Clinical Medicine
SMD 8130
Module Directors: Amanda Bell, M.D., Family Medicine; and Gregory Toussaint, M.D., Pediatrics
Module Description: The longitudinal Clinical Medicine Foundations module is the intersection of clinical skills and patient care. This module is comprised of 4 dimensions – Upstream Medicine, Clinical Skills, Professional Skills, and Interprofessional Engagement (IPE).
Upstream Medicine — This introduces students to the population-level social determinates of health, health disparities, health economics and insurance, prevention and health promotion, and the value of community resources for health improvement.
Clinical Skills — This module enables students to apply their increasing knowledge to the interview and physical exam of the patient. With early use of simulated patients and engaged learner techniques with peers and preceptors, students gain experience in the basics of clinical medicine. Throughout the first twenty months, students periodically interact with a wide variety of volunteer and standardized patients in increasingly more complex, real world scenarios cumulating in objective structured clinical examinations as preparation for Doctoring Phase clerkship rotations.
Professional Skills — This series of sessions primarily focuses on professional identity formation for medical students, including development of the skills and attributes of professionalism. Emphasis is given to what it means to be a physician, including the writing of a physician mission statement. Sessions will also address communication skills, personal well-being and resilience, cultural proficiency, leadership, and several behavioral medicine topics.
Alignment of WrightCurriculum Educational Objectives to the Module Learning Goals
Boonshoft SOM Educational Objectives
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Code |
What competencies will this unit address? |
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Foundational Knowledge – Medical Knowledge |
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1.2 |
Describe the determinants of health |
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Application – Patient Care (Clinical Skills) |
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2.1 |
Conduct patient interviews and physical examinations |
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2.3 |
Propose evidence-based health maintenance and therapeutic options |
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Integration – Systems-Based Practice |
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3.1 |
Connect knowledge of patient populations and health delivery processes in making diagnoses and therapeutic recommendations |
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3.2 |
Advocate for the humane, just, safe and prudent care of persons |
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3.3 |
Adapt to the complex economic and social structure of health care delivery |
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Human Dimension – Personal and Interpersonal Development |
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4.4 |
Deliver effective patient presentations and document accurately in the medical record |
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4.5 |
Communicate and work effectively with others |
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4.6 |
Demonstrate leadership skills in a variety of settings |
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Caring/Valuing – Professionalism |
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5.3 |
Value and behave in a manner consistent with the highest ethical standards of the profession |
Module-Level Objectives
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Code |
What are the module-level objectives for this module? |
Boonshoft SOM Objectives |
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LO1 |
Identify and describe the individual and population-level biopsychosocial determinants of health and how these determinants influence population health status |
1.2 |
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LO2 |
Recognize population-level health disparities that may impact access to healthcare, care of patients, and patient outcomes |
1.2 |
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LO3 |
Conduct patient interviews [and physical examinations] |
2.1 |
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LO4 |
Explain the three levels of prevention and the role of health promotion in increasing the health status of patients and populations |
2.3 |
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LO5 |
Identify and differentiate the roles of clinical healthcare delivery and public health within a population health framework |
3.1 |
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LO6 |
Identify and explain population health goals |
3.1 |
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LO7 |
Describe the value of community resources available for the care of patients |
3.1 |
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LO8 |
Identify contextual factors that affect the health status of an individual patient or population |
3.2 |
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LO9 |
Describe the legal and economic structure of the U.S. healthcare system |
3.3 |
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LO10 |
Present patient history [and physical findings] in an organized format |
4.4 |
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LO11 |
Document patient history [and physical findings] in an organized format |
4.4 |
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LO12 |
Communicate clearly and empathetically in both written and verbal venues |
4.5 |
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LO13 |
Identify characteristics of, and contribute to, the development of a high functioning team |
4.6 |
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LO14 |
Demonstrate respect for the human condition |
5.3 |
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LO15 |
Demonstrate the highest standards of individual and team-based ethical behavior that is patient-centered, culturally sensitive, and socially just |
5.3 |
