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2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.

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Activities

Luke Tomczak MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 1

Approach to Pulmonary Function Tests
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 1

Orientation and upper airway
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 1

Thomas Gagnon MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Sarah Rosenthal MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

John Fumer MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Approach to the chest x-ray
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Intro to Radiology
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Arthur N. MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 3

Teresa J. MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 3

Wael M. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Janet Woo MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

EKG Practice Session
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Cardiovascular System Anatomy
Anatomy Lectures

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Usha L. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Clinical Pharmacology
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 2

Alessandra W. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 2

Novak B Part 1 MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Novak B. Part 2 MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Liam D. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Novak B. Part 3 MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Terrance K. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Amanda VP MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Sade A. MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Introduction to Pain
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Rana Osman MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 2

Edwin McKenzie MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 2

Nabil Assad MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 2

Introduction to Immunology
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 2

Ron Chen MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

Intro to Oxygen Delivery
Active Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

Devi Gopal MF1 Respirology
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

Celia and Maria MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

Matthew Clarke MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

Vascular System Anatomy
Anatomy Lectures

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

Renal System Anatomy
Anatomy Lectures

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

George Haycock MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

Michelle Broyer MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

Acid Base Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 2

Maria Rossi MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 2

Ivan Horvath MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 2

Elena Christakos MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 2

Amir Boutros MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 2

Nancy Jones MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

Yong Mun Park MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

Martin Barratt MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

Research and Database searching
Large Group Session

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Hematology

Alexandria Vardalos MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 1

Carmine Garcia MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 1

Maxwell Greenfield MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 1

Shane Mosley MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Judy Patterson MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Sana Gupta MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Eva Foster MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 3

Jesse Knox MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 4

Billy Elliot MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 5

Male Reproductive System
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Renal / Week 2

Labour
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Mei Wang MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Shalini Mehta MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Manuel Pereira MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Susan Weiss MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 1

Mary Jane Morrison MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 2

Rachel Kowalski MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 2

GI-GU-Pelvic Imaging
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 2

Skin Cancer and Common Dermatology Procedures
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 2

Rosemary and Tony MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

JoAnne Wright MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

Samira Shah 1 MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

Samira Shah 2 MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 3

Savita Singh MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

Li Chin and Baby Albini MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

Planetary Health
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 1

Introduction to Population Health
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 5

Ask Me Anything: Concepts, Tools and Key Issues for Nutrition and Health
Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Gastrointestinal Radiology
Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Jane Deglutinato MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Hannah Rosen Part 1 MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Nick DeMarco MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Gastrointestinal System Anatomy
Anatomy Lectures

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 1

Hepatobiliary system
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Ted Mitchell MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Mike Bayuk MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

James Cork MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Autoimmunity
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Philip Cheung MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 3

Gastrointestinal System Anatomy Part 2
Anatomy Lectures

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 3

John Franks MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 3

Lauren Bick MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Amanda Porter MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Vivian Patel MF3 Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

Endocrine System Anatomy
Anatomy Lectures

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Gastrointestinal System Anatomy Part 3
Anatomy Lectures

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Growth: Hormonal Considerations
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Overview of Endocrinology
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Stephen Golding MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Adam Pajek MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Emily Bradstone MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Calvin Shin MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Pia Meta MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Michel Dupois MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Julian Knight MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Riley Walker MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Awat Khali MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Chantal Landry and Keanu Clarke MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Kate Smith MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Pit Parapan MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Substance Use Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Lan Chen MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Tammy Polk MF5 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Binh Hau MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Limbic System
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Katherine Cornish MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Introduction to Psychiatry
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 1

Desta Ayo MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

Benjamin Nuri MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

Fergie Greer MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

Autonomics
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 2

Beau Chandler MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Skylar and Siobhan Aidan MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Personality Disorders
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Malcolm Lowry MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 3

Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour / Week 4

Plexi, Plexus and Compartments
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Lower Limb
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upper Limb
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Axial skeleton, spine and back
Anatomy Demonstrations

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Ryan Smith MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Gayle Parker MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Joshua Song MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Brock Martel MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Mike Chiasson MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Ronnie Olchuk MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 1

Daniel Gatto MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Ann Green MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Diane Bainbridge MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Amy Field MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Introduction to Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 2

Richard Strang MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Joseph Collins MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Cindy Edsworth MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Inflammatory Arthritis
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Joan Spaulding MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Jane Young MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 3

Jake Gamble MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Fred Newman MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Theodore McIntyre MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Giuseppe Carnivale MF4 MSK
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

MSK Radiology
Active Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Brenda Farnett MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neuro Week 1
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Intro to Neurology subunit and Intro to Neurosciences
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Mandy Wallsmith (Part 1) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Mandy Wallsmith (Part 2) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neil Wartson (Part 1) MF4 Neuro
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neil Wartson (Part 2) MF4 Neuro
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neuro Team based learning session #1
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neuroimaging
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

David Beatty MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Ivan Nettar MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Andrea Holmes MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neuro Week 2
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Motor Pathways
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Visual System
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neuro Toolbox - Muscle/nerve histology, physiology and EMG-NCS
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neuro Team based learning session #2
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Shelley Clerke MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Carmen Shellinger MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Petter Khant MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neuro Week 3
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Sensory Systems
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Ron Chen (Part 2) MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neuro Team based learning session #3
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neuro Week 4
Clinical Pathology Conferences (CPC)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Aphasia
Large Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Circulation and CSF
Anatomy Lectures

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Emily Slott MF4 Neurology
Tutorial

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Neuro Team based learning session #4
Small Group Session

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Arielle D
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Ethel MacConkey IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

Outbreak Management
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

Antibiotic Prescribing
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

Yaser Kallas IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

Melissa Wang IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

P.J. Peters (Part 1) IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 2

P.J. Peters (Part 2) IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 2

Godlewski Family IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 3

Grace Tran IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 3

Philippe LaCologne IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 3

Albert Johnson IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

Occupational Medicine
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

End-of-Life Care
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

Caring for an Aging Population
PC Session

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 9

Claire McFadden Part 1 IF Maternal and Child Health Risks
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 1

Claire McFadden Part 2 IF Maternal and Child Health Risks
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 1

Adrian Scholtz Part 2
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Adverse Drug Reactions and Drug Interactions
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Joe and Maria Russo IF Age-Related Health Care
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Sara Yamata IF Age-Related Health Care
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

Acute and Chronic Pain
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Practical EKG Interpretation
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Blood Gases and Electrolytes
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Henry Baker IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 1

Novak B. Part 4 IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 2

Ali Khan IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 2

Susanna Green Part 2 IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 3

Practical Genetics
Active Large Group Session

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 3

Hannah Rosen Part 2 IF Chronicity and Complexity
Tutorial

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 4

Patient History
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Examination
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pain Management
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Personal Interaction and Communication Skills
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthetic Practice
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

General Anesthesia
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pharmacology
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Airway Management
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Oxygenation
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Ventilation
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Volume and Circulatory Management
Simulations

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Patient History
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Examination
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pain Management
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthetic Practice
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pharmacology
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Airway Management
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Oxygenation
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Ventilation
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Volume and Circulatory Management
Tutorial

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pain Management
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthetic Practice
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

General Anesthesia
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Pharmacology
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Airway Management
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Ventilation
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Volume and Circulatory Management
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Airway Management
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Ventilation
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthesia Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Principles of Pharmacology and General Anesthesia
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Shock and Sepsis in the Emergency Department
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Approach to Trauma and Burns
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Approach to Toxicology
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Chest pain
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Abdominal Pain
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Neurology
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Examination: Trauma and burn
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Red Eye
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Triage Shift
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clinical Placement
Preceptor

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Clinical Clerk Internal Medicine Tutorials
Tutorial

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine CTU Teaching Rounds
Grand Rounds (Clerkship)

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Clinical Exposure
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Nausea and Vomiting
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Gonadal Function and Fertilization
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Prenatal Diagnosis and Screening
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

OB Labour and Pain Relief
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Breastfeeding
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Abnormal Labour
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Health Surveillance
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Contraception
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Sexually Transmitted Infections
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Urogynecology
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Chronic Pelvic Pain
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Amenorrhea
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Menopause
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Neurobiology of Depression in Women
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Gynecological Cancers and HPV
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Low Risk Obstetrics
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrical Emergencies
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pap Smear and Cultures
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Intrapartum Care
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postpartum Hemorrhage
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postpartum Care
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Lactation
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Ectopic Pregnancy
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Spontaneous Abortion
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Preeclampsia-Eclampsia Syndrome
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Isoimmunization
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Multifetal Gestation
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Death
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Third-Trimester Bleeding
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Preterm Labour
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Mortality
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postterm Pregnancy
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Growth Abnormalities
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Abortion
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Vulvar and Vaginal Disease
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Endometriosis
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Dysmenorrhea
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Infertility
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Uterine Leiomyomas
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Maternal-Fetal Physiology
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Preconception Care
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Shoulder Dystocia
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Bradicardia
Simulations

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation (Hospital)
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation (Ambulatory)
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Infectious Diseases: An approach to the management of infections
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

CLIPP Cases: Common Pediatric Conditions
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Seizures
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

CLIPP Cases: Critical and Acute Pediatric Conditions
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

CLIPP Cases: Chronic Childhood Illness
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Pediatrics Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Psychosis Disorders
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Bipolar Disorders
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Anxiety Disorders
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Addiction/Substance Abuse Disorder
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric Psychiatry
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Personality Disorder
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Introduction to Psychotherapy
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Depression
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Antidepressants
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Antipsychotics
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Anxiolytics/sedatives
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Mood Stabilizers
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychotropic Medications for ADHD & Dementia
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Developmental Disabilities and Dual Diagnosis
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Trauma and Addictions
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric and Medical Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

The Psychiatric Interview and mental status exam
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Toxidromes and the Agitated Patient
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Movement Disorders and Cognitive Assessment
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Acute Psychiatry
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Somatizing
Clerkship Teaching Session

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Physical Therapy of Psychopathology
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Primer on Sleep
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Professional Competencies in Surgery
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pre and Post operative care
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Urology
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Neurosurgery
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Inguinal/Scrotal complaints
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Plastic Surgery
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Acute Abdomen
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Breast Diseases
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pediatric Surgery
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

ENT (Ears, Nose, Throat)
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Colorectal
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Hernia / Bowel Obstruction
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Biliary Tract Diseases
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

GI Bleed
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Trauma
Round Table Discussion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Trauma
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pediatric Surgery
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Ear, Nose and Throat
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Head and Neck
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Oncology
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Ophthalmology
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Vascular Surgery
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Abdominal aortic aneurysms
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Adrenal adenoma
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Anorectal disease
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Appendicitis
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Bariatric surgery and obesity
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Bowel obstruction
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Breast cancer surgery
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Burn management
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Cartoid stenosis
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Cholecystitis
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Colon cancer
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Diverticulitis
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Inguinal Hernia
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Lung cancer
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pediatric Hernia
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pediatric surgery: pyloric stenosis
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Skin cancer
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Thyroid nodule
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Trauma resuscitation
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic LGS 1
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery
Grand Rounds (Clerkship)

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic LGS 2
Large Group Session

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Tutorial

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Psychotherapy
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation / Transition to Residency

Gastrointestinal System Anatomy Part 4
Anatomy Demonstrations

Assessments

Personal Progress Index 1
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

MF1 CAE 3
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

MF1 CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 4

End of MF 1
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 1 / Professional Competencies 1

MF1 CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 3

MF2 CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

MF2 CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 5

MF 2 Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2

Medical Foundation 3
Mid-Unit Tutorial Assessment

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

Personal Progress Index 2
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

MF3 CAE 3
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy / Week 4

MF 3
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 5

MF 3 Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 9

MF 3 CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 4

MF3 CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

OSCE #1
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

MF4 MSK CAE
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine / Week 4

Neurology Week 1
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 1

Neurology Week 2
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 2

Neurology Week 3
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 3

Neurology Week 4
Mini Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience / Week 4

Integration Foundation (IF)
PC Integrative Exercise

Part 4 / Professional Competencies 4 / Week 7

OSCE #2
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Personal Progress Index 4
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Personal Progress Index 3
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

IF CAE 1
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 4

MF 4 Reflection
PC Reflective Physician Portfolio

Part 5 / Professional Competencies IF / Week 9

IF CAE 3
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 3

IF CAE 2
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity / Week 4

Personal Progress Index 5
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Personal Progress Index 6
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Personal Progress Index 7
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Personal Progress Index 8
Personal Progress Index (PPI)

Clerkship

Principles of Pharmacology and General Anesthesia
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Airway Management
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Oxygenation
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Ventilation
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthesia Clerkship
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthesia Rotation
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Anesthesia Clerkship Daily Evaluation
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Family Medicine Clerkship
Clerkship Key Feature Exam

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clerkship
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Tutorials
Clerkship Tutorial Evaluation

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine
NBME Exam (National Board of Medical Examiners)

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Maternal -Fetal Physiology
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Preconception Care
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postpartum Care
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Lactation
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Ectopic Pregnancy
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Spontaneous Abortion
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Preeclampsia-Exlampsia Syndrome
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Isoimmunization
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Multifetal Gestation
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Death
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Third-Trimester Bleeding
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Preterm Labour
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Intrapartum Fetal Surveillance
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Mortality
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Post-Term Pregnancy
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Growth Abnormalities
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Abortion
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Vulvar and Vaginal Disease
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Endometriosis
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Normal and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Dysmenorrhea
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Infertility
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Uterine Leiomyomas
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pap Smear and Cultures
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Intrapartum Care
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Postpartum Hemorrhage
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Shoulder Dystocia
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Fetal Bradicardia
Simulation Completion

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology
NBME Exam (National Board of Medical Examiners)

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pediatrics Clerkship
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Psychiatry
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship Clinical Placement
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Primary Presentations (Surgery Clerkship)
Clerkship Structured Oral Examination

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

WISE MD Surgical Module completion
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Surgery Clerkship
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Medical Subspecialty Selectives
Final Rotation Assessment

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

OSCE #3
Objectives Structured Clinical Examination

Post-clerkship / Concept Integration and Review / Week 6

Objectives

Describe the factors that determine airway calibre (upper and lower), including autonomic control and chemical mediators of inflammation.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the basic pathophysiology of the diseases which result in airway obstruction (upper and lower airway).
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the effects of airflow obstruction on the respiratory tract, lung mechanics and gas exchange. Use this knowledge to explain the symptoms and signs with which the patient with lower or upper airway obstruction presents.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the acute response of the respiratory system to inhaled material.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the main respiratory pathogens in community and hospital-acquired lung infections along with their major distinguishing features.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Discuss the concept underlying Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and some of its most common causes.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the relationship between alveolar ventilation, gas exchange and the acid-base balance in the blood.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the oxyhemoglobin and CO2 dissociation curves.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the effect of the distribution of ventilation and perfusion within the lungs on gas exchange, and what is meant by the terms "shunt" and "dead space"
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the basic pathophysiology of the diseases which result in disturbances in gas exchange.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the role of the neuromusculature in respiratory pump function.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the mechanism of hypoxia in alveolar inflammation.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the factors that influence airway luminal diameter, and the key aspects of allergic mediated inflammation.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the impact of chronic hypoxia on the cardiopulmonary circulation.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the mechanics of lower airway obstruction.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain how disruption of the alveolar capillary membrane affects gas transfer in the lung.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the role of the alveolar-capillary membrane in gas exchange.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the normal physiology and anatomy (where appropriate) as applied to each respirology theme (Drive to breathe; Respiratory pump and mechanics of breathing; Airflow obstruction; Lung defences, injury and inflammation; Gas exchange).
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the mechanism of disease (pathophysiology, pathology) as applied to each respirology theme (Drive to breathe; Respiratory pump and mechanics of breathing; Airflow obstruction; Lung defences, injury and inflammation; Gas exchange)
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the possible mechanisms responsible for the symptoms described by the patient: dyspnea, cough, wheeze, sputum production.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the factors that govern respiratory drive under normal circumstances, including central and peripheral controls.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the impact of hyper- or hypoventilation on arterial blood gas balance.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Recognize some of the common clinical situations where alteration in drive to breathe is manifested: altitude, intentional or anxiety driven hyperventilation, chronic CO2 retention in COPD, sleep apnea, and opiate use.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the normal mechanics of lung inflation and deflation, including the role of intrapleural pressure in inflation of the lung and the role of tissue elasticity and surface tension in elastic recoil of the lung.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Identify the lung volumes that can be measured during spirometry and full pulmonary function.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the pathophysiology of some of the common disease processes affecting the respiratory pump (upper airway, neuromusculature, lower airways and lung parenchyma).
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the nose (its walls , nasal septum, nasal lining, concha and meatus) , describe and identify paranasal sinuses (frontal, maxillary, ethmoidal and sphenoidal) , describe the nasoapharynx its walls and lymphoid tissues in the region.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the larynx its landmark and cartilages (thyroid, cricoid, arytenoid and epiglottis) , divisions (supra glotic, ventricle and infra glotic {subglotic}) , identify the vocal cords (true and false vocal cords), describe the innervation of the larynx (reccurent laryngeal nerve, superior laryngeal nerve)
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the trachea, its anatomic relations and surface markings, bifurcation and carina
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe and identify lobes of the lung, bronchopulmonary segments, fissures and surface anatomy of the lung and the fissure
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Identify and describe the pleura, pleural cavity, visceral & parietal pleura, innervation of both layers (intercostal , phrenic, and visceral nerves), surface anatomy of the pleura, Identify Costodiaphragmatic (costophrenic) and costomediastinal recesses and suprapleural membrane
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Understand and describe the blood supply (bronchial artery and vein, pulmonary artery and vein), lymph drainage and nerve supply of the lungs
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the principal bronchi (superior, middle and inferior lobar bronchus), bronchial tree
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Understand the intrapleural pressure and normal mechanics of lung inflation and deflation.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Understand how haemothorax, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, tension pneumothorax can occur.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe surface anatomy and structure of the thoracic wall (ribs, costal cartilages, joints), intercostal spaces and muscles of breathing (intercostal muscles, diaphragm). Describe blood supply and innervations (intercostal neurovascular bundle) of the thoracic wall.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe and understand mechanics of respiration: inspiration (quiet inspiration, vertical diameter, AP diameter, transverse diameter, forced inspiration, expiration (quiet expiration, forced expiration) and lung changes on inspiration and expiration.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Explain the physiological response of the body (heart, lungs and blood) to increased demand for oxygen during exercise and at high altitudes.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe how the mechanics of breathing are disturbed in examples of obstructive and non-obstructive (“restrictive”) diseases.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Describe the response of the respiratory system to chronic inflammation.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the concept of V/Q mismatch and shunting and how it causes hypoxia.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Review the basic embryology of the heart.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the transition from the fetal to the neonatal circulation and the most common types of congenital heart defects.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain electrical impulse generation in cardiac pacemaker cells and how it is propagated through myocardial cells.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the key electrophysiologic principles behind the genesis of the electrocardiogram (EKG) and the electrocardiographic changes that can occur in selected cardiac disorders.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the mechanisms behind the development of the major atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, including the role of "re-entry".
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the pathophysiology behind common clinical presentations of atherosclerotic disease including stable angina, unstable angina and myocardial infarction (including complications of acute myocardial infarction).
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Recognize non-coronary atherosclerosis, and what clinical syndromes that may result as a consequence of atherosclerotic involvement of the peripheral vascular system.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the general principles of myocardial cell metabolism and know the determinants of myocardial oxygen consumption - MVO2
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Recognize the structure of myocardial cells and the mechanism by which they contract.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the normal anatomy and function of the pericardium and the pathophysiology of cardiac tamponade.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the concepts of afterload and preload (Frank-Starling relationship) and their effects on ventricular performance.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the assessment of cardiac pump function using diagnostic tests.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe Wigger's diagram as a way of understanding the hemodynamic changes that occur in each of the cardiac chambers during the cardiac cycle.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of congestive heart failure.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the normal anatomy of the atrioventricular and semilunar valves and how they function.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the pathophysiologic consequences and clinical presentations of the common types of valvular lesions.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to the management of congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy and valvular lesions.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain cardiac electrical impulse conduction.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the normal fetal circulation and explain how disrupted blood flow patterns can lead to cyanosis and organ dysfunction.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the most common mechanism of arrhythmogenesis: re-entry
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and its relationship to cardiovascular disease.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the pathophysiology of the acute coronary syndromes.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the cardiac cycle, the mechanisms of myocardial contraction and the pathophysiology of congestive heart failure.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe how pressure overload affects myocardial function.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe how volume overload affects myocardial function.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the normal physiology and anatomy (where appropriate).
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Understand basic embryology of the heart
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Fetal circulation and transition to neonatal circulation, basic congenital heart defect
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Understand the mediastinum, its divisions (superior, inferior, anterior, middle and posterior), content and surface anatomy
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the pericardium , its layers (fibrous and serous pericardium), layers of serous pericardium (parietal and visceral layer), identify the pericardial sac
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Understand and indentify surface anatomy of the heart, its surfaces (anterior, diaphragmatic, posterior) and borders (right, inferior and left borders) , anatomic structure of cardiac chambers: right atrium (openings into the right atrium), right ventricle, left atrium (openings into the left atrium) and left ventricle, understand and describe atrial (inter atrial) septum and ventricular (inter ventricular) septum, structure of the heart, AV valves (tricuspid and mitral) & semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic)and their surface anatomy
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the arterial supply and venous drainage of the heart
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe and understand innervation of the heart, conduction system and cardiac pacemaker
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the mechanism of disease (pathophysiology, pathology).
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Explain the possible mechanisms responsible for the symptoms described by the patient: chest pain, dyspnea, palpitations, syncope, claudication.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the potential complications of acute myocardial infarction.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the mechanisms by which cardiomyopathy leads to decompensated heart failure.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the biopsychosocial model of pain.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the fundamentals of normal cardiac anatomy and physiology along with the key elements of the electrical conduction system. Students will be able to describe the cardiac cycle and electro-mechanical interactions in the normal heart.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Described the respiratory centre, its role in regulating ventilation and the factors that control it.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 1

Explain the pathophysiology and consequences of upper airway obstruction.
Global Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine / Week 2

Explain the structure, function and physiology of the urinary tract, kidney, nephron and glomerulus
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the concept of glomerular filtration rate and renal clearance of solutes, drugs and toxins.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the possible underlying mechanisms of edema, hypertension, oliguria and renal insufficiency and apply them to clinical presentations.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the primary mechanisms responsible for hypernatremia, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis and apply them to clinical presentations.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Elicit the relevant history for renal disease
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Conduct a physical examination appropriate to the clinical problem presented
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Devise hypotheses regarding the mechanisms responsible for the patient's complaint.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Choose and then analyze laboratory tests which would permit you to investigate systematically each of your hypotheses.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss features and causes of urinary tract infection and types and etiology of kidney stones.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain fluid homeostasis in the human body and apply this to clinical problems, specifically how it is disrupted in nephrotic syndrome.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain how the renin angiotensin aldosterone system impacts blood pressure homeostasis and apply these principles to the development, manifestations, and treatment of acute hypertension in a young person.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain and apply the mechanisms which regulate blood pressure homeostasis as well as the pathophysiology and approach to essential hypertension.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain metabolic acid base equilibrium and be able to recognize the mechanisms leading to metabolic acid-base disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students will expand on the material learned in the previous case to be able to use laboratory values to calculate patients’ compensatory responses to metabolic acid-base disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the impact of poor perfusion on kidney function and apply that to the development of acute kidney injury, and recognize the importance of Traditional Medicine Ceremonies for healing.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students should summarize the causes, presentations and renal manifestations of intrinsic causes of acute kidney injury particularly an allergic reaction.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to discuss the assessment and management of the complications of chronic kidney disease and to illustrate the constraints faced by these patients recognizing the need to modify medication regimens in the face of declining renal function. Students should be able to assess the risk to relatives of a person with an autosomal dominant condition.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms of action of diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blocking (ARB) agents and apply them to appropriate clinical scenarios.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the nephrotoxic potential of certain drugs.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the role of renal blood flow, capillary hydrostatic pressure and capillary.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe and the relationship between serum creatinine and GFR.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the pathogenesis and clinical significance of infection involving the urinary tract.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the determinants of intracellular fluid (ICF) and extracellular fluid (ECF) volume.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the normal distribution of sodium, potassium and water in the ICF and ECF compartments.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Define osmolality.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Demonstrate the role of the sodium ion in determining the osmolality of the ECF and its clinical manifestations.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe and apply how the total amount of sodium in the body determines the volume of the intravascular space.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand how the kidney conserves sodium appropriately during hypovolemic states, and inappropriately in the setting of congestive heart failure.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Illustrate the mechanisms by which the kidney may excrete a dilute versus concentrated urine.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the relationship between total body water and the serum sodium concentration.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms responsible for maintaining blood pressure in the normal range.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the pathological consequences of hypertension on the brain, heart and kidneys.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms responsible for essential and secondary hypertension.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms responsible for elevation of blood pressure in the setting of renal artery stenosis.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms of action by which diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and calcium channel blockers reduce elevated blood pressure.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the main sites of potassium reabsorption in the nephron.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe how potassium secretion by the kidney regulates the serum potassium concentration.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the role of the following in the secretion of potassium by the kidney: aldosterone activity and tubular flow rate
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe how the body deals with an acid load with reference to: Buffer systems (bicarbonate, hemoglobin); Lungs (alveolar ventilation); Kidneys (net acid excretion).
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the kidney's role in acid base balance with reference to: Reclamation by the kidney of filtered bicarbonate and acid excretion via the glutamine-ammonium system
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the relationship between pH and hydrogen ion concentration.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Employ an approach to metabolic acidosis including using the anion gap to solve clinical problems.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the mechanisms by which GFR may be reduced in both acute and chronic kidney disease.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the role of the urinalysis in detecting the presence of glomerular disease.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the role of erythropoietin in the maintenance of a normal hemoglobin.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the mechanisms of the anemia observed in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe how parathyroid hormone and vitamin D act on the gastrointestinal system, bone, and kidney to regulate serum calcium and phosphate balance.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe and apply the paradigm of pre-renal, renal and post-renal processes that can lead to acute kidney injury.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe and apply the role of the kidney in the metabolism and excretion of drugs.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the mechanisms of action by which diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and calcium channel blockers reduce elevated blood pressure.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand surface anatomy corresponding to the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe and identify the fibrous capsule, perirenal fat, renal fascia and pararenal fat and understand their function.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the renal cortex, medulla, renal pyramids, renal papilla, renal columns.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the structure and function of the renal pelvis, major and minor calyces and renal papilla.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the arterial supply of the kidneys (renal arteries, segmental arteries, lobar arteries, interlobar arteries, arcuate arteries, interlobular arteries and afferent glomerular arterioles.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the venous and lymphatic drainage as well as the innervations of the kidney.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the development of the common congenital anomalies of the kidney.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Identify the ureter, its length, division, and the three sites of constrictions along its course.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Identify and describe the arterial supply of the ureter, venous and lymphatic drainage and its innervation.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the urinary bladder its location, neck and surfaces (posterior (base), superior, and inferolateral surfaces).
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the mucous membrane of the bladder, trigone, muscular coat of the bladder (detrusor muscle) and the internal sphincter (sphincter vesicae).
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Understand the arterial supply, venous and lymphatic drainage of the bladder.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe and understand innervation of the bladder with a focus on mechanism of micturition.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Identify the external sphincter (sphincter urethrae) and urethral meatus. Understand the different parts of male urethra (prostatic, membranous, spongy (penile) urethra) and the differences between male and female urethra.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe renal and bladder anatomy and visualize with an ultrasound.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe normal renal pathology.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Explain the structure, function and physiology of the urinary tract, kidney, nephron and glomerulus
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the pathogenesis and clinical significance of infection involving the urinary tract.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the role of the kidney in electrolyte homeostasis and develop an approach to electrolyte abnormalities.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

Describe the factors that control under and over production of red blood cells.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the response of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to too many red blood cells and too few red blood cells.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Develop a conceptual approach to diagnosis of anemia and polycythemia.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the genetics and molecular structure of hemoglobin, its synthesis and how qualitative and quantitative abnormalities cause disease.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the role of iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 in hematopoiesis.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the destruction of hemoglobin and bilirubin metabolism especially in relation to hemolytic disorders.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Explain the affinity of various hemoglobins for oxygen and other gases and how it impacts oxygen transport.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the oxygen dissociation curve and the factors that affect it.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the importance of the red blood cell membrane.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the basic red blood cell surface antigens (ABO, Rh) and their importance in transfusion medicine.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the triggers and steps involved in blood clot formation.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the mechanisms and consequences of coagulation factor deficiencies.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the role of platelets.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe how the structure of hemoglobin impacts on its role in oxygen transport. They should also be able to explain the genetics of autosomal recessive conditions.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the mechanisms of anemia.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe hematopoiesis.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe coagulation and mechanisms of thrombosis.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the role of coagulation factors in secondary hemostasis. Students should be able to assess the risk to family members of an individual with an X-linked condition.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to identify and describe mechanisms of compensation and eventual failure of cardiovascular responses to sudden volume loss. Additionally, students should be able to connect and describe the consequences to and responses of other organ systems (renal, hematologic) to acute volume loss and hemodynamic compromise
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the normal immune system response to infection as well as how chemotherapy can cause myelosuppression.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the mechanism and consequences of quantitative and qualitative abnormalities of platelets.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the role of platelets in hemostasis and thrombosis.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the role of Von Willebrand Factor in hemostasis and its function in relation to the coagulation cascade. The student should be able to describe causes of variable expression of Von Willebrand disease.
Global Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe and identify major arteries in the body: aorta, head and neck arteries (carotid, vertebral) , upper limb arteries (subclavian, brachial, radial and ulnar) major abdominal and thoracic branches of aorta, common iliac arteries, external and internal iliac, lower limb arteries (femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis)
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe and identify the venous system and it's division: systemic, portal and vertebral venous system
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the physiology and structure of the vascular endothelium.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the physiology and structure of platelets.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the role of the coagulation factors.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the role of the fibrinolytic system.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the role of coagulation factors and the process of forming a fibrin clot.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the response of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to venous thrombosis.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the response of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to bleeding.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Explain the role of platelets in hemostasis and thrombosis.
Activity Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the differentiation and development of white blood cells.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the classification of the types of white blood cells.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the roles of neutrophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the pathophysiology that leads to white cell malignancies.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Recognize the most common types of white cell malignancies.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Explain how the immune system responds to infection.
General Objectives

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology

Describe the relationship between arterial oxygen tension and release of erythropoietin.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Renal

Explain the basic science of gametogenesis, conception and implantation of pregnancy.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the anatomy and histology, of the female and male reproductive system at different ages and stages of development.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the anatomic and physiologic changes surrounding the onset and cessation of reproductive function in the male and female.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the maternal-fetal unit as it pertains to normal pregnancy and be able to identify factors that influence this unit.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the initiation and propagation of normal labour and delivery.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis as it pertains to the normal menstrual cycle and identify the factors that influence this hormonal axis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the factors that influence fertility in both the males and females.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the role of prenatal diagnosis in pregnancy.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Conduct a reproductive history and complete a male and female reproductive examination.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the process of gametogenesis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the Hypothalamic / Pituitary / Ovarian / Uterine axis and how it influences the menstrual cycle.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Recognize the complexity of the utero-placental unit.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the normal physiological adaptations to pregnancy.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Define a teratogen.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Compare and contrast warfarin and low molecular weight heparin to illustrate the effects of a teratogen on the developing fetus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the various modalities used in prenatal screening tests and in prenatal diagnostic tests and compare and contrast their sensitivity, specificity and their risks and benefits.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify the factors that affect fetal growth and development.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the mechanisms of normal labour and the puerperium period.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the factors that effect immediate post-partum bleeding and the physiologic response to accommodate for hemorrhage in the mother.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify the role of the health care provider in decreasing blood loss at delivery.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the anatomy of the female breast as related to lactation.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the physiology of normal lactation and the benefits of breastfeeding.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the transition from fetus to newborn.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the mechanism of thermoregulation in the newborn.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Compare and contrast the normal sexual response of the adult male and female.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the mechanism of conception and the factors that influence it.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the relevance of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in terms of its impact on endocrine, cardiovascular, cancer and fertility risks.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the normal menstrual cycle.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Define menopause and explain the physiological process that occurs from the transition of a reproductively capable woman to a menopausal woman.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the potential health risks for a menopausal woman.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Recognize the impact of menopause on quality of life.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to define metabolic syndrome and examine the consequences of insulin resistance including polycystic ovarian syndrome. Students will also be able to explain the effect of hyperinsulinemia and hyperandrogenism on female sexual function.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the mechanisms that regulate puberty and explain the etiology of precocious puberty.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the normal menstrual cycle and to identify factors that can disrupt normal female reproductive physiology.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to define infertility, to discuss its underlying causes and to describe a basic diagnostic approach to its evaluation. The student should be able to describe the psychological and sexual impacts of infertility.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will have developed an approach to the investigation of male infertility, will understand meiosis and will appreciate the difference between meiosis and mitosis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the role of the X chromosome in ovarian function.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to explain the physiologic changes that occur during the menopause transition and list the causes of postmenopausal bleeding.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to define conception, normal and abnormal implantation and early pregnancy failure. Students will also review available options for contraception and their mechanisms of action and efficacy.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will recognize prenatal screening and diagnosis in reproduction.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students should have explored teratogenicity in pregnancy using warfarin and low molecular weight heparin as examples.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain the mechanisms of labour and normal labour progression as well as describe the factors that affect normal labour.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the mechanisms of the third stage of labour and be able to discuss the factors that can lead to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the process of lactation and discuss the advantages and barriers to breastfeeding. Students will also be able to explain how disruptions in the normal flora can lead to Candidal infection.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to discuss sexually transmitted infections.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify the testes, epididymis, spermatic cord and how the testis descend during fetal life with a basic understanding of the inguinal canal. Describe the layers which cover both the testes and the spermatic cord. Identify the content of the spermatic cord and understand the course of the vas deferens.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand blood supply, lymph drainage and innervation of the testis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand the descend of the testes and the formation of inguinal canal with a focus on direct and indirect inguinal hernia.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand the seminal vesicles, its duct and the ejaculatory duct.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify and understand the prostate, its lobes, blood supply, lymphatic drainage and innervation.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the penis (root, body, glans penis and prepuce or foreskin) corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum. Identify bulbouretheral glands (cowper's glands), blood supply lymphatic drainage and innervation of the penis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand mechanism of erection and ejaculation.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify the ovary, its descent during fetal life and its blood supply, lymphatic drainage and innervation.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand the peritoneal folds in the pelvis with a focus on the rectovaginal (rectouterine) pouch (pouch of Douglas) and uterovesical pouch. Identify the broad ligament, round ligament of the ovary (ovarian ligament) and round ligament of the uterus. Identify the mesosalpinx, mesovarium and suspensory ligament of the ovary.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify the fallopian tube (uterine tube) its parts (infundibulum, with its fimbriae, ampulla, isthmus and intramural or intrauterine part) and its function. Identify both abdominal and uterine ostium and understand how the peritoneal cavity is an open cavity in female and its role in pelvic inflammatory diseases. Understand how ectopic pregnancy can happen in the fallopian tube and in the peritoneal cavity.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Identify the uterus, its parts (fundus, body and cervix), position (version and flexion), layers of the uterus, blood supply, lymphatic drainage and innervation of the uterus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand support of the uterus with a focus on pelvic floor muscles (pelvic diaphragm), transverse cervical (cardinal), pubocervical and sacrocervical(uterosacral) ligaments.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand the vagina, its fornices, layers, blood supply, nerve supply and lymphatic drainage.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Understand external genitalia in female with a focus on labia majora and minora, hymen, clitoris their innervation, blood supply and lymphatic drainage. Identify paraurethral glands (Skene glands) and Bartholin glands (greater vestibular glands).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the mechanisms of action of methods by which conception and pregnancy can be prevented.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the course of normal pregnancy and common causes of deviation from this course.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Define and classify abnormal uterine bleeding.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the pathogenesis of abnormal uterine bleeding in adolescent, reproductive age and postmenopausal women.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Outline the approach to the investigation and treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding in non-pregnant women of reproductive age.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Outline intrapartum management of spontaneous labour.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Discuss operative vaginal birth in the management of the second stage of labour.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

To practice nutrition in medicine, it is essential to have a basic understanding of the biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology of nutrients, the derivation and sources of recommended daily nutrient intakes (called Dietary Reference Intakes in Canada and the USA) and approaches to nutritional assessment. Many nutrients may have adverse effects if overconsumed – thus “more is not always better” - so there recommended upper intake levels of some nutrients have been set to prevent adverse health effects. The recommended ranges of intakes of essential nutrients are part of the Dietary Reference Intakes.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

By the end of the gastrointestinal and nutrition subunit you should have covered the following areas and be able to perform the tasks outlined in this list:
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the enteral digestion, absorption and metabolism of macronutrients and micronutrients.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the steps of digestion and absorption and roles of the key organs of the alimentary tract in these processes.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the structure and function of the hepatobiliary system.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe an approach to assessment, investigation and management of patients with disorders of the hepatobiliary system.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Explain how the gastrointestinal mucosa functions as a barrier to the outside world of healthy microbes and pathogens.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe factors that play a significant role in maintaining gastrointestinal mucosa integrity.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Explain how disruption in any of these factors are significant in the development of many diseases including peptic ulcer disease, celiac disease, infectious and inflammatory bowel diseases in addition to potential roles in diabetes or other autoimmune diseases.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the mechanism of swallowing and function of the stomach in digestion.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should have an understanding of fat, carbohydrate and protein requirements as well as the processes of digestion, absorption and metabolism of these macronutrients. The relationship between diet and growth and development in early childhood should be summarized.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe the normal structure and function of the liver, as well as changes to structure and function present in pathological states.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the approach to a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain, describe the basic anatomy and physiology of the pancreas and examine the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pancreatitis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the physiology of the small intestine and discuss the pathophysiology of malabsorption.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students will demonstrate an understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of gastric acid secretion. The factors that support and disrupt gastroduodenal mucosal integrity should be identified and explained.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the biliary system and outline the pathophysiology of stone formation in various organs.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to outline the anatomic structure and function of the colon (large intestine). Students will also be able to discuss the pathogenesis of gastroenteritis and the public health approaches to its control.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the nutrient-based dietary standard for Canada and the USA known as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Explain the application of the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) in clinical practice, become aware of age-specific nutrient recommendations including the tolerable upper limit (TUL), acceptable macronutrient distribution range (AMDR), and understand where these may be modified during growth, and special physiological states such as infancy, adolescence and high intensity exercise.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe an approach to determining nutritional status. This should include assessment of growth, body composition and biochemical measures of nutritional adequacy.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Use reference standards for growth to assess over and under nutrition based on percentile for weight, height and body mass index (BMI).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the role of diet in the pathophysiology of disease and the therapeutic benefits of specific nutrients and dietary practices.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Explore the role and safety of dietary supplements, and the application and regulation of health claims on food and supplement labels in relation to specific diseases.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Understand surface anatomy of the abdomen and important landmarks.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe and identify peritoneum (parietal and visceral layer), its reflection, omentum, ligaments and mesentery, greater and lesser sacs, intra peritoneal and retro peritoneal viscera , nerve supply of the parietal and visceral layers.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Understand parietal VS visceral pain.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Basic understanding of the mouth. Describe and understand anatomy of the pharynx, its divisions (nasopharynx, oropharynx, laryngopharynx) and swallowing.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe and understand the esophagus, its sphincters (upper and lower esophageal sphincters), innervations, blood supply with a focus on porto systemic anastomosis and esophageal varices.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe and identify the stomach, its curvature, muscles, parts (fundus, body, pyloric antrum), pyloric sphincter, blood supply, lymph drainage and nerve supply of the stomach.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe and understand the small bowel, its length and divisions: duodenum, parts (first, second, third and fourth), duodenal cap or bulb, openings into the duodenum, duodenojejunal junction, ligament of Treitz, blood and nerve supply and its lymph drainage.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe and understand the jejunum and ileum, their features, ileocecal junction and valve, blood and nerve supply and its lymph drainage.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Identify and describe the large bowel , its length and divisions: cecum, appendix, ascending and descending colon, transverse and sigmoid colon, rectum and anal canal. Understand gross differences between large and small bowel. Blood, nerve supply and lymph drainage of the large bowel with a focus on porto systemic anastomosis at the anal canal.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Understand internal and external anal sphincters with puborectalis sling and mechanism of defecation.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Identify and understand right colic (hepatic) flexure , left colic (splenic) flexure , paracolic gutters, subphrenic spaces, and peritoneal pouches in the pelvis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Identify the pancreas its divisions, ducts (major and minor duct), blood, nerve supply and lymph drainage.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Identify the liver, its lobes, ligaments. Its blood, nerve supply and lymph drainage.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Identify the gall bladder, its division and function, blood, nerve supply and lymph drainage .
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Identify and understand the biliary tree (right and left hepatic duct, common hepatic duct, cystic duct, common bile duct), major and minor duodenal papilla, ampulla of Vater and sphincter of Oddi.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Understand the portal system, sites of porto systemic anastomosis, portal hypertension (pre, intra and post hepatic).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

The Gastroenterology concepts include the physiology and pathophysiology of digestion, absorption and metabolism of macronutrients and micronutrients, the structure and function of the hepatobiliary system, gastrointestinal tract integrity and gastrointestinal autoimmunity. Additionally, these concepts provide an introduction to understanding the common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and the hepatobiliary system. During this Foundation you will develop an understanding of the important elements of the structure and functional relationships in the gastrointestinal tract. By the end of the Foundation, you should have an understanding of the significance of the cardinal manifestations of gastrointestinal disorders.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the pathophysiology and consequences of chronic inflammation in the bowel, including the pathogenesis of short bowel syndrome in patients with Crohn’s disease.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the role of the microbiome in normal digestive physiology and pathology.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the role of foods and nutrients in the prevention and management of chronic disease, with a focus on type 2 diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and some cancers.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Explain the structure, function and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe normal gastrointestinal anatomy.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe normal gastrointestinal histology.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Describe the secretory and excretory functions of the hepatobiliary system.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Describe measures of liver synthetic function.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Discuss examples of hepatobiliary disease.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Discuss the concept of autoimmunity, the role of the thymus in its development and its role in various disease states.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

List the cells that mediate autoimmune conditions.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Describe the roles of the innate and adaptive immune systems as well as the mucosal immune system in the pathogenesis of Celiac disease.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Explain the roles of B- and T-cells in the development of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the different theories regarding mechanisms of thyroid injury in this context.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Outline the contribution of the cellular immune system in the pathogenesis of T1DM.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

List autoimmune diseases commonly associated with T1DM.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Week 2

Homeostasis is the steady-state internal metabolic equilibrium the body requires to function optimally. Hormones are the chemical messengers through which body systems are controlled and integrated. Endocrinology encompasses all the hormonal regulatory mechanisms that are used to achieve and maintain homeostasis. Several different endocrine glands will be studied in turn with respect to their control mechanisms, secretory hormonal products and the effects of the hormones produced. It is important to realize, however, that the function of any one gland is affected by the others. By the end of this subunit, you will gain an understanding of the role of hormones and hormone systems in maintaining homeostasis as well as the pathology that can result from hormonal dysfunction or disease.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Examine the anatomic and functional relationship between the pituitary and hypothalamus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

List the hormones produced by the pituitary and explain their effects on body function.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the most common pathologies associated with pituitary hormone systems including acromegaly and hyperprolactinemia.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the anatomy, histology and basic embryology of the thyroid gland.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Outline the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormones, the types of thyroid hormone and the feedback loops governing interactions between the pituitary gland and the thyroid gland.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the physiological function of thyroid hormone, including its effects on basal metabolic rate.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the treatment of thyroid disease.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the laboratory abnormalities and clinical manifestations seen in thyroid dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Outline the structure and function of the adrenal gland.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Summarize the clinical manifestations of excess or inadequate production of adrenal hormones, especially with respect to glucocorticoids and catecholamines.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify the diurnal pattern of adrenal cortex secretion, as well as the effect of stress on adrenal function.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe Cushing Syndrome, its causes and its manifestations.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the interplay among the major systems involved in maintaining calcium homeostasis including the parathyroid glands, the kidneys, the digestive system and the bony skeleton.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify the role of vitamin D in calcium homeostasis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Define osteoporosis and list secondary causes for this condition.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the structure and function of the endocrine pancreas, the role of glucose as a fuel, and the physiology of plasma glucose regulation, insulin synthesis and release.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the classification, epidemiology, diagnosis and pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

List and describe treatment options for diabetes mellitus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the embryology and physiology of sexual differentiation and explain the possible mechanisms involved in the presentation of ambiguous genitalia.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the effect of 21-hydroxylase deficiency on adrenal pathways and apply it to an infant presenting with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the impact of mutations of the androgen receptor on sexual phenotype.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Upon completion of this problem, students are expected to describe the key developmental milestones of the peri-pubertal stage and the nutritional requirements of the adolescent and the impact of extreme lifestyle behaviours on growth and nutritional health of adolescents. Students will describe common presentations of eating disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the role of insulin in lipid, carbohydrate and protein metabolism in normal homeostasis and and appreciate the consequences of the pathophysiological condition of absolute insulin deficiency.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will explain how a genetic defect can disturb normal lipoprotein metabolism and increase risk of cardiovascular disease.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will describe the role of thyroid hormones in energy metabolism.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the regulation and function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will identify genetic and environmental risk factors for childhood obesity and discuss prevention and treatment strategies at the individual and population level.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will outline the key hormones and organs or tissues involved in calcium homeostasis, as well as the causes and consequences of hypercalcemia. Students will also be able to describe the histological structure of bone, the physiology of bone formation and remodeling and the pathophysiology of osteoporosis.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe normal pituitary structure and function and compare with the pathologic state of growth hormone excess.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the production of steroid hormones and to interpret the implications of steroidogenic enzyme deficiencies on embryologic development and postnatal health. Students will also have reviewed the inheritance of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, discussed related genetic counselling, and considered a patient-centered approach to caring for intersex patients.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the actions of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone on embryological development and sexual differentiation.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Understand surface anatomy of the thyroid gland, its lobes and isthmus, location, blood supply (superior, inferior and thyroidi ima arteries) (superior, middle and inferior thyroid veins) and its relation to recurrent laryngeal and superior laryngeal nerves.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify the parathyroid gland, its number, location, relation to the thyroid gland and its blood supply.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify and understand the adrenals, its location, divisions (cortex and medulla), blood supply and innervations.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify the pituitary, its divisions, location (sella turcica), and relation to cranial nerves (optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal and abducent nerves).
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Identify what constitutes a hormone and the different types of hormonal signaling (endocrine, paracrine, autocrine).
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Provide an overview of the major endocrine glands and hormone products including the role of each hormone in homeostasis and metabolism.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the mode of action of peptide hormones and compare this type of hormone action to that of thyroid hormone and sex steroid hormones.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the adrenal gland. Students will be able to summarize the physiological role of catecholamines and the consequences of catecholamine excess.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to outline the hormonal abnormalities involved in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN 1) and review the genetics of proto-oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes.
Global Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe hormones, their structure, and their role in homeostasis.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the relationship between hormones and their receptors.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the physiology, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, investigation and treatment of conditions related to the following endocrine glands or conditions: Diabetes mellitus; Pituitary; Thyroid; Adrenal; Parathyroid.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the interplay between nutrition and endocrine disease.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the role of insulin in energy metabolism.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Explain the pathogenesis of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and its management.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes mellitus.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Recognize the pituitary as the central control gland of the body.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the control of each of the hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the anatomy and physiology of the parathyroid glands.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the histology of bone and the hormonal regulation of its cellular components.
General Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Describe the different factors that affect prenatal and postnatal growth in children.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Discuss how endocrine disorders lead to abnormal growth in children.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Discuss the purpose of the endocrine system and how it relates to the concept of homeostasis.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of dementia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4

Recognize abnormalities of emotions, perceptions, behaviour and cognition, and describe them in appropriate terminology. The student will be expected to articulate an approach to the evaluation of patients with:
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Anxiety or panic.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Apathy and withdrawal.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Anger and violence.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Perceptual disturbances.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Abnormal beliefs.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Disorientation and memory disturbance.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Pain or other forms of somatic distress.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Maladaptive behaviours.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Recurrent interpersonal problems.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Addiction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Identify etiological factors relevant to the understanding of individual cases including consideration of the following:
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Genetic influences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Brain development and function.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Early life experiences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Physical health.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Socio-economic situation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Understand the major drug classes used to treat diseases studied in brain and behaviour, their mechanisms of action; indications and adverse effects: benzodiazepines; SSRI / SNRI/ TCA ; First- and second-generation antipsychotics.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the concept and importance of normal parent-child attachment.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the concept of normal and abnormal childhood behaviour.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the stress-diathesis model of depression, under which depression is understood as a natural consequence of sustained stress, marked by disordered vegetative, cognitive and mood functions.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will understand the physical symptoms of panic disorder and contrast the symptoms of anxiety and panic from other conditions or disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will have begun to explore the Mind-Body Interaction.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the fundamentals of the concept of psychosis and will have begun to explore psychotic disorders.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 1: Mood and affect regulation, including stress
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 4: Perception and thought processes
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 5: Principles of psychcopharmacology
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 2: The inter-relationship of mental and physical processes
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Theme 3: The relevance of past/early experiences to mental health and illness and development
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the role and characteristics of a personality disorder and its effect on psychosocial functioning.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Upon completion of this problem, students should understand the medical and social consequences of alcohol-related disorders including alcohol use disorder, alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, other alcohol-induced disorders and unspecified alcohol-related disorder (DSM-5), the neurological underpinnings of substance use disorders and the identification and treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Compare and contrast the features of psychosis and delirium.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Identify etiological factors relevant to psychosis and delirium.
Activity Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the biology of psychosis.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the determinants of health in psychotic disorders.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Medication adverse effects and substance use.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the physiological sequelae of sustained stress.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain The relationship between stress and depression.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the cognitive distortions seen in depression.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain the spectrum of “mind-body” somatic symptoms- from mood and anxiety disorders to painful somatic conditions like fibromyalgia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain the role of the HPA Axis in stress-related medical conditions with psychiatric sequelae.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Recognize the role of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system in producing physical symptoms associated with psychiatric syndromes.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Recognize normal parent-child attachment.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Recognize childhood and parenting factors associated with the development of typical and atypical attachment.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the sequelae associated with adverse childhood experiences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the key features of psychosis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe the concept of impairments in level of consciousness and the relationship to: arousal, attention, memory and concentration.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Discuss the general pharmacokinetic properties of psychotropic drugs, including volume of distribution, time to steady state concentration, and half-life.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Discuss the concerns for drug-drug interactions between different categories of psychotropic drugs.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Identify the treatment and side effects of bipolar disorder, mania and depression.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain the effects of mood stabilizers and antipsychotic medications on metabolic disturbances.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explain the use of naltrexone as an anti-craving therapy for alcohol use disorder.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Explore the benefits and side effects of benzodiazepines and stimulant medication use.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Compare and contrast psychiatry with other clinical disciplines with respect to diagnosis and etiology.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe how dysfunction in particular areas of the brain may present with particular psychiatric syndromes.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Describe examples of medical conditions and substances that may present with prominent psychiatric signs and symptoms.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Review approaches to emotional and behavioural dysregulation in children.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Discuss common developmental abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system in a child.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe how these disorders (developmental abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system) may affect the child through all stages of life.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain the structure and development of bone, particularly the concept of the epiphyseal plate.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe fractures in children and contrast these to fractures in adults.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Identify basic musculoskeletal and neurological anatomical structures in the limbs.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the anatomy associated with common soft tissue injuries and how abnormalities result in musculoskeletal problems.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Identify the facets which make up a joint and specifically what is synovial fluid and what role does it play in the joint.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain the homeostatic mechanisms which maintain the joint and the joint capsule.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the concept of tendons vs. ligaments and how their structures and roles differ.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the constituency of cartilage and how it interacts with synovial fluid.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain how mechanical abnormalities affect function.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Discuss degenerative musculoskeletal diseases.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Discuss bone’s role in homeostasis in conjunction with other organ systems.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe concepts of bone quantity and bone quality and how these are measured.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe common metabolic bone diseases such as osteoporosis and its important societal implications.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe less common metabolic bone diseases which help one learn about normal bone.
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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain how bone repairs.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe how the immune system is closely tied in with many disease entities affecting the musculoskeletal system. Central concepts include inflammation, the adaptive and innate immunities and Th1 and Th2 factors.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Identify that there are many triggers to inflammation and factors that mediate it.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the scope and multi-system nature of many autoimmune musculoskeletal diseases.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the clinical difference and approach to monoarthritis and polyarthritis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Review recent developments in immunotherapy.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between inflammatory and mechanical back pain.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Develop a basic approach to low back pain and explain its common causes and its investigation and management.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between the role of opioid use in acute pain versus chronic pain and discuss the efficacy, limitations and adverse consequences.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Discuss rheumatic disorders, including vascultis and myopathies, that present with overlapping neurological symptoms.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe musculoskeletal embryology and normal limb development, and explain the assessment and management of congenital foot abnormalities in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe spinal deformities and their implications in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe the basic anatomical structures of the lower limbs.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the gross anatomy of the upper limb, including bones, muscles and nerves. They will know the functions of the key nerves of the upper limb.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain shoulder biomechanics and the etiology of chronic tendon disorders. They should explore how to individualize a treatment plan.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will understand the anatomy and biomechanics of the knee, and explore the mechanisms and pathology of lesions affecting the components.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the structure and function of joints and extra-articular soft tissues and the natural history and pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will understand vitamin D physiology, consequences of deficiency, and osteomalacia.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe an approach to osteoporosis.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe a basic approach to low back pain and identify its common causes and its investigation and management.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain the difference between inflammatory and mechanical back pain, and will have explored ankylosing spondylitis as the prototypical inflammatory spine disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe Giant Cell Arteritis as one type of vasculitis.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, the students will have an overall approach to weakness, and will be able to describe inflammatory muscle disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this case, students will be able to describe gout.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be familiar with reactive arthritis and recognize that environmental and genetic factors have a significant role in the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe systemic lupus erythematosus.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis and will have an approach to extra-articular manifestations.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the assessment and management of fractures in children.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain key concepts in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Compare and contrast how various imaging modalities can be best utilized to image the different components of the musculoskeletal system.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Compare and contrast the appropriate use of various imaging modalities in the work up of the following cases: Scaphoid fracture; Acute knee pain; Ankle trauma; C-spine trauma.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain bone physiology and histology and its role as a structural frame.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the mechanism of action, the efficacy and adverse effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen particularly with respect to their role in managing osteoarthritis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Develop an overall approach to weakness, leading into the neuroscience subunit.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Differentiate between back pain, spine pain and radicular pain.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain potential complications of fractures.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

To provide a basic understanding of the structure and function of the nervous system and to introduce you to the various ways it is affected by common disorders.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the microscopic structure of muscle and the process of muscle contraction/relaxation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the major milestones for gross motor development.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate inflammatory myopathies, metabolic myopathies, congenital structural myopathies, and dystrophies.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify the anatomy and describe the physiology of the neuromuscular junction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the presentation and articulate the management of neuromuscular junction disorders.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the anatomy and physiology of the ear and auditory system.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the anatomy and physiology of the eye; cones, rods, eye ball, optic nerve.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the basic pathophysiology and common clinical presentations of multiple sclerosis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify major structures in the brainstem and recall their basic functions.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the structure of the neuron, axon, synapse.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Review the basic organization of the cerebral hemispheres.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the anatomy, physiological connections, and neurochemistry of basal ganglia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify the structures that comprise the limbic system and recall their basic functions.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recall major normal neurodevelopmental milestones in child development.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the basic anatomical substrate of memory.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Review the genetic concept of trinucleotide repeats and anticipation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain how the brain protects itself against infection.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Define seizures, epilepsy, and status epilepticus.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize major cerebral blood vessels.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe normal muscle function.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the normal function of the neuromuscular junction.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the anatomy and basic functional circuitry of the basal ganglia.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the microscopic anatomy and physiology of a peripheral nerve.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss and identify normal and delayed neurodevelopment in childhood.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the concept of dementia.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the cortical organization of language.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the fundamentals of nerve conduction in health and disease.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the spine.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the anatomy and physiology of the eye and optic nerves.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the anatomy and physiology of the auditory system.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to recognize the basic anatomy and function of some of the structures of the brainstem.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to recognize the anatomy and discuss the overall functioning of the limbic system.
Global Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the following electrophysiological concepts surrounding excitable cells: 1) resting potentials, 2) post-synaptic potentials, 3) action potential generation and propagation in unmyelinated and myelinated neurons.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the consequences of nerve trauma.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the clinical presentation and pathophysiology of length dependant neuropathies.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Identify the clinical symptoms of stroke.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the organization of the two major sensory systems of the spinal cord.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate peripheral versus central loss of sensation.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Contrast upper versus lower motor neuron dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the anatomy of optic nerve and optic chiasm.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate between central and peripheral hearing loss.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe some basic concepts surrounding brain tumor development.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the role of the basal ganglia in the control of movement.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize signs of basal ganglia dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Explain the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of Parkinsonism.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the mechanism of action for the drugs used in the treatment of Parkinsonism.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Recognize the clinical signs that suggest limbic system dysfunction.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Differentiate encephalitis from meningitis.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Describe the mechanism of action for the drugs that are frequently used in the treatment of seizures.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Discuss the mechanisms and consequences of cerebral ischemia.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

Appraise, incorporate principles of resource stewardship to, and apply acquired knowledge into medical decision-making.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies 4

Apply principles of evidence-based and evidence-informed medicine in medical decision-making.
General Objectives

Professional Competencies 3 / Professional Competencies 4

Upon completion of this case, the student will have a basic approach to the diagnosis of a new mass lesion, including imaging modalities and diagnostic procedures, as well as an understanding of the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care and the role of Clinical Practice Guidelines in determining therapy.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation

Explain modifiable and non-modifiable causes of cancer.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Explain how cancer risk is influenced by genetic factors.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Explain the basis of cancer diagnosis and prognosis.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the principles of cancer screening?
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the role of surgery, radiation and systemic therapy in the management of cancer.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the consequences of disseminated cancer.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe common oncologic emergencies.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the principles of pain and symptom management in cancer.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain how skin forms an integral component of the immune system and the consequences of breaches in this barrier. They will be able to describe the composition of normal host flora, the classification of bacteria and explain how these bacteria can lead to infections, such as those at surgical sites, especially when facilitated by the presence of prosthetic material.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe cancer-directed and non-cancer-directed treatments in the management of metastatic cancer. Students should be able to explain the need for urgent treatment in some instances of incurable cancer.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to describe how tobacco and radiation exposure can result in carcinogenesis. Students should be able to describe the value of identifying occupational exposures to carcinogens at the individual, workplace, and community levels.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Explain the overall structure of the immune system.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the molecular mechanisms at play in vaccines, the diseases vaccines are used to prevent, and the rationale for the recommended immunization schedules.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the normal flora at the most important non-sterile sites in the body.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the differences between and classify various types of pathogens (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites).
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to define the terms “primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention” as they relate to cancer. Students should be able to describe the characteristics of an effective population screening program and the mechanisms by which screening can reduce the burden of cancer.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe the pathogenesis and progression of HIV infection and the role the virus plays in causing long-term immunosuppression. Students will be able to describe how long-term immunosuppression can result in opportunistic infections.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to describe how long-term immunosuppression can result in opportunistic infection and increase the risk of developing malignancy.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to discuss the role of adjuvant chemotherapy and surveillance in at risk patients after surgery. Students will describe the metastatic cascade and explain why some cancers metastasize preferentially to certain sites.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

At the completion of this problem, students should be able to define sepsis and describe the pathophysiology of septic shock. They should be able to identify the diagnostic work up and management of someone with sepsis and articulate the process of antimicrobial selection in such cases.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to integrate the various branches of the immune system and be able to identify when to initiate an immunodeficiency work-up.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe the infections that patients with common forms of immunodeficiency are at risk of acquiring.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

Describe some of the mechanisms by which drug-drug interactions occur.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain how drug-drug interactions can be prevented.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain the terminology regarding adverse drug events and the risk factors for patients experiencing an adverse drug event.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Explain how to detect, evaluate and manage adverse drug events.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able explain the causes and management of preterm labour. Students should be able to describe the social and health impacts of teen pregnancy for teen parents and their children.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Upon completion of this problem, students should be able to identify maternal complications of pregnancy with an emphasis on hypertension, and describe resuscitative measures used in hypertensive emergencies (eclampsia). Students should be able to describe the significance of neonatal hypoglycemia and explain the principles surrounding newborn screening for inborn errors of metabolism.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care

Demonstrate synthesis of clinical knowledge gained throughout the Pre-Clerkship Curriculum in Rapid Fire Cases
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to demonstrate the integration of cardiac, respiratory, hematology and renal core concepts in critical management of a patient with complex sepsis including ethical issues with social issues and chronic drug use.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Maternal Health Risks/Aging-Related Care / Week 4

Upon completion of this problem, the student should be able to describe chronic pain in a biopsychosocial framework which recognizes nociceptive, neuropathic, cognitive-perceptual, brain and behaviour and socio-environmental factors.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe diagnosis and treatment considerations for common chronic diseases.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Recognize how an interdisciplinary team can help manage a patient with complex chronic disease.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Identify a patient centered approach to care for individuals with chronic illnesses.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe the medical and ethical principles of organ transplantation and living and deceased donation.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe chronic pain in a biopsychosocial framework which recognizes nociceptive, neuropathic, cognitive-perceptual, brain and behaviour and socio-environmental factors.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Explain the management of the polytrauma patient utilizing the ATLS algorithm.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe the pathophysiology and management of shock.
General Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Review the correct interpretation of electrolyte abnormalities in a patient’s serum or urine.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Interpret derangements of each component of an arterial blood gas.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Create a differential diagnosis for abnormalities in sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, serum osmolality, pH, and urine electrolytes.
Activity Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Complexity and Chronicity

Describe the role of the preoperative anesthetic assessment with regards to optimizing patient risk.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe how you would assess a patient's volume status
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe common side effects of the commonly-used analgesic techniques.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain how epidurals and patient controlled analgesia is used in perioperative analgesia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe systematic mechanisms to increase safety in the delivery of inhalation and intravenous drugs including labeling of syringes, needle recapping, use of needleless systems, preventing hypoxic anesthetic mixtures, etc.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain the concept of balanced anesthesia and its role in modern general anesthetics
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe the anatomy relevant to epidural or spinal anesthetic techniques. Explain the role of regional anesthesia in modern anesthetic practice.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain the presentation and management of malignant hyperthermia as an example of the hypermetabolic state
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain the goals and phases of general anesthesia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain the following concepts as they relate to drugs administered via intravenous: half-life, therapeutic range, metabolism, redistribution, elimination and target organ
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Identify inhalation anesthetic agents used in the induction and maintenance of general anesthesia including mode of delivery, indications of use, mechanism of action, concept of minimum alveolar concentration and common side effects
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe modalities used to control pain in the perioperative period: opioids, NSAIDs (including Acetaminophen), steroids, regional techniques and local anesthesia. Explain how analgesics are used in a mulitmodal fashion.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain the presentation and management of pseudocholinesterase (plasma cholinesterase) deficiency as an example of a pharmacogenetic disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe airway anatomy relevant to bag-mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

List indications for endotracheal intubation, use of LMA, and indications for mechanical ventilation
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe criteria for extubation
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

List the types of patients who are at highest risk of aspiration. Explain how we prevent aspiration and describe how aspiration is treated.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe at least 3 systems for delivering oxygen to patients
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe how we measure patient ventilation and oxygenation and how to determine if they are adequate.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

List the causes of hypoxemia. Describe appropriate treatment of hypoxemia in the perioperative setting.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain common mechanical ventilation parameters (volume control and pressure control ventilation, respiratory rate, tidal volume, pressure and PEEP)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain how euvolemia can be disturbed/altered in the perioperative period and how these alterations are managed.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Explain the fluid management issues of the pediatric patient.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe the determinants of cardiac output. Explain the relationship between myocardial oxygen supply and demand and how we can alter each aspect of the relationship perioperatively.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Define shock and explain how shock can be classified (types and degree). Describe potential treatments for the patient in shock, including the rational use of vasoactive and inotropic medications.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

List potential sites for vascular access and describe complications associated with each site.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe appropriate uses for the following crystalloid solutions: normal saline, Ringer's lactate, D5W, D5W/NS. Describe appropriate uses of the colloid solutions albumin and Pentaspan. Explain the complications of using these fluids.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Describe the rational use of blood product therapy. Explain the complications of massive transfusions.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation

Chest pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Shortness of breath
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Abdominal pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Headache
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Abnormal behavior (psychosis, delirium, intoxication, violence).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Minor trauma / MSK injuries (including fracture / dislocation/ sprain). Explain the ABCDE approach to major and minor trauma, identify resuscitative priorities and recognize injuries which require acute management.
Clerkship Objectives

Emergency Medicine Rotation

Dizziness / vertigo
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Poisoning
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Shock - Recognize shock and predict underlying etiology (distributive, cardiogenic, hypovolemic, obstructive).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Anaphylaxis / severe allergic reaction
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Altered level of consciousness - including the recognition and management of acute stroke
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Seizure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Cardiorespiratory arrest
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Head injury - minor
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Fever
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Cardiac dysrhythmias. Synthesize ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) algorithms, recognize unstable ACLS states and use ACLS algorithms to guide treatment.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Vaginal bleeding - pregnant
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Burns - minor / major
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Urinary symptoms
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Neck and back pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Eye pain (including red eye)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Earache
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Nasal congestion
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Sore throat
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Rash/skin lesions
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Red eye
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Undifferentiated problem (unwell, fatigue, pain)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 2 / Family Medicine Rotation

Hypertension
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Ischemic Heart disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

COPD
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Asthma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Chronic pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

An understanding of the broad scope of family medicine
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Specific Clinical Presentations and Disease Problems in Internal Medicine: Describe key illnesses in the elderly, focusing on their often atypical presentation. (eg. Urinary tract infection, pneumonia, tuberculosis, depression, thyroid disease, myocardial infarction).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Assess for risk of drug interactions (including an approach to polypharmacy in the elderly)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Cardiac arrest
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Anemia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Acid-base disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hypo/hypernatremia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hypo/hyperkalemia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Acute renal failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Syncope
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Delirium
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Upper GI bleeding
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Lower GI bleeding
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Jaundice
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Diarrhea
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Fever
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Dehydration
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Substance abuse (specifically: cocaine and other non-opioid street drugs)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Adverse drug reactions/drug allergies
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Shock
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Acute coronary syndrome
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Congestive heart failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hypertension
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Pneumonia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Asthma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Venous thromboembolism (specifically: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Urinary tract infection
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Cerebrovascular disease (including stroke)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Dementia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Types I and II diabetes mellitus
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Peptic ulcer disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Cellulitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Pleural effusion
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Respiratory failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Lung nodule
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Bleeding disorders (specifically: TTP/HUS, DIC)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Thrombocytopenia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hypo/hypercalcemia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Coma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Seizures
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Headache
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Obesity
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hyperlipidemia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Lung cancer
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Recurrent falls
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Unintended weight loss
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Valvular heart disease (specifically: mitral stenosis and regurgitation and aortic stenosis)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Peripheral vascular disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Supraventricular tachycardias (other than atrial fibrillation)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Sleep apnea
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Tuberculosis infection
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Bronchiectasis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Connective tissue diseases (other than systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Meningitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Spinal cord compression
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Parkinson's disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Ventricular arrhythmias (other than ventricular tachycardia)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Osteoporosis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hypo/hyperthyroidism
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Osteoarthritis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Septic arthritis/osteomyelitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Connective tissue diseases (specifically: systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Joint pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Cirrhosis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hepatitis : acute and chronic
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Inflammatory bowel disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Sexually transmitted diseases including HIV infection.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Mononucleosis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Anaphylaxis/angioedema
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Back pain - Acute
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Joint pain
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Soft tissue injury
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Cough
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Shortness of breath
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Wheezing
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 1 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Back pain - Chronic
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Chest pain
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Palpitations
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Syncope
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 1 / Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Dizziness
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Numbness
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Headache
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Falls
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation

Understand the symptoms sometimes seen during end-of-life care and the basic principles of their management (e.g., pain, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, anorexia, fatigue, depression, delirium, constipation).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Shortness of breath
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Empyema
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hemolysis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Vitamin B12 deficiency
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Leukocytosis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Leukopenia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Peripheral neuropathy
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Hepatomegaly
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Splenomegaly
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Acute pancreatitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Chronic renal failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Nephrotic syndrome
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Edema: generalized or peripheral
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Chest pain/angina
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Atrial fibrillation
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Ventricular tachycardia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Bradyarrhythmias and heart block
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Pericarditis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Endocarditis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Toxidromes (specifically: aspirin, acetaminophen, opioids, cocaine)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Gout /pseudo-gout
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Multiple myeloma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Lymphoma (Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Pyelonephritis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Substance abuse (specifically: alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Thyroid nodule
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Valvular heart disease (other than mitral stenosis and regurgitation and aortic stenosis).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Interstitial lung disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Demyelinating disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Substance abuse (other than alcohol, opioids, benzodiazepines and cocaine)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Leukemia (AML, ALL, CML, CLL)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Renal stones
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Chronic pancreatitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Sarcoidosis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Encephalitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Bone marrow failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Vasculitis syndromes
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Toxidromes (specifically: tricyclic antidepressants, toxic alcohols, SSRIs).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Describe modalities of analgesia used in labour and delivery
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Describe the physiologic changes associated with pregnancy and explain their implication on anesthetic management
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Describe the anesthetic management of the patient undergoing Cesarean section
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Hematuria
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Dysuria
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Vaginal discharge/urethral discharge
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Menstrual irregularities, excessive vaginal bleeding and dysmenorrhea
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Breast abnormality
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Prenatal care
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Post natal care
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Management of early pregnancy loss
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Menopause symptoms
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 3 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To recognize common patient problems presenting to an Obstetrician Gynaecologist including but not limited to: Amenorrhea, Contraception, Pelvic Pain, Menopause, Urogynecology Sexually Transmitted Infections, Human Papilloma Virus
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To recognize normal and abnormal pelvic surgical anatomy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To develop an understanding of surgical principles as they relate to gynaecologic procedures.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To recognize the normal progress of labour and delivery.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To state the indications for induction and augmentation of labour.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To select appropriate intrapartum analgesia and anaesthesia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe the management of a postpartum haemorrhage.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe the management of shoulder dystocia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe the management of fetal bradycardia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To describe the mechanisms of both vaginal deliveries and caesarean sections.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Describe the main physiologic differences between pediatric and adult patients and explain their implication on anesthetic management
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation

Calculate appropriate endotracheal tube size for pediatric patients.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation

Cold/flu
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Integration Foundation / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation

Fever
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Integration Foundation / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation

Describe differences between the medical management of paediatric patients versus adult patients.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Recognise an acutely ill child.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Abdominal Pain & Abdominal Mass: Appendicitis, Constipation, Functional, Neuroblastoma, Ovarian torsion, Pregnancy, Wilm’s tumor
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Acutely Ill Child: Acute abdomen, Burn, Diabetic ketoacidosis / Diabetes mellitus, Meningococcemia, Poisoning / intoxication, Shock, Trauma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Adolescent Health Issues: Disordered eating, Psychosocial history (HEADDSS), Pubertal development, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted infections, Substance use and abuse
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Altered LOC: Encephalitis, Head Injury, Hypoglycemia, Metabolic disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Bruising / Bleeding: Hemophilia, Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Leukemia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Dehydration: Hyponatremia / hypernatremia, Mild / moderate / severe dehydration
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Development / Behavioural / Learning Problems: Attention deficient disorders, Autism spectrum disorder, Cerebral palsy, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Global delay, Gross motor delay, Learning disability, Speech / language delay
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Diarrhea: Celiac disease, Cow’s milk protein allergy, Gastroenteritis, Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Inflammatory bowel disease, Toddler’s diarrhea
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Edema : Nephritic syndrome, Nephrotic syndrome, Renal failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Eye Issues: Absent red reflex , Amblyopia, Conjunctivitis, Normal vision development, Periorbital / orbital cellulitis, Strabismus, Visual changes
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Fever: Different age groups (<1mo, 1-3 mo, >3 mo), Kawasaki disease, Meningitis, Occult bacteremia /sepsis, Urinary tract infection, Viral
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Genito-urinary Complaints (hematuria, dysuria, polyuria, frequency, pain): Balanitis, Enuresis, Phimosis, Testicular torsion, Vesicoureteral reflux, Vulvo-vaginitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Growth Problems: Constitutional delay, Failure to thrive, Familial short stature, Obesity, Turner syndrome
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Headache: Brain tumor, Concussion, Increased intracranial pressure, Migraine
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Inadequately explained injury (Child abuse): Abusive head trauma, Domestic violence, Neglect, Physical abuse, Sexual abuse
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Limp / Extremity Pain: Bone tumor, Growing pains, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Legg Calve Perthes disease, Osgood Schlatter disease, Osteomyelitis, Post-infectious, Reactive arthritis, Rheumatic fever, Septic arthritis, Slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Transient synovitis, Trauma / injury
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Lymphadenopathy: Cervical adenitis, Lymphoma, Mononucleosis, Reactive
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Mental Health Concerns: Anxiety, Depression, School refusal, Suicidality
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Murmur: Congenital heart disease, Innocent murmur
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Neonatal Jaundice: Biliary atresia, Breast feeding jaundice, Breast milk jaundice, Hemolytic anemia, Kernicterus, Physiologic
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Newborn: Abnormal newborn screen, Birth Trauma, Congenital infections, Cyanosis, Depressed newborn, Hypoglycemia, Hypothermia, Hypotonia / floppy newborn, Large for gestational age , Neonatal abstinence syndrome, Newborn physical exam (normal, abnormal), Prematurity, Respiratory distress, Sepsis, Small for gestational age, Trisomy 21, Vitamin K deficiency
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Pallor / Anemia: Hemoglobinopathies, Hemolysis, Iron deficiency
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Rash: Acne, Cellulitis, Diaper rashes, Drug eruption, Eczema, Henoch Scholein purpura, Impetigo, Scabies, Scarlet fever, Seborrhea dermatitis, Urticaria, Viral exanthems
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Respiratory distress / Cough: Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Congestive heart failure, Croup, Cystic fibrosis, Epiglottitis, Foreign body, Pertussis, Pneumonia, Status asthmaticus, Tracheitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Seizure / Paroxysmal event: Arrhythmia, Breath-holding spell, Brief resolved unexplained event, Febrile vs. non-febrile seizure, General vs. focal seizure, Status epilepticus, Syncope
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Sore Ear: Otitis externa, Otitis media
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Sore Throat / Sore Mouth: Dental disease, Oral thrush, Peritonsillar abscess, Pharyngitis, Retropharyngeal abscess / cellulitis, Stomatitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Vomiting: Gastroeosphageal reflux / Gastroeosphageal reflux disease, Intestinal atresia, Intussusception, Malrotation/volvulus, Pyloric stenosis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Well Child Care (newborn, infant, child) : Anticipatory guidance, Circumcision, Crying / colic, Dental health, Discipline / Parenting, Growth – Head circumference, Height, Weight, Body mass index, Health active living, Hearing, Hypertension, Immunizations Injury prevention, Normal development, Nutrition & Feeding, Sleep issues, Social-economic / cultural / home / environment, Sudden infant death syndrome
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Anxiety
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Grief
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Foundation 4 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychotic Disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Mood Disorders (including in post-partum, seasonal, GMC)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Anxiety Disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Personality Disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Substance Use Disorders (including concurrent disorders, and screening assessment tools e.g. CAGE, AUDIT, MAST)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Somatoform disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Medical Psychiatry
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Other: Impulse control disorders, Factitious Disorder and Malingering
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Amnestic and Dissociative disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Conduct a general interview: learn specific skills that convey empathy. Take a psychiatric history in an empathic manner that enables the assessment of relevant psychological, medical and social factors. Adapt their interview techniques to deal with common sorts of "special" situations/patients (e.g., children, the elderly, those who don't speak English, those with communication or cognitive problems, use of interpreters, family members for collateral, etc.). Adapt their interview techniques to deal with common sorts of "challenging" styles (e.g., silent, over-talkative, angry, seductive, suspicious, passive, dependent, defensive, evasive patients, or those who deny they need help).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Assess the appropriateness for and recommend ECT and TMS: indications for use, side effects.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Abdominal pain - acute
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Pelvic pain - acute
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Rectal bleeding
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Heartburn
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Nausea and vomiting
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Weight loss
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Abdominal pain - chronic
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Pelvic pain - chronic
Clerkship Objectives

Medical Foundation 2 / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Family Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the most frequently encountered benign hepatic tumors and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the most frequently encountered malignant hepatic tumors and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the causes of splenomegaly.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the most common signs and symptoms associated with hypersplenism.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the short and long term complications associated with surgical removal of the spleen.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the management of cystic lesions of the pancreas.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

How do you differentiate a pancreatic pseudocyst from a cystadenoma or true cyst?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Which patients with a pancreatic cyst need surgery and when?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Know the major complications of pancreatic necrosis and pseudocyst formation?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Characterization of abdominal pain (location, severity, character, pattern).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Temporal sequence of abdominal pain (onset, frequency, duration, progression).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Alleviating and exacerbating factors of abdominal pain (position, food, activity, medications).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Associated signs and symptoms of abdominal pain (nausea vomiting, fever, chills, anorexia, wt. loss, cough, dysphagia, dysuria/frequency, altered bowel function diarrhea, constipation, obstipation, hematochezia, melena, etc.).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the anatomic differences between indirect and direct hernias.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the clinical conditions that may predispose to development of inguinal hernia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the potential sites for abdominal wall hernias. Consider incisional, umbilical, inguinal, femoral, Spigelian, and epigastric. Differentiate diastasis recti from abdominal hernia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the physiology of intracerebral pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), including the effects of blood pressure, ventilatory status, and fluid balance on ICP and CPP.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Recognize the Cushing reflex and its clinical importance (brain herniation).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the signs, etiology and treatment of intracranial hemorrhage (subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracerebral hemorrhage).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the relative incidence and location of the most common brain tumors, their clinical manifestations, their diagnosis, and general treatment strategies.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Differentiate TIA, RIND, and CVA.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the presentation and management of hydrocephalus. Compare and contrast adult and pediatric hydrocephalus.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Students will understand the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in subarachnoid hemorrhage and epidural hematomas.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the commonly used local anesthetics.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of epinephrine in the local anesthetic.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss special precautions needed on the digits.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss safe dosage ranges of the common anesthetics and the potential toxicities of these drugs.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the common benign skin lesions and their treatment (papillomas, skin tags, subcutaneous cysts, lipomas).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the characteristics, typical location, etiology and incidence of basal cell and squamous skin cancers.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the relationship (of benign and malignant skin lesions) to solar irradiation, ethnicity, previous tissue injury, and immunosuppression.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the characteristics of malignant skin lesions which distinguish them from benign lesions.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the relationship of melanoma to benign nevi and characteristics which help differentiate them.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss risk factors for melanoma.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

What are the lesions which have high potential for malignant transformation?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the relationship of size and thickness to prognosis. (melanoma)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the usual treatment for cutaneous melanoma including margins, depth and lymph node management including sentinel node mapping.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the risks of pneumothorax which could prove life-threatening.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the underlying pulmonary pathology you might expect to find. (pneumothorax)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the role of: Observation; Tube thoracostomy; Chemical sclerosis; Surgical management of this condition (pneumothorax).
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Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the common etiologies for hemothorax.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the appropriate management of blood in the pleural cavity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Which patients (with hemothorax) need an operation?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

What are the risks in leaving the blood diagnostic in the chest?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the most common non-traumatic causes of hemothorax.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the presentations, etiologies and management of pulmonary embolus.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the predisposing factors which may lead to Pulmonary Embolus.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the main points in the evaluation for pulmonary embolus.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the indications for tonsillectomy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the evaluation of a patient with a salivary gland mass. Describe the potential etiologies. Describe the common tumors of the salivary gland and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List the normal range of Na+, K+, HCO3-, Cl- in serum and indicate how these ranges change in perspiration, gastric juice, bile and ileostomy contents.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List least six symptoms or physical findings of dehydration.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List and describe the objective ways of measuring fluid balance.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List the electrolyte composition of the following solutions: normal (0.9%) saline; half normal saline; one third normal saline; 5 percent dextrose in water; Ringer's lactate.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

In the following situations, indicate whether serum Na, K, HCO3, Cl and blood pH will remain stable (0), rise considerably (++), rise moderately (+), fall moderately (-), or fall considerably (--): excessive gastric losses; high volume pancreatic fistula; small intestine fistula; biliary fistula; diarrhea
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

In the following situations, indicate whether serum and urine Na, K, HCO3, Cl and osmolality will remain stable (0), rise considerably (++), rise moderately (+), fall moderately (-), or fall considerably (--): acute tubular necrosis; dehydration; secretion (SIADH); diabetes insipidus; congestive heart failure
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the concept of a “third space” and list those conditions that can cause fluid sequestration of this type.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List the physiological limits of normal blood gases.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List the factors that effect oxygen delivery and consumption.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Indicate the mechanisms, methods of compensation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of the following acid base disorders: acute metabolic acidosis; acute respiratory acidosis; acute metabolic alkalosis; acute respiratory alkalosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the potential etiologies of hematuria.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Consider age and character of bleeding (hematuria): initial, terminal, total.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Consider microscopic vs. gross hematuria.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss renal and ureteral calculi.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the clinical presentation of renal and ureteral calculi.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the etiologies and diagnostic evaluation of a patient with UTI.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the etiologies and work-up of a patient with pneumaturia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Differentiate upper vs. lower GI hemorrhage. Discuss history and physical exam abnormalities. Discuss diagnostic studies.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the differences in evaluation and management of the patient presenting with: hematemesis, melena, hematochezia, guaiac positive stool.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Gallstones.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Cholecystitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Biliary Colic
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Choledocolithiasis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Colangitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pancreatitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Carcinoma of the Pancreas
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Hepatomegaly/Splenomegaly
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss, prehepatic, intrahepatic (both non-obstructive) and posthepatic (obstructive) etiologies (for jaundice).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe atherosclerosis, its etiology, prevention and sites of predilection.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss neurological vs. vascular etiologies of walking induced leg pain.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss musculoskeletal etiologies (of leg pain).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the pathophysiology of intermittent claudication.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the diagnostic work-up of chronic arterial occlusive disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss risk factors associated with arterial occlusive disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the etiologies and presentation of acute arterial occlusion.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss embolic vs. thrombotic occlusion.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the signs and symptoms of acute arterial occlusion (the "P's").
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the complications associated with prolonged ischemia and revascularization.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the differential diagnosis, location, appearance and symptoms of leg ulcers due to: Arterial disease; Venous stasis disease; Neuropathy; Infection; Malignancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss how to differentiate lymphedema from venous stasis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the factors that lead to venous thrombosis and embolism.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the common risk factors and clinical symptoms of lung cancer.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List the most common sources of malignant metastases to the lungs.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Compare and contrast the management and prognosis of metastatic vs. primary lung malignancies.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

List the common tumors of the anterior, posterior and superior mediastinum.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the embryologic origin of these lesions (neck mass) and the anatomic implications to consider when resecting them.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the signs, symptoms & etiologies of inflammatory neck masses.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss Ludwig's angina and why it may be life-threatening.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

What is appropriate treatment for cervical adenitis?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the most common neoplastic neck masses and their origin.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the common thyroid malignancies, their cell of origin and their management. Which has the best prognosis? The worst?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Which (common thyroid malignancies) are associated with MEN syndrome?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the relationship of radiation exposure to thyroid malignancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Which malignancies frequently metastasize to the neck?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the common non-neoplastic thyroid diseases that could present as a mass.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the symptoms associated with hyperthyroidism and discuss treatment options.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss diagnosis and management of thyroiditis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Define "non-healing" wounds.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss a differential diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of a patient with: non-healing lower extremity wound; non-healing wound of the torso; body area other than the lower extremity.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the pathophysiology involved for each of the diagnostic possibilities (for non-healing wounds). Consider: pressure; ischemia; infection; malignancy; foreign body.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss wound infection, seroma, hematoma, wound dehisance.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Red eye: Traumatic; Infectious; Inflammatory; Chronic
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Common retinal problems
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Cataracts
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Pterygium
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Chalazion
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Hernias/Hydroceles
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Neck Masses
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Bowel obstruction: Adhesions, hernias, intussusception, Meckel's diverticulum, Volvulus, Hirschprung's disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss treatment plan for each diagnosis listed in objective one (for perianal pain), including non-operative interventions and role and timing of surgical interventions.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the differential diagnosis of a patient having postoperative fever. For each entity, discuss the clinical manifestations, appropriate diagnostic work-up, and management: Within 24 hours: response to surgical trauma; atelectasis; necrotizing wound infections. Between 24 and 72 hours: pulmonary disorders (atelectasis, pneumonia); catheter related complications (IV-phlebitis, Foley-UTI). After 72 hours: infectious (UTI, pneumonia, wound infection, deep abscess, anastomotic leak, prosthetic infection, parotitis); noninfectious (deep vein thrombosis).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the following wound complications in terms of predisposing risk factors (patient condition, type of operation, technique), as well as their recognition, treatment, and prevention: hematoma and seroma; wound infection; dehiscence; incisional hernia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the various causes of respiratory distress and respiratory insufficiency that may occur in the postoperative patient. For each complication, describe the etiology, clinical presentation, management, and methods of prevention: atelectasis; pneumonia; aspiration; pulmonary edema; pulmonary embolism (including deep venous thrombosis); fat embolism.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the possible causes of hypotension which may occur in the postoperative period. For each etiology describe its pathophysiology and treatment: hypovolemia; sepsis; cardiogenic shock - including postoperative myocardial infarction; fluid overload; arrhythmias; pericardial tamponade; medication effects
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss disorders of alimentary tract function following laparotomy which may produce nausea, vomiting, and/or abdominal distension: paralytic ileus; acute gastric dilatation; intestinal obstruction; fecal impaction
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the factors which can give rise to alterations in cognitive function postoperatively, as well as their evaluation and treatment. Alterations in cognitive function: hypoxia; metabolic; alcohol withdrawal; hyponatremia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the most frequently encountered retroperitoneal masses.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the appropriate imaging studies and work up for retroperitoneal masses.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the following: Testicular tumor; Testicular torsion; Epididymitis; Torsion of the appendix testis; Orchitis; Trauma; Hydrocele; Varicocele
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss emergent vs. non emergent causes of (scrotal pain and swelling).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss presentation and physical findings of each (loss of cremasteric reflex, high or transverse lie, blue dot sign etc.)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Define shock.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Differentiate the signs, symptoms, and hemodynamic features of shock: hemorrhagic; cardiogenic; septic; neurogenic; anaphylactic.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease/Ulcerative Colitis)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Appendicitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Diverticulitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Enterocolitis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Small Bowel Obstruction Partial/Complete
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Large Bowel Obstruction
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Carcinoma Bowel
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Volvulus
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Fecal Impaction
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the four classes of hemorrhagic shock and how to recognize them.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the appropriate fluid resuscitation of a trauma victim.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss choice of IV access (of a trauma patient).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the choice of fluid and use of blood components (for a trauma patient).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the differences between adult and pediatric resuscitation.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the types, etiology and prevention of coagulopathies typically found in patients with massive hemorrhage.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the appropriate triage of a patient in a trauma system.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss estimation of total body surface burn and burn depth.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss fluid resuscitation, choice of fluid and monitoring for adequacy of resuscitation (rule of 9's, differences in pediatric and adult management).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss options for topical antimicrobial therapy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss inhalation injury, CO poisoning and triage of patients to burn centers.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the basic principles of wound coverage, skin grafting, and timing.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the assessment and need for escharotomy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the common presenting symptoms associated with gastro-esophageal reflux.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the relationship of reflux to chronic asthma and aspiration.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the evaluation of dysphagia.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the treatment of esophageal stricture.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

What are the risks of dilation?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss Barrett’s esophagus and its implications. What are the risks of malignancy? Who needs surgical management?
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the pathophysiology and treatment of achalasia and diffuse esophageal spasm. (Mallory-Weiss tear; Achalesia; Variceal Bleeding; Zenker’s Diverticulum; Perforation)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Peptic Ulcer disease
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Perforation
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Gastritis
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Gastric outlet Obstruction
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Carcinoma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Upper and Lower GI hemorrage
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the initial management of a patient with an acute GI hemorrhage.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss indications for transfusion, fluid replacement, and choice of fluids.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Differentiate upper vs. lower GI hemorrhage.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss history and physical exam abnormalities (stomach).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss diagnostic studies (stomach).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss in general, the differential diagnosis for a patient with emesis. Consider timing and character of the emesis and associated abdominal pain. Contrast etiologies in infants, children and adults.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the clinical presentation and etiologies of gastric outlet obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the signs and symptoms of small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the common etiologies of mechanical small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the potential complications and management of small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Contrast the presentation and management of partial vs. complete small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Differentiate the signs, symptoms and radiographic patterns of paralytic ileus and small bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the differential diagnosis of diarrhea in adults. Consider chronicity, absence or presence of blood and associated pain. Consider infectious causes.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the presentation and potential complications of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Contrast the pathology, anatomic location and pattern, cancer risk and diagnostic evaluation of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the clinical manifestations, risk factors, diagnosis and management of pseudomembranous colitis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the risk factors, presentation, diagnosis and management of ischemic colitis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the potential etiologies of constipation in adults and children. Consider chronic vs. acute.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the clinical presentation and etiologies of large bowel obstruction.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

The student will build on their basic science, physiology, and clinical examination skills as it pertains to the structure and function the bones, joints, muscle, and connective tissues.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Fractures (Growth plate fractures).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Axial and soft tissue joint disorders: neck and back pain; Myelopathy/claudication; Disc herniation; Scoliosis; Spondylolisthesis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Club Foot.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Flat feet (Tarsal coalition).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Bone and soft tissue tumours: Benign (osteochondromas); Malignant (osteosarcoma); Metastatic (breast cancer).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Patellofemoral disorders
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Lower extremity malalignment (in-toeing).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Understand new history and physical examination techniques to formulate a differential diagnosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Understand the judicious use of laboratory, radiographic, and other investigations to rule in and rule out each diagnosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Compartment Syndrome, Cauda equina syndrome, Limb Ischemia
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Interpret the information provided and synthesize an appropriate basic management plan including:
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will learn the relevant surgical anatomy for a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Hand and Wrist: Tendon injury (Jersey finger, mallet finger, boutonniere deformity); Ulnar Collateral Ligament injury (Game keeper or skier’s thumb); Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Dupuytren’s disease.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Forearm and Elbow: Epicondylitis (tennis elbow - lateral, golfer’s elbow - medial); Olecranon bursitis; Biceps tendon injury.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Shoulder and Upper Arm: Rotator cuff tear; Joint instability; Superior labral tear
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Foot and Ankle: Ankle sprains; Achilles Tendon Injury; Bunions; Diabetic foot.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Knee and Lower Leg: Meniscal tears; Osteochondritis dissecans/loose bodies; Cruciate and collateral ligament injuries (ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Hip and Upper Leg: Labral tears; FAI; Osteoarthritis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will differentiate physiologic from pathological growth.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Limping child (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Perthes, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE))
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Apophyseal conditions (Osgood Schlatter Disease)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will identify the major sensory and motor nerves in the extremity and apply this knowledge to examination of the extremities.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

The student will recognize the importance of compound fractures and their management.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Outline potential complications of the (fracture) injury.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Hand and wrist (5th metacarpal fracture (boxer’s), Scaphoid fractures, Distal radius fractures).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Forearm and elbow (Monteggia fracture)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Humerus (Supracondylar humerus fracture)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Foot and Ankle (Lisfranc fracture, 5th Metatarsal fracture (acute and stress), Ankle fracture).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Lower extremity (Tibia fracture, Femoral neck fracture).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Infection: Osteomyelitis; Joint sepsis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Acute Trauma
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Ability to apply scientific knowledge and method to clinical problem solving
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Ability to intervene in the natural history of disease through preventative, curative and palliative strategies
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Ability to formulate a prognosis of an individual’s health
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Demonstrate an investigatory and analytic approach to clinical situations.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Learn how to apply established and emerging bio-physical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Formulate an initial problem-oriented list of patient issues and a differential diagnosis for each issue.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Outline initial diagnostic investigations for the patient’s problem(s).
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Develop a management plan including: Pharmacologic treatment and non-pharmacologic treatment.
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical features, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, differential (including medical), and assessment/management of:
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric and Cognitive Disorders: geriatric age-related mood, psychosis, anxiety disorders; Delirium and Dementia
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Child and Adolescent Psych (pediatric manifestation of common disorders, pediatric tx issues and their controversies): Neurodevelopmental disorders: intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, genetic syndromes ( e.g. Down, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol), learning and communication disorders, AD/HD and treatments. Disruptive behaviour disorders (ODD, CD) Mood and anxiety disorders (incl. separation and school anxiety, and DMDD), use of SSRI in pediatric population Eating disorders. Key points in assessment of child and family functioning.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Propose a preliminary understanding of a patient in a biopsychosocial model including being able to: Reach reasonable hypotheses about a patient's pre-morbid personality, coping styles, and their link to the present predicament. Specify relevant medical considerations, including substance and medication misuse. Recognize relevant environmental and social stresses. Describe the level of everyday functioning and realistic goals for improvement.
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Common presentations of drug toxicity
General Objectives

The principles of how drugs are handled by the body
General Objectives

The concepts of drug half life, volume of distribution, clearance, concentration at steady state, dosing intervals
General Objectives

Basic principles of pharmacotherapy to improve adherence to drug therapies.
General Objectives

Examples of how compliance variability will influence clinical effects of drugs.
General Objectives

Mechanisms by which the kidney eliminates drugs from the body
General Objectives

Modification of drug dosing in the presence of renal dysfunction
General Objectives

Mechanisms for drug transport across the placenta and the role of the placenta in drug metabolism.
General Objectives

Issues relating to drug-induced teratogenicity.
General Objectives

When is it appropriate to measure drug levels?
General Objectives

What are the limitations of measured drug levels?
General Objectives

Identify personal limitations in knowledge and pursue the information needed to understand problems and make decisions both in patient care and on the population level.
General Objectives

Search for and organize essential and accurate research evidence.
General Objectives

Describe the inflammatory cascade.
Activity Objectives

Describe how alterations in the inflammatory cascade can lead to pathogenesis of certain diseases.
Activity Objectives

Compare and contrast clinical presentations of rheumatoid arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathy, and connective tissue diseases.
Activity Objectives

Explain how pharmacological therapy functions to suppress inflammation at various parts of the immune response cascade.
Activity Objectives

Explain how inflammatory conditions have a significant impact on the quality of life of patients affected.
Activity Objectives

Propose a preliminary understanding of a patient in a biopsychosocial model including being able to: reach reasonable hypotheses about a patient's pre-morbid personality, coping styles, and their link to the present predicament. Specify relevant medical considerations, including substance and medication misuse. Recognize relevant environmental and social stresses. Describe the level of everyday functioning and realistic goals for improvement.
Clerkship Objectives

Incorporate patient, inter-professional team, and system factors into medical decision-making.
General Objectives

Demonstrate how to engage in shared decision-making with a patient, group, community, or population.
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McMaster Program Competencies

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2. Knowledge for Practice: Demonstrate knowledge of biomedical, clinical, epidemiological and socio-behavioural sciences, and apply this knowledge to patient care.

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