This course bridges the pre-clerkship curriculum with the clerkship curriculum that begins in late March of Year Two. The aim of this course is to provide knowledge and hands-on training to enable students to function competently and confidently in the hospital-based clerkships from day one. Topics include practical procedural skills; ethical, legal and professionalism issues in medicine; accessing and interpreting the medical literature; interacting with other health care providers; and basic EKG, radiology and ophthalmology skills.
Course Goals
By the end of this course, the students will be able to:
- Interact appropriately and effectively with patients in the hospital setting as part of a team.
- Face serious illness with competence, confidence and compassion.
- Perform specific procedures safely and interpret findings competently.
- Manage information and seek appropriate evidence sources to solve clinical problems.
- Make well-reasoned, evidence-based and patient-centered diagnostic decisions.
- Summarize, present and document clinical cases effectively.
Course Director
Course Co-Director
Contact
Terri Hennel
Program Administrator
Email: thennel1@jhmi.edu
Time Commitment and Course Length
The course runs for three full weeks. The schedule for this course includes a number of activities, including simulations, procedure training, hospital-based precepting and small-group discussions. Students are generally working in college groupings and the actual schedule can vary.
Typical weekly schedule for Transition to Wards:
Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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8 AM | Basic Life Support | Medical Documentation | IV Theraph (Classroom and Partial Task Traners) |
Medicolegal Case Discussions in Small Group | |
9 AM | |||||
Chest Radiography | |||||
10 AM | Professionalism Debates | ||||
Team-Based Learning Interpreting EKG | |||||
11 AM | |||||
12 PM | |||||
1 PM | Team Communications in Sim Center | Library Resources in Learning Studio | Acute Care Simulations in Sim Center | Fundus Exam in Sim Center | Interprofessional Shadowing with Hospital Staff |
2 PM | |||||
3 PM | Phlebotomy Training with Partial Task Traners | Hospital Precepted Clinical Skills | |||
4 PM |
Year Two Courses
Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four