Name of the subject: Family Medicine Credits: 2 Number of lessons – 20: lectures: 0; practices: 12; seminars: 8 Type of the course (mandatory/elective): mandatory |
Academic year: 2022/2023 |
Code of the course1: AOKCSA957_1A (new code!) |
Head of the Department: Prof. Dr. Peter Torzsa M.D. Ph.D. Contact details: H- 1085 Budapest, Stáhly u. 7-9. Phone: +36-1-355-8530 Tutor: Adam Becze, M.D., becze.adam@med.semmelweis-univ.hu |
Aim of the subject and its place in the curriculum: Health care is based on the family practice system in many countries, General Practitioners are the gatekeepers in most healthcare systems. It will be introduced on a one-to-one tutoring basis that family care, the GP’s work is an integrating profession. Medical students will be given an insight into the ways of approaching holistic, complex bio-psycho-social and somatic problems, prevention and the differential diagnostics of frequent diseases. The aim is to show them through certain patient cases how and when to apply the basic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and tools, how to develop the patient-doctor relationship, improve communication skills or work with short interventions. |
Location of the course (lecture hall, practice room, etc.): |
Competencies gained upon the successful completion of the subject: Preventive approach, screening |
Prerequisite(s) for admission to the subject: Internal medicine propaedeutics, Pharmacology I, Laboratory medicine |
Minimum and maximum number of students registering for the course: |
How to register for the course: To register for the course in the ’Neptun’ system |
Detailed thematic of the course2: Seminars – topics Practices The case discussion may include a frequent task in primary care and provides an opportunity to discuss the diagnostic, differential diagnostic and therapeutic ways and possibilities in the following topics: Patient got ‘caught’ in screening procedures |
Potential overlap(s) with other subjects: Internal medicine |
Policy regarding the attendance and making up absences: It’s compulsory for the student to attend 75 percent of the training sessions. It means 2 days of the practice and 3 seminars at least. Absence must be re-scheduled by the assigned GP tutor, please contact them. |
Means of assessing the students’ progress during the semester4: During training the tutor evaluates the skills of the student, provide a feedback on attitude and professional knowledge. |
Requirement for acknowledging the semester (signature): It’s compulsory for the student to attend at least 75 percent of the training sessions. |
Type of the examination: – (practical mark) Compiling a 3,000-6,000 character long case study based on one of the topics given in advance. A relevant study, article from professional literature, or a guideline, a recommendation should be included (e.g. concerning a certain diagnostic problem, a therapy decision, a screening recommendation, a guideline/protocol applied for the specific case). (60%) |
Requirements5: Composing a case study at least 3000 and maximum 6000 characters (without spaces) about an examined patient based on the following topics: Required parts of the case presentation: |
Type and method of grading6: Assessment and grading of the course: with a 1 to 5 practical mark: Assessment of the case study is based on the following: |
How to register for the exam: – (practical mark) |
Opportunities to retake the exam: In accordance with the Studies and Exams Code. One can re-write the essay once. |