patient’s history, to perform a comprehensive physical and mental status examination, to interpret the findings, and to demonstrate competence in the performance of basic technical procedures.

c. Students should acquire and demonstrate ATTITUDES that foster patient centered care and support the highest standards of the medical profession.

To communicate ethically with patients and their families, to work in group with colleagues ,and to use different tools of modern communication

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

Identify and discuss most neurological disoredrs which may include the following:

• Coma
• Stroke
• Myopathy
• Parkinson disease
• Headache
• Seizure disorders

Recommended textbooks and references:

1. Rohkamm, Color Atlas of Neurology © 2004 Thieme

2.Aids to the examination of the peripheral nervous sysytem,4th edition

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Neurology Board Review