Foundations in Clinical Medicine
2020-2021 academic year
MEDC 30299 | 50 units
Course Type: Elective - Non-clinical

Director:
    Drs. Scott Stern, Allison Dalton   
Primary Instructor:
    Stern, Scott 0 sstern@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu  
    Dalton, Allison 0 adalton@dacc.uchicago.edu  
Contact:
Campus:
    UCMC
Location on first day:
    CPP Labs BSLC 346, 350, 354, 305, 313 and 324.
Included in Lottery:
    No
Included in MedReg:
    No
Course can be dropped:
    No
Visiting Students:
    No
Last reviewed:
    6/30/2020

Overview

The Foundations in Clinical Medicine (FICM) elective course is a seven day immersive experience designed to prepare second year students for the transition into the third year. The course uses lecture, case discussion, and problem-based learning discussion to expose students to common pathology and various specialty topics in preparation for the clerkship experience.

The course will be held from 8 AM - 5 PM July 20-28th. This course is packed with content and is intended to prepare students for a typical clinical day. Students are expected to arrive on time for each session and to remain in class throughout the day. Other than an hour for lunch, there are no scheduled breaks. Students should expect periodic homework assignments

Objectives

The FICM course has six components:

1. Clinical Thinking: In case discussions, you will learn to reason through a clinical case, incorporating the history, physical examination and laboratory testing into the differential diagnosis and management plan.

2. Data: In small group sessions, you will learn to understand and interpret common tests such as electrocardiography and chest radiography.

3. Didactics: Faculty members, residents and medical students will speak to you about important topics and resources for the third-year of medical school and beyond.

4. Management: In didactics and small group sessions, you will learn how to manage common medical emergencies including hypotension, hypoxia and advanced cardiac life support.

5. Presentations: Faculty members from surgery, pediatrics, gynecology and internal medicine will discuss techniques on how to succeed on specialty rotations.

6. Simulation: Working in small groups with case simulation, you will explore the art and science of history taking, physical examination, differential diagnoses and management of common clinical scenarios.

Evaluation

Students must also bring a laptop computer to class daily.

Up to 48 students may enroll in the course. In the event that more than 48 students would like to take the course, we will hold a lottery to determine the course participants. To facilitate course planning and to ensure that those students who are genuinely interested in taking the course may do so, we ask that students not drop the FICM course once committed to enroll.

Once committed to enroll, students will not be allowed to drop the FICM course. In the event that more than 48 students are willing to make the commitment to participate, we will hold a lottery to determine the course participants

Schedules Offered

This course is offered on a Monthly Basis during the following months:
    July

This course is not offered on a Bi-weekly (two week) Basis, or no schedule has been set at this time


SunMonTuesWedThuFriSat
AM - 8:00 - 8:00 - 8:00 - 8:00 - 8:00 - -
PM - -5:00 -5:00 -5:00 -5:00 -5:00 -

Schedule Notes

8 AM - 5 PM July 20-24 and July 27 and 28, 2020

Course Eligibility and Prerequisites

Max enrollment

48

Eligibility

    Third Year


Prerequisites

    None