Course Director: Dr. Jennifer Sy
Course Duration: Weeks 53 through 61
LC takes place during weeks 53-61 of the 72-week Foundations Curriculum. The LC course is organized by clinical disciplines as opposed to body systems, and covers the human life span including, reproduction, life stages and palliative care. This course is an opportunity to integrate and apply topics that have been previously covered in the curriculum. LC is divided into the following sections: Gynecology and Sex and Gender Based Medicine (2 weeks); Obstetrics (2 weeks); Neonate and Infant, Child, Adolescent (3 weeks); and Geriatrics and Palliative Care (2 weeks).
Overall, LC provides students with:
- Application of basic medical science knowledge with the clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and/or prevention of diseases in the clinical disciplines described above with an emphasis on a symptoms-based approach and the development of clinical reasoning skills
- Integration of foundational medical science with social sciences and humanities to enhance knowledge, skills, and attitudes in providing patient- and family-centred care
- Further development of professional attitudes and behaviours among students and 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.