Physicianship I and II
This course introduces students to the medical profession and covers topics such as medical ethics, humanism, patient-centered care, population health, health disparities, evidence-based medicine, and health systems science.
Course Pre-Read: Medical Apartheid
Medical apartheid: the dark history of medical experimentation on Black Americans from colonial times to the present by Call Number: e-BookISBN: 076792939XPublication Date: 2006
Associate Director and Coordinator of Medical Education
Victoria Wagner
Contact:
Robert Wood Johnson Library of the Health Sciences
Subjects: Medical Education
Required Texts
Textbook of Physical Diagnosis: History and Examination by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 0323672922Publication Date: 2021
Physical Examination: Recommended Resources
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 11th EditionCall Number: e-BookISBN: 1260134873Publication Date: 2020
- AMA Student Blood Pressure Measurement learning seriesFive free modules and resources from the American Medical Association. Create a free account on AMA's Ed Hub site to access.
- A Practical Guide to Clinical MedicineUC San Diego School of Medicine's comprehensive physical examination and clinical education guide.
- Bates' Clinical Skills videosThis streaming video series provides head-to-toe and systems-based physical exam techniques, communication and interpersonal skills, and OSCE skills.
- Blood Pressure MeasurementNew England Journal of Medicine video in clinical medicine.
- Cardiac AuscultationHeart sounds: lessons, quizzes, reference guides.
- e-Books for H & PA curated list of e-books about physical examination, patient interviewing, and communication.
- Fundamentals of Lung AuscultationReview prior to Pulmonary.
- Pediatric Physical Examination videoView using Windows Media Player or VLC - this .wmv file will not play in Quicktime.
- Physical Diagnosis Skills - Skills ModulesUniversity of Washington Department of Medicine's Advanced Physical Diagnosis Learning and Teaching at the Bedside modules.
- Stanford 25: Promoting the Culture of Bedside MedicineStanford Medicine's hands-on sessions and online content to teach bedside physical exam skills.
Clinical Reasoning Skills: Recommended Resources
- Case Records of the Massachusetts General HospitalFrom the New England Journal of Medicine
- Resources for Patient CasesA curated list of resources for patient cases, specialty patient cases, and physical examination procedures.
Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based GuideCall Number: e-BookISBN: 1260121127Publication Date: 2020
Clinical Documentation (Write Up) Guides
- Good DocumentationKommer CG. Good Documentation. JAMA. 2018;320(9):875–876. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.11781
Topics in Health Systems Science: Recommended Resources
- Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityAHRQ's mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care. This site provides links to reports, data, tools, and research.
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health DisparitiesThis agency conducts and supports research in minority health and disparities and provides links to data, reports, and other tools.
- Think Cultural HealthThis U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website features information, continuing education opportunities, resources, and more for health care professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services, or CLAS.
Other Recommended Texts
Harrison's Principles of Internal MedicineCall Number: e-BookISBN: 9781264268511Publication Date: 2022
The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical DiagnosisCall Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2009
