Course - Medicine semester 2D - for foreign students - MD4041
Medicine semester 2D - for foreign students
This course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.
About
About the course
Course content
Semester 2D for foreign students (MD4041) is identical with semester 2D for Norwegian medical students (MD4043) with English as the teaching language.
The teaching includes the following topics: obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, endocrinology, nephrology, urology, radiology/imaging, global health, infectious diseases and microbiology, pharmacology and pathology.
The teaching is organised in thematic weeks. Lectures, clinics, seminars and courses are given on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Clinical teaching and PBL (Problem-based Learning) are given Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition to the respective clinical departments, other departments and institutes are also integrated in the teaching. All students (except foreign students) will, during autumn in the 4th year, chose their theme for their main thesis, get a supervisor and submit a protocol before 31 January in the next semester. See also semester 3A.
Learning outcome
There are several learning objectives related to the semester subjects. These objectives are available at the "læringsutbyttedatabasen" at the faculty`s home page.
Learning methods and activities
Teaching methods are problem-based learning (PBL), lectures, clinics, seminars, demonstrations, courses, clinical teaching on rotation in the university hospital and skills laboratories. PBL and clinical teaching (uketjeneste) is mandatory with an accepted maximum of 15 % absence.
Compulsory assignments
- Participation in Problem based learning groups
- Clinical teaching
Further on evaluation
Mandatory activities
Mandatory activities are not graded, but must be passed in order to be eligible to sit the exam.
Mandatory activities include:
- Problem-based learning (PBL),
- Clinical teaching on rotation in the university hospital
Attendence and participation is mandatory with an accepted maximum of 15 % absence.
Exam
The exam consists of two parts:
- Written exam, 4 hours
- Oral exam (OSCE)
Both parts must be passed in order to pass the course.
The students who do not pass the exam will have to resit only the part of the exam they did not pass, i.e. either the oral or the written exam (or both). Foreign students will be given marks for the exam as letters A, B, ... to F according to international standard with A as the best mark and F for failure.
The resit exam will be arranged in august
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Medical studies (CMED)
Required previous knowledge
Successfully completed 3 years of medical school.
Course materials
Course materiel will be available on Blackboard.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| MD4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2018 |
| MD4045 | 30 sp | Autumn 2019 |
| MDT4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MDA4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MDL4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MDI4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
Subject areas
- Medicine