English program – second year

Introduction in Clinical Medicine

Lecturer: Prof. László Kalabay MD PhD
Institute: Department of Family Medicine
Duration: One semester, practicals: 12×2.5 hours/semester
Exam: Written test (for coursework mark)
Credit value: 2 credit points
Minimum/maximum group size: 55/180
Course material:

• Development of professional consciousness.
• Most frequent diseases in the clinical department and the general practitioner’s office. Case reports.
• Referral of patients. The medical consultation.
• Communication with the patient and his/her relatives. The role of the family in the treatment of and care for acute and chronic diseases.
• Effective cooperation with patients. Means to improve compliance.
• The importance of disease prevention.
• Team work in medicine.
• Overview of the research activity at the clinical department. Raising interest in participating.

Lecture