Clinical Skills 2

Catalog description

The goal of this course series is to prepare students to be able to perform appropriate, high - quality osteopathic history and physical examinations. The first course will stress interview techniques, appropriate interactions with a variety of patient behav iors including the difficult patient, and developing a consistent approach to performing a focused and complete history. In addition, students will be instructed to correlate knowledge in gross anatomy, awareness of surface anatomy and to correlate this k nowledge with patient complaints. Over the two semesters, students will develop proficiency in acknowledging the patient, interviewing to obtain a thorough and pertinent history, understanding the use of screening versus focused exams, using basic diagnost ic equipment, skillfully performing a physical examination, integrating the structural exam into the classical "visceral" exam, and documenting the examination findings. Students will have ample opportunity to practice these skills. These courses provide an overview of ethical principles in clinical practice and research, as well as an introduction to legal policies germane to today’s healthcare setting. Clinical cases and situations are discussed in terms of the rights of the patient and obligations of the physician. These courses serve as an introduction to medical informatics and the resources available through the Touro University Nevada library