Seventh Semester Medicine

Teaching semester

Spring/Autumn

Objectives and Content

The subjects for the 7th semester give the students comprehensive knowledge about disease and injury within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat. Tuition is given in general examination techniques with the emphasis on symptom-based diagnostics and initiation of therapy.

The students will also undertake 1 week child and adolescent and 3 weeks of adult psychiatric. The students will follow the patients from admission and throughout the hospital stay or any out-patient consultations. They will be present during consultations with examination and treatment of the patients.

A start-up seminar for the preparation of a project description for the special assignment.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the subject course the student must display knowledge of:

• Symptoms and signs, diagnosis and treatment of the most important diseases and injuries within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• Symptoms and signs within the themes of neurology, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat associated to diseases within internal medical or surgical diseases.
• To define patients that can be treated as out-patients and those patients that would need referral to the specialist health service.
• Specific examinations and procedures related to diagnostics and treatment of the most important diseases and injuries within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• Mode of action and relevant side effects of frequently used drugs for treatment of the most important diseases and injuries within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• The legal requirements with emphasis on knowledge of the parts that regulate access to compulsory examination and admission to hospital.

Skills, after completion of the subject the student can:

• Conduct a targeted anamnesis and complete clinical examination in order to evaluate illness within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat.
• Diagnose and treat the most common diseases and injuries within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• Provide information about the most common diseases and relevant treatment alternatives, both in primary health care and in the specialist health service, within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.

General competence, the student must:

• Have insight into and behave in a professionally correct manner, show empathy for individuals who suffer from diseases within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• Have insight into and understand the practical meaning of the different symptoms and outcomes associated to diseases within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• Have insight into what it is like to live with a disease within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, ophthalmology and ear, nose and throat.
• Have insight into ethical issues associated to diagnosing and treatment of patients suffering from serious diseases within the themes of neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, eyes and ear, nose and throat.
• Have insight into and be able to develop attitudes that generate contact, security and confidence in the doctor-patient relationship.
• Have insight into the organisation of the health service and be able to develop good working relationships with other occupational groups.
• Have insight into the patient¿s rights.
• Have insight into the meaning of documentation and the need for justification of deviation from normal practice.

Access to the Course

Cand. med.-degree programme

Teaching Methods and Extent of Organized Teaching

Tuition will be given as lectures, patient demonstrations, team-based learning (TBL), group tuition with rehearsal of examination techniques, including examination of patients. A substantial amount of individual initiative from the students is assumed regarding rehearsal of examination techniques on each other.

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance

• Participation in practical courses and tests.
• Participation in weekly service and clinical placemnet
• Participation in case presentations
• Participation in TBL-sessions
• Participation in group seminars
  
  
  

Forms of Assessment

Digital written exam (6 hours) which include questions from all the themes for the 7th semester.

Oral/practical exam in one of the four main themes: Neurology, Psychiatry, Ear, Nose and Throat or Ophthalmology

A collective grade is given for the semester, where the written exam accounts for 70% and the oral exam accounts for 30%.

Obligatory work assignments during the semester must be approved in order to sit the semester exam.

Examination Support Material

Simple, bilingual dictionary, that must be reviewable, meaning that one of the languages must be English, or a Scandinavian language.

Course Evaluation

Written evaluation.