Course - Medicine semester 2D - MDT4043
Medicine semester 2D
About
About the course
Course content
In semester 2D, the following subject areas are taught: obstetrics and women's diseases, children's diseases, skin diseases/venereal diseases, plastic surgery, rheumatology and infectious diseases.
In connection with the above-mentioned subjects, teaching is given in microbiology, pharmacology, pathology and diagnostic imaging.
All Norwegian students including Norwegian exchange students (not the foreign exchange students) must also during the autumn of the fourth academic year choose a topic for their main thesis, make an agreement with a supervisor and submit a protocol for approval by 31 January of the following semester. See also semester 3A.
In addition, there will be teaching in the longitudinal threads "Scientific competence", "Health promotion and prevention" and "Communication, patient contact and professionalism" which will run from start to finish throughout the entire medical course.
The course Medicine semester 2D is taught in Trondheim (course code MDT4043), in Ålesund (course code MDA4043) and in Levanger (course code MDL4043). Prerequisites, examination forms and learning outcome descriptions are identical, but the learning activities vary at the different locations.
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
- Problem-based learning (PBL)
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Team Based Learning (TBL)
- courses and exercises
- Skills lab
- Clinical rotation in the hospital (PKU).
There is longitudinal teaching in the course.
The course has international students and is taught in English in Trondheim.
Compulsory assignments
- PBL
- PKU
Further on evaluation
Compulsory activities
Compulsory activity is assessed as approved or not approved and consists of the following two components.
- Attendance at Problem Based Learning (PBL)
- Clinical rotations in the hospital (PKU)
A maximum of 15% unauthorized absence from this teaching is permitted.
Students with an approved compulsory activity do not need to complete this again when repeating the exam.
The exam
The exam in the subject consists of a two-part assessment.
- Written exam, 4 hours
- Oral exam, OSKE
Both parts 1) and 2) must be passed for the exam to be passed.
If you fail 2D in the autumn semester, you have the opportunity to continue with 2C in the following spring semester. Resit exam will go on in august. 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).
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Medical studies (CMED)
Required previous knowledge
Admission to CMED and successfully completed 3 year of medical school (MD4030/MD4031/MDT4030/MDL4030/MDA4030).
Course materials
Course materiel will be available on Blackboard.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| MD4045 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MD4041 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MD4040 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MDA4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MDL4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MDI4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
| MD4043 | 30 sp | Autumn 2024 |
Subject areas
- Medicine
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
School exam
The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.