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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

MED 732 - Introduction to Clinical Skills I

Introduction to Clinical Skills (ICS) is an interdisciplinary course composed of two closely related and interdependent courses, ICS I and ICS II. ICS is designed to introduce the student to the art of medicine and to facilitate the development of those basic clinical skills that all physicians need to be effective in medical practice. In these courses, all sciences essential to the practice of medicine are integrated with practical experiences, including real and simulated patient encounters. ICS, I course (first semester) is specifically designed to teach medical history taking, patient-doctor communication and interpersonal skills, physical examination skills, and clinical reasoning. ICS II Course (second semester) provides real and standardized patient care activities in which the student uses the skills acquired in ICS I in different clinical scenarios.