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McMaster Program Competencies

2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare

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Activities

Respiratory Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

Cardiac Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1

Thomas Gagnon 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

Vital Signs and General Appearance
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Introduction to the Patient-Centred Physical Exam and Vital Signs
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 2

Respiratory Exam: Practice Case – Dyspnea & Wheeze
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 3

Janet Woo MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 1

Introduction to the Cardiac Examination
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Cardiac Exam: Practice Case - Chest Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 2

Novak B. Part 2 MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Head and Neck Exam: Practice Case - Hearing Loss
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 3

Head and Neck Exam: Practice Case - Sore Throat
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Teresa J Part 2 MF1 Cardiovascular
Tutorial

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology / Week 4

Respiratory Exam: Practice Case - Dyspnea and Cough
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology / Week 4

Introduction to Immunology
Active Large Group Session

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

Concepts of Evidence Based Medicine for UGME
Active Large Group Session

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

Renal Examination and Volume Assessment
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal

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

Volume Status Exam: Practice Case – Dehydration
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 1

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

Renal Exam Practice Case - Renal Colic
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

Martin Barratt MF2 Renal
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Week 3

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

Renal Exam Practice Case - Hematuria
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Renal / Hematology / Week 1 / Week 4

Shane Mosley MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Introduction and Overview of the Lymph Node Examination
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Judy Patterson MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 2

Jesse Knox MF2 Hematology
Tutorial

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 4

Hematological Exam Practice Case - Fatigue
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 4

Peripheral Vascular Exam – Practice Case: Peripheral Vascular Disease
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 2 / Medical Foundation 2 / Hematology / Week 5

Introduction to Evidence Based Medicine at Point of Care: Part 1
PC Session

Part 2 / Professional Competencies 2 / Week 1

Edema
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3

Male Genital Exam (using models)
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

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

Adolescent History Practice Case - Behaviour Problems
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Gynecological / Sexual History
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Rosemary and Tony MF3 Reproduction
Tutorial

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

Obstetrical History: Practice Case – Intrapartum Care, Labour and Delivery Triage
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Using Evidence-Based Medicine at Point of Care Part 2
PC Session

Part 3 / Professional Competencies 3 / Week 6

Abdominal Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Abdominal pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Weight loss or diarrhea.
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Jaundice/liver disease.
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Amanda Porter MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

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

Endocrine, Rectal Inguinal Exam
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Growth: Hormonal Considerations
Active Large Group Session

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Susanna Green Part 1 MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Diabetes Exam: Practice Case – A Patient with Diabetes
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 1

Emily Bradstone MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 2

Thyroid Exam Practice Case - Thyroid disease
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Riley Walker MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 3

Adrenal Exam Practice Case - Adrenocortical disorders
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Newborn History Practice Case - Failure to thrive
Clinical Skills Sessions

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Pit Parapan MF3 Endocrinology
Tutorial

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology / Week 4

Lan Chen MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

Laila Nair MF4 Brain and Behaviour
Tutorial

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

Autism and Attention Deficit Disorder
Active Large Group Session

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

Ryan Smith 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

Daniel Gatto MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

MSK Radiology
Active Large Group Session

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

Joan Spaulding MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Hip and Knee Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Jane Young MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Lower Limb
Large Group Session

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

Brock Martel MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Mike Chiasson 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

Richard Strang MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Ronnie Olchuk MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Shoulder and Elbow Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Upper Limb
Anatomy Demonstrations

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

Gayle Parker MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Diane Bainbridge MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Amy Field 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 3

Fred Newman 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

Wrist, Hand and Ankle, Foot Pain
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Back and Spine
Anatomy Demonstrations

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

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

Cindy Edsworth MF4 MSK
Tutorial

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

Inflammatory Arthritis
Active Large Group Session

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

Back Pain, GALS Exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

Brachial Plexus
Anatomy Demonstrations

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

Neuro Clinical Skills
Clinical Skills Practice Sessions

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Neuroscience

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

Neurology Exam: Practice Case – Altered Level of Consciousness
Clinical Skills Sessions

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
Active 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

Neurology Exam: Practice Cases – Vertigo, Headache
Clinical Skills Sessions

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

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

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

Adrian Scholtz Part 1 IF
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

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

Albert Johnson IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

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

Claire McFadden Part 2 IF Maternal and Child Health Risks
Tutorial

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

Integration Foundation Rapid Fire Cases: Medical decision making in the acute care setting
e-Learning Module

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

Acute and Chronic Pain
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

Myles Downie 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

Anesthesia Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

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

Triage
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

How Emerg Docs Think
Watching a Video

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Red Eye
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Slack Case-Based Learning
e-Learning Module

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Clinical Clerk Internal Medicine Tutorials
Tutorial

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine Clinical Exposure
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Internal Medicine 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

Trauma and Addictions
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Geriatric and Medical Psychiatry
Tutorial

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Inguinal/Scrotal complaints
Clinical Exposure

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Access evidence-based information/resources relevant to a clinical problem and discuss with supervisor or team.
Essential Clinical Experience

Anesthesia Rotation / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation / Surgery Rotation / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Apply evidence-based information to inform decision making and share with patient or family.
Essential Clinical Experience

Emergency Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation / Surgery Rotation / Orthopedic 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

Vomiting and Diarrhea
Clinical Skills Sessions

Cardiac theme, review of targeted cardiac exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

Respirology theme, review of targeted respiratory examination
Clinical Skills Sessions

Abdominal theme, review of targeted abdominal exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

Review of diabetic exam
Clinical Skills Sessions

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 Clinical Skills
End-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

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

Anesthesia Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

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

EM Medical Expert (presenting problem)
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine Daily Evaluation
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

EM Medical Expert (technical skills interpretation)
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Emergency Medicine: Aids to Clinical Decision Making
e-Learning Module Completion

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation

Dermatology
Clerkship Key Feature Exam

Clerkship / Family Medicine Rotation

Family Medicine Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Family Medicine 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 Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Internal Medicine Rotation

Internal Medicine
NBME Exam (National Board of Medical Examiners)

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

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

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

Pediatrics Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Pediatrics Rotation

Pediatrics Clerkship
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Pediatrics Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatry Clerkship Clinical Placement
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Psychiatric Emergency Service
Preceptor Evaluation

Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Surgery Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

Surgery Rotation

Primary Presentations (Surgery Clerkship)
Clerkship Structured Oral Examination

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Surgery Clerkship
Clerkship Multiple Choice Question Exam

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship
Essential Clinical Experience Completion

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

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

Develop a mechanism-based approach to management of airflow obstruction.
General 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

Develop an approach to diagnostic tests as applied to the respiratory system: arterial blood gases, pulmonary function tests, chest x-rays, exercise testing.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Develop an approach to management of respiratory diseases: medications (including oxygen), behavioural modifications and population measures for prevention.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to management of respiratory pump failure.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Respirology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to the diagnosis and management of arrhythmias.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to the management of coronary artery disease.
General 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

Develop an approach to diagnostic tests as applied to the cardiovascular system: EKG, chest x-ray, echocardiogram, stress test.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Develop a mechanism-based approach to management of cardiovascular diseases: medications, behavioural modifications and population measures for prevention.
General Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Cardiology

Describe the steps in generating a research question that addresses equipoise and a gap in the scientific literature.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

Compare and contrast methodologic approaches for the production of research studies.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

Use critical appraisal skills to decide when and how to apply evidence in caring for patients, communities and populations.
Activity Objectives

Part 1 / Medical Foundation 1 / Introduction to Medicine

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

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 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 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, 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 nephrotoxic potential of certain drugs.
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

Explain the mechanisms responsible for elevation of blood pressure in the setting of renal artery stenosis.
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 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 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 basic red blood cell surface antigens (ABO, Rh) and their importance in transfusion medicine.
General 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 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

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

Develop a conceptual approach to management of venous thromboembolic disease.
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

Develop a conceptual approach to diagnosis of bleeding disorders.
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

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 will be able to discuss sexually transmitted infections.
Global 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

List and discuss indications for caesarean section.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Describe the process of fetal health surveillance in labour.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Explain the management of pregnancy after 41 weeks’ gestation.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Reproduction and Pregnancy

Discuss the appropriateness of various imaging modalities in the work-up of common clinical presentations involving the abdominal and pelvic structures.
Activity Objectives

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

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

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 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

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

Outline an approach to short stature in children including history, physical examination and basic investigations.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

Provide a differential diagnosis of short stature.
Activity Objectives

Part 3 / Medical Foundation 3 / Endocrinology

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

Recurrent interpersonal problems.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour

Addiction.
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 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

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

Identify etiological factors relevant to psychosis and delirium.
Activity Objectives

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

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 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 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

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.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Describe the anatomy associated with common soft tissue injuries and how abnormalities result in musculoskeletal problems.
General Objectives

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.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Explain how mechanical abnormalities affect function.
General Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

Discuss degenerative musculoskeletal diseases.
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.
General Objectives

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 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

Summarize the basics in immunity, inflammation and the concept of autoimmunity.
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

Compare and contrast fractures in adults and children.
Activity Objectives

Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Musculoskeletal Medicine

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 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

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

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 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

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

Describe the role of infection control in preventing the acquisition and spread of infectious diseases.
General 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

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

Recognize that drug interactions are innumerable and can occur frequently in clinical practice.
Activity Objectives

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

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 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

Review common scenarios involving urgent decision making processes encountered in the acute care setting.
General Objectives

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

Demonstrate application of subjective and objective patient information to support decision making and critical thinking in urgent care situations.
General Objectives

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

Modify treatment plans and clinical decision making skills when required with review of rationale for each scenario encountered.
General Objectives

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

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.
Global Objectives

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

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 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

Explain the presentation and management of malignant hyperthermia as an example of the hypermetabolic state
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 intravenous drugs used in the induction, maintenance and emergence of general anesthesia, including indications for use, mechanism of action, and common side effects
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

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 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 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

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

Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of evidence-based medicine and best practice guidelines and how they relate to patient care in the ED.
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

Employ the use of clinical decision rules and distinguish between patients who would be excluded from these rules and who could benefit from their use. Examples of these rules include: Risk stratification of PE (PERC, Wells, YEARS, Geneva); Head injury (Canada CT Head Rules, PECARN); C-Spine (Canada C-Spine Rules, Nexus criteria); MSK (Ottawa ankle, knee rules).
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

Participate in a care plan discussion with a patient understanding the role of shared-decision making.
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

Identify information resources for selecting diagnostic investigations for patients with common and uncommon medical problems.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Identify resources to help determine appropriate treatment options for common and uncommon medical problems.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / 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 describe and perform normal prenatal care for an uncomplicated pregnancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To construct differential diagnoses for major obstetrical and gynaecological problems.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To formulate management plans for major obstetrical and gynaecological problems.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To identify and demonstrate the management of abnormal labour.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To demonstrate an ability and approach to assessing: Normal labour; Rupture of membranes; Third Trimester Bleeding; Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To construct differential diagnoses and management plans (for gynaecologic problems presenting to the emergency room).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To formulate a post-operative management plan.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To recognize the principles and practice of prenatal diagnosis.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a complete obstetrical physical examination.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a complete gynecologic examination.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a physical examination on a labouring patient.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To demonstrate proficiency in intrapartum cervical assessment to assess labour progress.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Obstetrics and Gynecology Rotation

To perform a physical examination on a gynaecological patient presenting for emergency care.
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

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

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

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 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

Which patients with a pancreatic cyst need surgery and when?
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

Demonstrate the components of a complete abdominal examination including rectal, genital and pelvic examinations.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Relate the significance of the various component examinations: observation, auscultation, percussion, palpation as they apply to common abdominal pathologic processes. Examples: distention, visible peristalsis, high pitched or absent bowel sounds, tympany, mass, localized vs. generalized guarding and/or rebound tenderness.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Demonstrate and relate the significance of various maneuvers utilized in evaluating acute abdominal pain. Examples: iliopsoas sign, Rovsing's sign, obturator sign, Murphy's sign, cough tenderness, heel tap, cervical motion tenderness.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Develop a differential diagnosis for various patients presenting with acute abdominal pain. Differentiate based on: Location (RUQ, epigastric, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ, Flank) and Symptom complex (examples: periumbilical pain localizing to RLQ, acute onset left flank pain with radiation to the testicle etc).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Explain the rationale for utilizing various diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of abdominal pain.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Explain the rationale for utilizing various diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of abdominal pain: Laboratory: CBC, amylase, electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, glucose, urinalysis, beta-HCG, liver profile.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Explain the rationale for utilizing various diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of abdominal pain: Diagnostic imaging: Flat and upright abdominal radiographs, upright chest X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan abdomen and pelvis, GI contrast radiography, angiography.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Explain the rationale for utilizing various diagnostic modalities in the evaluation of abdominal pain: Special diagnostic/Interventional techniques: upper endoscopy, procto-sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, laparoscopy.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the differential diagnosis of inguinal pain, mass or bulge. consider hernia, adenopathy, muscular strain.
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 characteristics, typical locations, etiology and incidence of malignant melanoma.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

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

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Develop a differential diagnosis for a 20-year-old patient with breast mass and a 45- year-old patient with breast mass. Consider benign vs. malignant, abscess.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss an appropriate diagnostic evaluation for a patient with hemothorax.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

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

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss management options for pulmonary embolus: Who needs anticoagulation with heparin? Who needs lytic therapy? Who needs vena caval filter protection? Discuss the indication for open thoracotomy and pulmonary embolectomy to treat massive embolism.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the risk factors, diagnosis and management of epistaxis. Describe the indications and techniques for nasal packing.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Develop a differential diagnosis for a patient with perianal pain. (Be sure to include benign, malignant and inflammatory causes.)
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the diagnostic work-up and treatment of oliguria in the postoperative period. Include pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes (including urinary retention).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the management of postoperative chest pain.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the risks of surgical treatment and the risks of the aneurysm left untreated.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss priorities and specific goals of resuscitation for each form of shock: define goals of resuscitation; defend choice of fluids; discuss indications for transfusion; discuss management of acute coagulopathy; discuss indications for invasive monitoring; discuss use of inotropes; afterload reduction in management
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the priorities and sequence of a trauma patient evaluation (ABC's).
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Describe the early management of a major burn.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Outline the diagnosis and management of colonic volvulus, diverticular stricture, fecal impaction and obstructing colon cancer.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Surgery Rotation

Discuss the importance of such breast imaging studies as ultrasound and mammography.
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

Drug therapy (oral and topical analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, injections, narcotics, etc.) with an understanding of serious side-effects and addiction potential.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Brace, walking aid, and orthotic prescription.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Access evidence-based information/resources relevant to a clinical problem and discuss with supervisor or team.
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Anesthesia Rotation / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Internal Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation / Surgery Rotation / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Apply evidence-based information to inform decision making and share with patient or family.
Essential Clinical Experience

Clerkship / Emergency Medicine Rotation / Pediatrics Rotation / Surgery Rotation / 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

Brace, walking aid, and orthotic prescription.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Orthopedic Surgery Rotation

Drug therapy (oral and topical analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, injections, narcotics, etc.) with an understanding of serious side-effects and addiction potential.
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

Formulate an immediate and long-term management plan for the injury (fracture) including brace or cast; Indications for surgery and the general surgical principles; Rehabilitation prescription (physiotherapy, massage therapy, etc.).
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 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

Learn how to apply established and emerging principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving and other aspects of evidence-based health care.
Clerkship Objectives

Clerkship / Medical Subspecialty Selective

Outline initial diagnostic investigations for the patient’s problem(s).
Clerkship Objectives

Internal Medicine TTR / Clerkship / Internal Medicine Rotation

Understand responsibility associated with ordering investigations including: resource stewardship and high value care, awareness of range of normal, responsibility to follow-up and review results.
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

Recommend medication management, monitoring and counselling, including: Classes of psychiatric medications and their indications. Medication counselling: indications, choice, side effects, etc. Pre-medication work-up. Medication monitoring and work-up. Side effects (blood tests and physical e.g. AIMS). Metabolic syndromes and monitoring. Special populations (pediatric, geriatric, pregnancy). Acute syndromes/reactions (NMS, dystonia, serotonin syndrome, toxicity).
Clerkship Objectives

Psychiatry TTR / Clerkship / Psychiatry Rotation

Common presentations of drug toxicity
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

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.
General Objectives

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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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