VCOM College Catalog and Student Handbook

the essential knowledge to practice cost effective health care and standards of care. Students who have a strong interest in Pediatrics will receive further hospital exposure by choosing pediatric medical selectives in the fourth year. • (MED 8075) Pediatric Modules: 1 credit hour The course evaluates students’ acquisition of foundational pediatric medicine knowledge through structured didactic activities, clinical encounter and procedure logging, and a discipline-specific end-of-rotation examination. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis and management of common pediatric medical conditions, clinical reasoning, osteopathic principles and practice, clinical documentation, and self-directed learning. Students complete assigned readings, online learning modules, case-based exercises, and assessments designed to strengthen the medical knowledge and critical thinking skills essential to the practice of pediatric medicine. • (MED 8080) Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology: 4 credit hours The Obstetrics and Gynecology rotation provides a variety of experiences including the female outpatient examination, management of gynecologic and breast disorders seen in the ambulatory setting, exposure to obstetrical deliveries, management of the OB patient in the hospital, and the management of patients with surgical gynecologic conditions including exposure to gynecologic surgery. All experiences, regardless of setting have the goal of introducing the most common conditions seen in female patients cared for by their obstetrician and gynecologist. To avoid redundancy, topics are removed where they are also covered in surgery or Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. In this setting students learn to diagnosis and manage common acute medical and surgical conditions and preventive health care in the female population. Students receive exposure to prenatal and obstetrical standards of care. Students must also learn to discriminate emergent conditions from non-emergent ones in women and during pregnancy. Students should begin to acquire the essential knowledge to practice cost effective health care and standards of care. (MED 8085) Obstetrics and Gynecology Modules: 1 credit hour The course evaluates students’ acquisition of foundational obstetrics and gynecology knowledge through structured didactic activities, clinical encounter and procedure logging, and a discipline-specific end-of rotation examination. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis and management of common OB/GYN medical conditions, clinical reasoning, osteopathic principles and practice, clinical documentation, and self-directed learning. Students complete assigned readings, online learning modules, case-based exercises, and assessments designed to strengthen the medical knowledge and critical thinking skills essential to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. • (MED 8090) Clinical Psychiatry: 4 credit hours The Psychiatry rotation is done in a variety of settings including hospital or ambulatory psychiatric facility settings. All experiences, regardless of setting have the goal of introducing the most common patients cared for by the primary care physician, often in consult or co-management with a psychiatrist. To avoid redundancy, topics are removed where they are also covered in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. In this setting students learn to diagnose and manage common acute and chronic psychiatric conditions that are present in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Students must also learn to discriminate emergent conditions from non-emergent ones. Students should begin to acquire the essential knowledge to practice cost effective health care and standards of care. • (MED 8095) Psychiatry Modules: 1 credit hour The course evaluates students’ acquisition of psychiatric knowledge through structured didactic activities, clinical encounter and procedure logging, and a discipline-specific end-of-rotation examination. Emphasis is placed on the recognition, assessment, and management of common mental health and psychiatric disorders, professional communication, clinical reasoning, osteopathic principles and practice, documentation, and self-directed learning. Students complete assigned readings, online learning modules, case-based exercises, and assessments designed to strengthen the knowledge and skills essential to the practice of psychiatry and the care of patients with behavioral health.

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