| Course title | Internal Medicine 1 |
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| 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 |
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| Course content |
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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.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils |
| Learning outcomes |
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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 |
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Completing the course prerequisites.
IN0/VAA11 ----- or ----- IN0/VAA21 and FYZ/VAA11 ----- or ----- FYZ/VAA21 and FYZ/VAB12 ----- or ----- FYZ/VAB21 and HIE/VAA12 ----- or ----- HIE/VAA21 and LCH/VAA20 ----- or ----- LCH/VAA22 and CJA/VAB22 ----- or ----- CJA/VAB42 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Written exam, Student performance
Completion of 90% of seminars and active participation in 90% of practical exercises |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2025) | Category: Medical sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter |