Second Semester Medicine
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 8
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- MED2
- Number of semesters
- 2
- Teaching language
- Norwegian
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course consists of two parts:
- An introduction to the Norwegian health care system, which includes patient contact and communication
- The human musculoskeletal system
- The human musculoskeletal system
- Examination techniques of the human musculoskeletal l system
- Patient contact and communication
The course consists of the following modules:
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
After completing the course, the student will know:
- The core structure of the Norwegian health care system
- The concepts of professionalism and professional maturation, and their relevance to the medical education and the role of the doctor
- The structure and function of the human musculoskeletal system, including surface anatomy
Skills:
After completing the course, the student will able to:
- Understand the division between the primary and specialist health care systems
- Carry out a professional conversation with a patient about disease and health experiences
- Conduct a basic clinical examination of the musculoskeletal system
General competence:
After completing the course, the student will be able to behave in a professional and dignified manner, in practice within the health care system and when conducting examinations of the musculoskeletal system.
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching Methods and Extent of Organized Teaching
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
Forms of Assessment
Assessment:
The assessment in MED2 consists of 2 parts:
1) A written assignmnent in the Patient Contact module.
2) A 2 hour written exam in the musculoskeletal system module.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Grading Scale
Reading List
Course Evaluation
Written evaluation using electronic/digital evaluation tool.
Regular meetings between course coordinators and the student representatives.