CODO 5251 - The Complete Doctor I

3 credit hours

This course is taught by the Department of Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Community Health, with guest content experts as appropriate. The course introduces the student to skills used in clinical practice including professionalism, medical ethics, communication skills, and all aspects of the physical examination. Also included in the course are preventive medicine topics, public and community health curriculum, and human sexuality from a life cycle model. Growth, development, and healthcare from birth through adolescence. Examination, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as etiology and symptomatology of disease, are emphasized. Acute and chronic conditions are taught. Both ambulatory and critical care topics are included. Curricular content in pediatrics extends through clinical rotations in the third and fourth years. Topics on behavioral sciences, death and dying, and substance abuse are included. Small group sessions, the use of videotaping of patient simulations, the teaching with standardized patients, and community clinical exposure are some of the unique and effective means of delivery of this curriculum.