Practice of Medicine 2
Module Description
This longitudinal module is designed to integrate theoretical knowledge with essential clinical skills early in medical education. This module systematically develops students' abilities in patient assessment, history taking, physical examination, communication, and ethical decision-making, laying the groundwork for their future clinical practice. Through interactive workshops, simulated and real patient encounters, and reflective practice, students will begin to cultivate the core competencies necessary for patient care. The module emphasizes the importance of professionalism, patient-centered communication, and the basics of clinical reasoning, preparing students for their subsequent clinical rotations, and fostering a lifelong commitment to excellence in medicine.
Module Goals
To perform a hypothesis-directed medical history and contextual physical examination
To identify and interpret abnormal diagnostic auscultatory findings
To employ common approaches to clinical reasoning and apply to clinical scenarios
To communicate patient findings and clinical reasoning via clear, logical written documentation
To develop familiarity with appropriate utilization of the electronic health record
To begin using advanced communication and interpersonal skills in medical interviewing
Apply concepts in medical ethics to clinical scenarios
Module Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, students will:
Formulate a complete, comprehensive, and/or problem-oriented accurate medical history incorporating skillful communication techniques and clinical reasoning skills.
MEPO 1: Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their conditions through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests 
MEPO 8: Apply knowledge of the biomedical sciences to care for patients
MEPO 19: Communicate effectively with patients, families, and caregivers across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds 
Perform a comprehensive and contextual physical examination of a patient appropriate to the patient’s clinical scenario
MEPO 1: Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their conditions through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests 
Formulate a differential diagnosis, summary statement, assessment and preliminary plan based on information gleaned from the history and physical examination.
MEPO 2: Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 
MEPO 3: make informed decisions about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions
MEPO 8: Apply knowledge of the biomedical sciences to care for patients
MEPO 9: Apply established and emerging principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based health care 
Demonstrate some advanced communication skills, including triadic interviewing and discussing Advanced Directives
MEPO 5: Counsel and educate patients and their families so that they can participate in their care and enable shared decision making
MEPO 11: Apply principles of social-behavioral sciences to the delivery of healthcare
MEPO 19: Communicate effectively with patients, families, and caregivers across a broad range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds 
Demonstrate the professional attributes required for effective patient-physician and interprofessional relationships
MEPO 16: Exhibit the behaviors of honesty, integrity, and respect in interactions with peers, staff, faculty, and patients. 
MEPO 17: Evaluate one’s personal, professional and educational needs through reflection and utilize resources to meet those needs
MEPO 18: Employ strategies for seeking, receiving, acting upon, and delivering feedback 
MEPO 20: Communicate effectively with colleagues within one's profession or specialty, other health professionals, and health related agencies 
MEPO 21: Maintain comprehensive, timely medical records 
Navigate a simulated electronic health record to extract, interpret, and document clinical information
MEPO 20: Communicate effectively with colleagues within one's profession or specialty, other health professionals, and health related agencies 
MEPO 21: Maintain comprehensive, timely medical records 
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