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Here you are, taking one more step towards the dream, a new start is a new chance, use it well …

Personally, my experience wasn’t perfect, that’s to say, so I’ll explain the good part only, beginning by the question… what should I gain in this year? And what goals to achieve?

For me:

1. Learn, be a better scientist. 2. Meet new people, friends and acquaintances. 3. Feel with people, be a better HUMAN.

That’s in a brief, now moving to practical details…

The 1st course to start with: Clinical and communication skills (MED411)

- Credit hours: 9. - Grading: 20% evaluation, 80% final MCQ exam. - Reference: Macleod’s clinical examination.

Duties: 4 weeks; - Week 1: Lectures from 8 am to 3 pm, in the red hall, about clinical skills for organ systems

(history taking and physical examination). Make sure to make benefit out of these lectures as they’ll be your reference for the rest of the year.

- Week 2: 8 am – 12 pm: Departments duties (to be explained later on). 1 pm – 3 pm: Lectures in the red hall, describing in brief the specialties to be studied in later years.

- Week 3 & 4: Only department duties form 8 am to 12 pm.

** Department duties (to be applied to all clinical courses):

Internal medicine and Surgery:

8:00-10:00 : Write a case; Apply learned knowledge during the first week by writing down a clinical history of a patient from the desired department.

10:00-12:00 : Instructor physician comes by and holds an open discussion about written cases, there is no specific material to cover.

Pediatrics:

8:00-9:00 morning report; a case presented by 6th year students is discussed, or a specific topic is discussed with seniors.

9:00-10:00 : Write a case.

10:00-12:00 : Instructor physician comes by and holds an open discussion about written cases, there is no specific material to cover.

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- Grading:

Evaluation gives 20% of the grade, given principally upon attendance, attendance is very important during the following year as a whole.

Final exam: 80%; MCQ exam, and here’s …

- how to prepare:

the Package: a full package of sheets already written and sheets to be written by your batch, this

is most important, make sure to finish it, start studying it from week 1, very useful for other academic purposes along with exam purposes.

Macleod’s: A very valuable book, whether for this course itself or for subsequent courses (internal

and pediatrics), try to accomplish as much of it as you can, CVS, RS and GIS being your priority areas.

Past papers: Can’t be over-emphasized; for the whole 4th year and later, try to comprehend

questions and information mentioned among them.

MED411 Summary: attend all course, study the package, Past papers, Macleod’s and get the most out of it!

- Course name: General Surgery (1) (MED412)

- Credit hours: 9.

- Grading: 10% evaluation, 45% OSCE and mini-OSCE, 45% final exam.

- References: Browse introduction to signs and symptoms of surgical disease , Baily's and love short practice of surgery

- Duties:

10 weeks; 9 on the run and the 10th for the exam.

- Daily duties (as mentioned); 8-10: in the department, 1-3: lectures in the blue and green halls.

*Groups will be distributed to KAUH and Princess Basma hospital (details about hospitals will be published soon).

- Exams: So far, OSCE and mini-OSCE are used, “Long case” might be used this year.

OSCE: 3 stations, 5 minutes each; 2 stations to collect (focused history) and 1 station for physical examination. A case is presented to you and you should begin asking orderly, a check list is used to evaluate your efficiency asking the right questions.

Mini-OSCE: in the red hall, 10 photos will be displayed, 2 minutes for each, with questions to answer for each.

Long Case: 30 minutes to interact with the patient and do your full history and PE accordingly, and 30 minutes to discuss with the instructor.

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- How to prepare?

Make sure to write a case daily, try to do PE as well, your skills and experience count for the most.

Sheets package; very useful, for mini-OSCE and for writing down cases. Being able to give you a

clue what and why are we asking certain questions (especially for Abdomen, pediatric surgery , Vascular , Chest , Urology) Browse textbook; especially for Abdomen , neck , Vascular and the breast.

A nice little textbook “surgical recall” is a good to review to learn about cases you’ve encountered.

For mini-OSCE; a very vital DVD will be available + Past papers, these are a must!

Summaries for Hx and PE are also available, refer to them after having the needed actual

experience.

Evaluation mark is give upon attendance only.

For the first semester of the 4th year, register these 2 courses (MED 411 and MED 412)

- Course name: Pediatrics (1)/ MED423

- Credit hours: 9.

- Grading: 10% evaluation, 45% OSCE and mini-OSCE, 45% final exam.

- Reference: Nelson Essentials of pediatrics.

- Duties:

10 weeks; 9 on the run and the 10th for the exam.

- Daily duties:

8:00-9:00 morning report

9:00-10:00 : Write a case.

10:00-12:00 : discussion with instructor.

1-2: Case discussion (similar to SGDs).

* Each Thursday: Lectures in the blue hall, 8:00 -2:00.

* Hospitals: KAUH, Princess Rahma, Ar-Ramtha, Al-Mafraq hospitals.

- Examination: Long Case.

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- Preparation:

Write a case daily.

The Package is a must, no need for any other textbooks!

for the mini-OSCE; the DVD and past papers, a must.

Hx and PE summaries.

Evaluation: to be granted for * attendance and * performance during rounds.

-Course name: General Medicine (1)/ MED 422

-Credit hours: 9.

-Grading: 10% evaluation, 45% OSCE and mini-OSCE, 45% final exam.

-References: Macleod's clinical examination , Davidson's principles and practice of medicine

-Duties and exams: Same as General Surgery.

-Preparation:

Write a case daily.

The Package is important; very important.

Macleod’s: at least cover the same areas mentioned in the introductory course section.

for the mini-OSCE; the DVD and past papers, a must.

Hx and PE summaries.

Evaluation: 5 marks for attendance, and 5 marks for question about cases (to be asked within the

mini-OSCEs).

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Now, Regarding the final exams for Medicine, Surgery and Pediatrics:

- They are held at the end of the year, 1 week to study each.

- Most important is to study the past papers; they cover all topics, there are many many questions (about 200 pages for each).

- Go over some important lectures, to be pointed at the time needed.

- You can refer to “surgical recall” for surgery and “Kaplan internal medicine” for Medicine.

- The finals aren’t an easy shot, try your best to collect marks during the semester (OSCEs, mini-OSCEs and evaluation).

* It’s extremely easy to pass, never easy to excel! Determine your goal and GO!

* For the clinical practice, you’re going to need many tools to use, The Lajnah holds a meeting to explain all the details about what you need, what seniors recommend, and what options are available (over 15 options usually), and provides all options with the highest quality and lowest prices in the market, as a service for students, to be announced soon by your CR.

Ready to answer any question, you’re always welcome

From Hope group; Emad Ababneh.