Course Objectives
This course is designed to involve you in a structured curriculum to achieve the following objectives:
Knowledge
- appreciate the special nature of the physician patient relationship
- understand the structure of the medical interview
- define communication techniques and styles
- identify how patient care changes in the different stages of the life cycle
- outline the types of complementary medicine
- describe the general principles of clinical nutrition in preventative medicine
Skills
- take vital signs of adult and pediatric patients
- apply communication techniques to take medical and social histories
- elicit nutrition histories, evaluate patient diets, and provide dietary counseling
- provide patient education
- apply the principles of biostatistics, epidemiology and evidence based medicine (EBM) to clinical scenarios
Attitudes
- appreciate different styles of medical practice
- recognize how gender, sexual identity, and culture influence health care delivery
- develop a professional identity and demeanor
- recognize and accept ambiguity and uncertainty in clinical situations and medical decision making
Medicine, Patients, and Society I Modules
The course consists of several modules listed below. Module leaders are in italics. The Medical Encounter module runs through the entire first year and is divided into 3 parts.
The Medical Encounter
Dr. Lyuba Konopasek
Biostatistics/Epidemiology
Dr. Madelon Finkel
EBM
Dr. Madelon Finkel
Nutrition
Dr. Jonathan Waitman
