Practice of Medicine I

Catalog description

The Practice of Medicine (POM) course is a longitudinal course that takes place during phase one of our curriculum that is designed to bridge the foundational and clinical sciences. The key components of bedside diagnosis are instituted in conjunction with each foundational science module in the first academic year. Students build upon core clinical skills that include the following: - medical interviewing, motivational interviewing, and communication skills that reinforce patient-centered care, establish the doctor-patient relationship, and gather information - adult and child physical examinations - verbal and written documentation of all elements gathered from history-taking and physical examinations - clinical reasoning to formulate an assessment from gathered data and generate a tiered differential diagnosis - interprofessional skills and building effective working relationship