CSKL 1350

Doctoring I

Required of all first-year students. Doctoring I is a course designed to begin the process of transformation of the medical student into a physician. This course, which spans the first year of medical school, introduces clinical skills including professionalism, communication, and physical examination performance. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes appropriate to the level of first year students. Important issues related to professional standards, medical ethics, and social issues are addressed. Through lectures by clinicians, small group activities, preceptorships in and integrated grand rounds students begin to experience clinical problem solving. Students will learn in physician office settings both individually and in small groups with standardized patients and actual patients. Through course work and service learning activities students will experience working with interprofessional teams. Additionally students will begin the process of self-reflection as part of beginning to consider their future careers in medicine

Units: 20.0