In the second year, application of basic medical science is expanded and integrated with patho-physiology and early clinical studies through the study of the body systems. Anatomy and embryology are taught in coordination with the body systems. Teaching methods include lectures, laboratories, seminars and self-study. Early clinical exposure, health promotion, community aspects and international medicine are incorporated in the studies. The Clinical Communication Skills course in Year II prepares students for clinical rotations. This course starts with several sessions in English on how to take a medical history and present a patient. These are followed by similar lessons in Hebrew. The remainder of the course consists of interviewing patients on hospital wards in Hebrew, with emphasis on developing both Hebrew language and medical history taking skills. |
During the third year, rotations are offered at the Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva as well as in other Israeli hospitals including Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon. A workshop designed to teach cross-cultural skills is offered before rotations. The goal of this workshop is for students to develop the kinds of communication skills needed to treat patients from other cultures. Students can also take The Healer's Art course, enabling students to perceive the personal and universal meaning in their daily experiences of medicine. |
During the fourth year students are required to complete 16 weeks of electives, four of which must be a sub-internship in medicine, pediatrics or surgery. Students may apply to take these clinical elective courses at Columbia and its affiliates or at other institutions. During the second semester students participate in a two-month supervised IHM clerkship in a lesser-developed area of the world, or in cross-cultural settings in Israel. The semester concludes in Israel with four, two-week electives in surgical and medical subspecialties. |
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