October 17, 2022-December 15, 2022
Course Director
Andrew Klein, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
kleinaj@upmc.edu
Course Director
Allie Dakroub, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
dakroubah@upmc.edu
Course Description
This course is dedicated to teaching the art and science of performing a physical examination.
Course Goals:
- To learn the techniques of the physical examination.
- To practice these techniques in the setting of a normal physical examination.
- To develop an orderly approach to performing a complete physical examination.
- To begin to differentiate between a screening physical examination and a more focused examination, and when each type of examination is indicated.
- To understand how to use instruments, including an oto-ophthalmoscope, stethoscope, reflex hammer, and tuning fork.
Educational Methods
- Lectures
- Didactic sessions
- Small-group practice sessions
- Standardized-patient examinations
- Quizzes
Evaluation
Evaluation for this course is based on effort and preparation for the physical examination sessions, and on the score on the checklist used to evaluate the standardized patient examination session (must score 90% or above). There are five weekly quizzes. Students who do NOT receive a cumulative score of 80% on quizzes are asked to take and pass a final exam.
Grading: Students are required to pass this course to pass the Introduction to Patient Care Block, Section 1. Grading for the block is Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.