Principles of Clinical Medicine III

Introduction of clinical skills focusing on the targeted history and physical examination. Incorporation of examination skills and viscerosomatic findings related to the renal, endocrine, genitourinary, and hematologic systems into the physical examination sequence. Breast, pelvic and male genitourinary exams taught using task trainers as well as Clinical Breast and Genitourinary Teaching Associates. Small group and interactive techniques involving standardized patients, peer-to-peer instruction and role-play are used as the main learning methods. Standardized patient encounters (SPED) are incorporated into this course monthly, on average, to assess student knowledge and skills development, based on the targeted examination format.The term ends with a summative standardized patient encounter to assess readiness to move to the spring OMS-2 term.