ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL EDUCATION
PRETEST
(Note: This has to be refined and updated by the Faculty.)
PART I
DIRECTIONS: Each question below contains 4 to 5 suggested answers. Choose the one best answer to each question.
1. The primary mission of the ROJMHAS is to:
A. Promote health development of the Region
B. Produce more physicians for the Region
C. Earn more money
D. Sustain the legacy of the founder
E. Produce physician-subspecialists
2. The achievement of the mission of the ROJMHAS is dependent on the:
A. Administration
B. Faculty
C. Students
D. Community
E. All of the above
3. The medical curriculum of the ROJMHAS utilizes which learning approach(es)?
A. Problem-based
B. Outcome-based / Competency-based
C. Community-oriented-based
D. Self-directed
E. All of the above
4. Evaluation of the students of ROJMHAS is based on:
A. Learning objectives
B. Attitude
C. Discipline
D. Academics
E. All of the above
5. To be a certified physician, a person must have:
A. 3 years of medical schooling
B. 2 years of internship
C. Taken the Philippine Board of Medicine exam
D. None of the above
E. All of the above
6. Part of planning includes:
A. Implementing
B. Evaluating
C. Improving
D. Doing a situational analysis
E. Organizing people
7. The mother of all foundations in handling any kind of responsibilities of a physician is:
A. Diagnosis
B. Treatment
C. Management
D. Planning
E. Evaluation
8. The most effective learning strategy is:
A. Reading and reflecting
B. Listening and reflecting
C. Looking and reflecting
D. Doing, feeling, and reflecting
E. Discussing and reflecting
9. The learning is said to be present after:
A. Passing an examination
B. Demonstrating skills in doing something
C. Studying something either by reading, listening, and looking
D. A change in competency sustained over a period of time
E. A change in behavior
10. The most important criterion of a satisfactory digital slide for presentation is:
A. Clarity
B. Beauty
C. Not jampacked
D. Using hi-tech machines
E. Using technicolor
11. Which agency can authorize the operation of a college of medicine or medical school in the Philippines?
A. Department of Culture and Sports
B. Commission on Higher Education
C. Association of Philippine Medical Colleges
D. Professional Regulation Commission
E. Department of Health
PART II
DIRECTIONS: Each question below contains four suggested answers of which one or more is correct. Choose the answer:
A if 1, 2, and 3 are correct.
B if 1 and 3 are correct.
C if 2 and 4 are correct.
D if 4 is correct.
E if 1, 2, 3, and 4 are correct.
1. Feedback is:
1. Criticism
2. Compliment
3. Grading the performance of somebody
4. A way of learning
2. In independent study, the students
1. Learn on their own
2. Formulate their own methods of evaluation
3. Formulate their own learning objectives
4. Formulate their own learning strategies
3. In self-directed learning, the students
1. Learn on their own
2. Formulate their own methods of evaluation
3. Formulate their own learning objectives
4. Formulate their own learning strategies
4. In problem-based learning, the students
1. are challenged with a problem which they have not encountered before
2. derive their learning in the process of working toward the resolution of a problem
3. develop problem-solving skills
4. develop self-directed learning skills
5. Which of the following pathophysiological processes occur in periodontal disease?
1. Inflammation of the gums (gingivitis)
2. Detachment of gums from tooth
3. Pus formation in deepening sulci
4. Destruction of bone and loosening of tooth
6. Which of the following statements on epidemiology of dental health problem in the Philippines is/are valid?
1. The most common cause of toothache is inflammation and infection of the teeth.
2. For every painful tooth due for extraction, two productive days are lost.
3. No community in the Philippines is free from dental disease.
4. Dental caries and periodontal disease individually outranked the combined rates of the five leading causes of morbidity in the Philippines.
7. Which of the following statements on dental caries is/are valid?
1. Dental caries is a microbial disease of the calcified tissues of the teeth.
2. Dental caries is characterized by demineralization of the inorganic portion and destruction of the organic substance of the tooth.
3. Dental caries is the most prevalent chronic disease affecting humans without any predilection for age, sex, race, or socioeconomic status.
4. Dental caries is more common than periodontal diseases.
8. Which of the following statements on causative factors of dental caries is/are valid?
1. The specific causative microorganism is Streptococcus mutans.
2. The hosts are the teeth and periodontium.
3. The substrate is sugar, particularly, sucrose.
4. Time is determined by the period between ingestion of sugar and clearance to render the pH level of the saliva acidic.
9. Which of the following statements on global health trends is/are valid?
1. The life expectancy in 1998 has increased to about 70 years as compared to that before 1950 (about 50 years).
2. The communicable diseases still predominate in the underdeveloped and developing countries.
3. The chronic, noncommunicable diseases predominate in the developed countries.
4. Mental disorders is a prevalent problem in developed countries and population with increased life expectancy.
10. Which of the following statements regarding the 1999 health indices of Bicol Region as compared to the national health indices is/are valid?
1. The top two leading causes of morbidity in Bicol are respiratory diseases (no.1 ) and diarrheas (no. 2) compared to diarrheas (no. 1) and respiratory diseases (no. 2) in the national statistics.
2. The top two leading causes of mortality in Bicol are heart (no. 1) and respiratory diseases (no. 2) compared to respiratory (no.1) and cardiovascular diseases (no. 2) in the national statistics.
3. The leading cause of infant mortality rate is respiratory which is also the top cause in the national statistics.
4. The top two causes of maternal mortality rate are hemorrhage (no. 1) and hypertension-related complications (no. 2) compared to hypertension-related complications (no. 1) and hemorrhage (no. 2) in the national statistics.
11. Which of the following statements on the evidence of ancient medicine is/are valid?
1. Our knowledge about disease and medicine in past cultures come primarily from the study of textual sources, artistic representations, and human remains.
2. Paleopathology which is the study of skeletal remains and extant soft tissue is the most revealing about past cultures.
3. Textual evidence such as the Homeric writings and Egyptian medical papyri provide useful information concerning medicine, cultural values regarding disease and medical treatment, as well as patterns of disease.
4. Verbal sources are most reliable because they are transmitted from one generation to another.
12. Beside problem-solving skills, the following are other educational objectives of problem-based learning:
1. Structuring of knowledge for use in clinical context
2. Increased motivation for learning
3. Easy recall because of learning in the clinical or functional context
4. Acquisition of an integrated body of knowledge related to the problem
13. What kinds of interactions/activities are considered acceptable in small group discussion?
1. Facilitator (moderator or faculty) usually lectures to a small group of audience (members or students).
2. Members or students perform most of the exchange of ideas and information.
3. Facilitator (moderator or faculty) does most of the talking.
4. Members or students do problem-solving and critical thinking.
14. Based on the policies and standards of medical education in the Philippines, which of the following statements on student promotion and disqualification is/are valid?
1. A student who failed in at least forty percent (40%) of his total annual load, by hours, at any year level is considered debarred and shall be dropped from the rolls of the college of medicine.
2. A student who fails in the same subject twice in any year level is automatically debarred from the school.
3. No degree shall be conferred upon a student unless he has taken the last two (2) curriculum years of the medicine course in the college which is to confer the degree.
4. Violations of school rules and regulation are ground for nonpromotion and disqualification.
Part III. Matching
Match the health indices terms with their appropriate definitions.
A. Crude Birth rate
B. Crude Death Rate
C. Infant Mortality Rate
D. Maternal Mortality Rate
E. Population Growth Rate
1. Ratio of the number of deaths occurring within one year to the mid-year population
2. Ratio of total number of live births in a given population during the year to the mid-year population during a given period
3. No. of maternal deaths during pregnancy per 1000 livebirths x 100
4. No. of infant deaths per 1000 livebirths x 100
5. Measure of the annual growth in population stock caused by births and deaths and international migration using the censal years as reference period
PART IV
DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions as concisely as possible.
1. Enumerate the seven general competencies expected of a graduate of ROJMHAS.
2. Illustrate through a diagram the "Management" framework/foundation that can be used in managing responsibilities of a physician.
3. Illustrate through a diagram the "How to Study" framework/foundation that can be utilized by a physician in studying medicine.
4. Diagram the basic steps and processes in the clinical management of a patient illustrating the four functions of a physician.
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