Ridgeview Medical School

1. Ridgeview Medical School Med Student Orientation

2. Medical School Overview • Phase 1: Med Student Rotations (3 weeks) • Medical Students study the structure & function of 9 major body systems • Phase 2: Specialties Week (1 week) • Specialties Interns participate in a more in-depth investigation of the Specialty of their choice • Phase 3: Clinics (3 days) • Clinic Doctors collaborate with other clinic members to diagnose and recommend treatment for a patient

3. Med Student Rotation Schedule • Rotation #1: • Skeletal, Muscular & Integumentary Systems • Rotation #2: • Cardiovascular, Respiratory & Excretory Systems • Rotation #3: • Digestive, Nervous & Immune Systems

4. Med Student Rotation Schedule Rotation #1 Rotation #2 Rotation #3 Specialties

5. Med Student Expectations • Actively participate in Note-Taking Sessions on structure & function of body systems • Contribute to Laboratory Investigations in a positive manner • Pass 3 Board Exams with a 75% or higher

6. Board Exams • Med Students must earn 75% or higher on all 3 Board Exams to advance to Specialties • Med Students who earn less than 75% on a Board Exam may: • Complete 1 retake if original score was 65% or higher • Complete a make-up assignment if original score was less than 65% or retake score was less than 75% • Deadlines • A retake must be completed by the next Board Exam date • A make-up assignment must be completed by the 3rd Board Exam date

7. Specialties Teams Schedule • Laboratory Investigation • Specialty Enrichment • Disease Research

8. Specialties Intern Expectations • Act as a productive member of a Specialties Team • Contribute to Laboratory Investigation in a positive manner • Actively participate in Specialty Enrichment session • Compile valuable Disease Research • Interns must complete all Specialties work within 5 days to advance to Clinics

9. Clinics Schedule • Day 1: Clinic Meeting • Clinic doctors review patient’s file to create a plan of action for the patient’s appointment • Day 2: Patient Appointment • Clinic doctors meet with patient to assess symptoms and order lab tests • Day 3: Diagnosis • Clinic doctors use test results to determine a diagnosis & recommendations for the patient

10. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:

11. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: • I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug.

12. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: • I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug. • I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery.

13. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: • I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug. • I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery. • I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death.

14. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: • I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug. • I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery. • I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. • I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person’s family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.

15. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: • I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug. • I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery. • I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. • I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person’s family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick. • I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure.

16. Hippocratic Oath • I promise to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant: • I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon’s knife or the chemist’s drug. • I will not be ashamed to say “I know not,” nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient’s recovery. • I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. • I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person’s family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick. • I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure. • If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life after 7th grade with a passing semester average and strive to remember that if I fail in my oath, I will have my license to practice 7th grade medicine revoked, my clinic closed, and the wrath of my beloved teacher upon me.