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Medicine programs in Utrecht - CRU. Medicine programs in Utrecht - CRU. Program features: Patient oriented curriculum Early internships Multidisciplinary courses Active learning in small groups Longitudinal program in clinical skills & reasoning. Overview CRU bachelor program.
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Medicine programs in Utrecht - CRU Program features: • Patientoriented curriculum • Earlyinternships • Multidisciplinary courses • Active learning in small groups • Longitudinal program in clinical skills & reasoning
Overview CRU bachelor program Year 1 + Year 2 Rotational system Year 3
Clinical Skills training Communication & Attitude Medical-technical skills Physical examination Practising skills like venipuncture and CPR • Patient-doctor interaction • History • Training-on-the-job • Feedback & reflection
Clinical Concepts • Longitudinal program duringyear 1-2 • Case-based clinicalreasoning • Students discussmedical cases in small groups • Learning outcomes: • solvea clinicalproblem • explainthisprocesstopatientsandcollegues
Thematic courses - bachelor Multidisciplinary and integrated approach Plus: Orientation course in medicine (start year 1) Regulation & integration (year 1) Growth & development (year 2) Introduction to clinical research (year 3) Themes: • Function of cells(3 courses) • Brain, sensesandmovement(3 courses) • Circulation(3 courses) • Metabolism(2 courses) • Infection& Immunity (2 courses) • MedicalHumanities (2 courses)
Internships - bachelor Internal Medicine I Surgery I • Preparatory course: • Acute medical care Preparatory course: Emergency surgery and perioperative care
Elective courses - bachelor • Opportunity togive personal touchtostudy • End of year 2: 2 courses over 10 weeks • At UMC Utrecht: 26 courses, e.g. Treatment of infectiousdiseases, Stem cellsandLab skills • Electives at otheruniversitiespossible
Master Medicine CRU 2006 Internships + preparatory courses + longitudinal program yr 1 Internships + preparatory courses + longitudinal program yr 2 Finalinternship 12-24 wks Research 12-24 wks Electiveinternship 0-12 wks yr 3
Master CRU2006 - Electives • In masteryear 1 + 2: 4 + 6 weeks electives • Choice based on personal preferences and ambitions Possibilities: • Orientation on clinical research • In-depth exploration of a specific medical field • Elective internship beyond regular program • Educational project
Internships abroad • Every year, 350 Utrecht medical students go abroad for clinical or scientific internships via international office • Agreements with institutions for clinical internships • Scientific internships arranged on an individual basis
Master CRU2006 – Final Year • Clinicalwork on starting resident level in ageneralclinicalarea • Greaterresponsibility • Portfolio interview • Graduationceremony • Clinical-scientificreasoning; • Evidence-basedmedicine • Education Training • Ethical / legal aspects of medicine • Possibilities: • Special advancedinternship • Educational training • Electiveinternship • Extension generaladvancedinternship • Extension research period • Clinical research • Non-clinical research
More information • For more detailed information aboutour curriculum, visitour website (in Dutch): http://www.umcutrecht.nl/subsite/opleiding-geneeskunde/ or e-mail: gnk-beleidsmedewerkers@umcutrecht.nl • For other information such as possibilitiesfordoing (research) internships or PhDs at UMC Utrecht or the Utrecht Summer School: visit the UMC international office website at http://www.umcutrecht.nl/subsite/internationaloffice/ Or sendan e-mail to: international.office@umcutrecht.nl