Practice of Medicine III

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Syllabus

Course Meeting Dates and Times: Occurs from 8:30- 4:10* on the following dates:
  7/28, 9/22, 11/17 1/26, 3/22, 5/24
*note- DPS 3 is from 2:10-4:10


Course Director:  Name: Matthew Mintz, MD      E-mail: mmintz@mfa.gwu.edu
   Phone: 202-741-2194   


Course Coordinator: Name: Jonathan Kirk E-mail: msdjrk@gwumc.edu
   Phone: 202-994-5431     
 
  
Course Overview:
The purpose of this course is to understand principles of professional behavior; to reinforce psychosocial, behavioral, and ethical objectives introduced in POM I & II within the context of the real life experiences encountered by students during their clerkships; and to teach students to be lifelong, self-directed learners through further development of problem-solving skills, research and the practice of evidence-based medicine.

The material covered includes challenging situations encountered on clinic clerkships including professionalism, the learning environment, cultural barriers, conflicts of interest, burnout, and health care financing.

Curriculum Interface:
This course contributes to the following curriculum objectives:
Medical Knowledge I.5,7; Patient Care II.4,7; Interpersonal and Communication Skills III.1, 5, 7, 8; Practice Based Learning and improvement IV.2,3,5, 6; Systems Based Practice V.1,3,4,6,7,8; and Professionalism VI.1,2,3,4,5.  The full GW Curriculum can be found on the school’s web site at http://www.gwumc.edu/smhs/academic/medicine/curriculum/goals.html

Course Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, each student should be able to:
1.  Formulate strategies to use when unprofessional behavior and elements of the "hidden" curriculum occur
2. Formulate strategies that deliver comprehensive health care with cultural humility- recognizing disparities and one's own personal biases.
3.  Explain how health care financing, health care policy, and medical malpractice effect the delivery of health care in the United States
4.  Practice techniques to maintain appropriate personal and professional balance
5.  Practice appropriate responses to challenging situations and ethical dilemmas encountered frequently in clinical practice
6.  Apply diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in both common and life-threatening clinical situations
7.  Prepare a report that synthesizes scholarly research completed during the clinical years
8.  Recognize conflicts of interest in the medical profession

Required Materials: None

Course Requirements, Deadlines, and Grading Values:
1. Completion of all pre-session surveys, due 1 day before each session
2. Completion of all post-session surveys, due 1 week after each session
3. Attendance at all sessions
4. Scholarly project:  topic due 2/15/12, outline 6/15/12, final due 2/15/13


Grading:
How grades will be determined:  Pass/Fail
Honor Code:
All examinations, papers, and other graded work products and assignments are to be completed in conformance with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Honor Code.

Class Schedule

Session and Date Topics for Discussion

Session 1: 7/28/11                     Professionalism and Learning Environment

Session 2: 9/22/11                      Sociocultural Medicine 

Session 3: 11/17/11                    Health Care Policy/Day on the Hill

Session 4: 1/26/12                      Conflict of interest- Pharmaceutical industry
 
Session 5: 3/22/12                      Personal and Professional Balance

Session 6: 5/24/12                      Business and Medicine


 
Absences and make up assignments:
Since there are only six sessions for POM3, attendance is critical.  Recognizing that sometimes emergencies do occur, if you do miss a session, you will need to complete a make-up assignment.  Missing more than one session, even with the completion of a make up assignment, will cause you to fail the course.
If you miss one session you must:
1. Notify Dr. Mintz via email as soon as you know
2. Complete the pre-session survey as soon as possible (you do not need to do the post-session survey)
3. Prior to the following POM3 session, you need to write a 5-7 page paper (12 point font, double spaced) regarding the topic at hand.  This can be a literature review, a study proposal, a reflective paper or commentary (or some combination).  

 

 

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