[For students who entered the MD Program prior to 2018-2019, this course is known as "Concepts, Patients and Communities (CPC) 2"]
Course Director: Dr. Evelyn Rozenblyum
Course Duration: Weeks 37 through 52
CPC 3 takes place during weeks 37-52 of the 72-week Foundations Curriculum. CPC 3 is the last of the three CPC courses that employ the organizing structure of the human body’s physiological systems to offer students an integrated approach to clinical medicine. CPC 3 includes body systems that are responsible for movement, sensation, cognition and behaviour in humans encompassing both normal and diseased states. It is further divided into 4 sections: Musculoskeletal (3 weeks); Neurologic (6 weeks); Psychiatric (4 weeks); and Special Senses (3 weeks).
Overall, CPC 3 provides students with:
- Integration of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management and/or prevention of diseases of the systems described above with a focus on patient-centred clinical cases allowing students to develop clinical reasoning skills
- Integration of the foundational, social sciences, and humanities learned throughout the CPC courses to promote the development of cognitive integration skills
- Development of an expanding skill set of professional behaviours between students, teaching staff and patients
Patient-centred clinical cases are used to bring together foundational disciplines relevant to the study and practice of medicine, in a manner that promotes their cognitive integration by students. Each course week has its own objectives and assessments that contribute to the overall course objectives and final assessment, as well as to student achievement of the MD program’s key and enabling competencies.