This course is a continuation of EM 1124. As a summary course, this class develops and applies the process of clinical decision making. This course is designed to accompany the patient assessment, pathophysiology, and life span development courses. Clinical rotations focus on the development of history taking and patient assessment skills. This course is designed to accompany the cardiology and respiratory, trauma, Medical 1 and Medical 2 courses.
Clinical rotations focus on the development of psychomotor skills and integrative skills.
This course is designed to accompany Medical 3 and the assessment-based lab course. Clinical rotations focus on treatment of special patient populations and special clinical situations. The summative field evaluation determines if the student is competent to serve as an entry-level clinician. Field rotations place the student in the role of team leader for all calls and expect students to integrate history taking, physical examination, and cognitive knowledge into the total management of the patient. Comprehensive examinations evaluate the candidate's knowledge base and psychomotor skills.