Course: Internal Medicine 1

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Course title Internal Medicine 1
Course code IN2/VAA32
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Minařík Jiří, prof. MUDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Konečný Michal, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Ehrmann Jiří, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Chlup Rudolf, prof. MUDr. CSc.
  • Procházka Vlastimil, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Gregar Jan, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Navrátil Vít, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Hexspoor Bawadekji Diana, MUDr.
  • Aiglová Květoslava, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Daniš Lukáš, MUDr.
  • Slodička Peter, MUDr.
  • Urban Ondřej, prof. MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Falt Přemysl, doc. MUDr. PhD.
  • Vetešník Marek, MUDr.
  • Mareš Martin, MUDr.
  • Kunovský Lumír, doc. MUDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The entire issue of gastroenterology at the level of undergraduate education. Students are introduced to individual diseases of the mentioned internal specializations, i.e. their etiopathogenesis, clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The content also includes the basics of differential diagnosis of the mentioned disease states.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to master the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic evaluation of internal diseases in the field of gastroenterology. Based on the history and physical examination, the student learns how to make a working diagnosis and develop a strategy for further examination procedures to establish a definitive diagnosis. The student will also be required to develop a treatment plan and comment on short-term, long-term prognosis and survival. The second component of this course is the general principles of nutrition with a focus on nutritional disorders in gastrointestinal and biliary diseases.
By acquiring the above-mentioned skills, the student fulfills the requirements of the field of gastroenterology to complete a 10-week internship before the state exam in Internal Medicine, the main purpose of which is verification of student?s mastering of the differential diagnostic process in internal medicine.
Prerequisites
Completing the course prerequisites.
IN0/VAA11
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IN0/VAA21 and FYZ/VAA11
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FYZ/VAA21 and FYZ/VAB12
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FYZ/VAB21 and HIE/VAA12
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HIE/VAA21 and LCH/VAA20
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LCH/VAA22 and CJA/VAB22
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CJA/VAB42

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

Completion of 90% of seminars and active participation in 90% of practical exercises
Recommended literature
  • Loscalzo, J. et al. (2022). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. McGraw Hill Education & Medic.
  • Talley, N.T., Frankum, B., O'Connor, S. (2021). Essentials of Internal Medicine. Sydney: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
  • Wang, T.C. et al. (2022). Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology. UK, John Wiley and Sons.
  • Wilkinson, I.B. et al. (2024). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. Oxford, Oxford University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2025) Category: Medical sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter