Course transitions students from a screening history and physical exam without a chief complaint to a problem focused history and physical exam with a chief complaint. Emphasis is on generating differential diagnoses, obtaining a problem focused history and physical exam, oral presentation skills and documentation utilizing the SOAP format. Students will gain experience in formulating diagnostic and treatment plans. There will be three interactive Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and two individual OSCEs. Students will conduct a focused history and exam on a standardized patient and write a SOAP note for each OSCE. Additionally, they will complete a self-assessment after watching a tape of their proctor-observed standardized patient exam, write a SOAP note after the encounter, and give an oral presentation to the proctor. The student will receive immediate feedback on their performance.
0.5 credits