January 4, 2024-January 31, 2024
Course Director
Eloho Ufomata, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
elu9@pitt.edu
Course Description
The goal of this course is to explore the interviewing process more in depth and to practice both basic and advanced skills of the medical interview, after students have clinical experience with patients.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to use interviewing skills important eliciting a medical history from patients.
- Demonstrate an ability to use interviewing skills important in developing a therapeutic relationship.
- Demonstrate an ability to interact with patients compassionately and effectively during difficult or challenging encounters.
Educational Methods
This course uses encounters with Standardized Patients to practice basic and advanced interviewing skills in a small group setting, consisting of one faculty facilitator and 5 students.
- Standardized patient encounters
- Small group sessions
- Clinical skills development
Evaluation
Evaluation is based on attendance and on faculty evaluations of performance and participation in the 4 class sessions.
Grading: Students are required to pass this course to pass the Introduction to Patient Care Block, Section 4. Grading for the block is Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory.
Requests for excused absences should be submitted here. Unexcused absences may result in grading penalties as outlined in the Policy on Absence and Attendance.