Professional Development Elective (4 to 8 Credit Hours)

Catalog description

This elective course is designed to provide medical students in their third and fourth year of training an opportunity to explore healthy adult behaviors. The sessions are designed to engage students in topics related to personal health and wellbeing and to allow students to explore the physical, psychological, and social changes that occur throughout in adulthood. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to do the following: Describe the psychological, cognitive and social developmental aspects of adulthood, including Erikson’s stages, Understand the psychological and psychosocial challenges of adulthood through case-based discussion and reflection, Explore relevant coping strategies associated challenges of the adulthood and be able to differentiate those that promote wellness, Describe the importance of a mentoring relationship in personal and career development Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 4 Contact Hours: 1 Repeatability: May be repeated for credit one time. Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Audit College Restrictions: Medical College of Georgia Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Schedule Type (Additional): Seminar-Small Group Click here for the Schedule of Classes.