2016-2017 Student Handbook - MD Program

2016-2017

Student Handbook

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Acknowledgements:

The land on which the MD Program operates has been a site of human activity for thousands of years. This land is the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, Seneca and most recently the Mississaugas of the New Credit. The territory was the subject of the Dish With One Spoon, Wampum Belt Covenant which is an agreement to peaceably share resources around the Great Lakes. Today Toronto is also home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work in the community, and on this important traditional territory and meeting place.

The MD Program is grateful to Jennifer Anderson, Marina Couchman, Joanie Fong, Bektu Abidta, Valerie Villarosa, Andrea Concil, Paul Tonin, Nadia Taylor and Martin Schreiber for their development of this handbook. This publication represents the efforts of many individuals who contributed and verified the content, and also provided feedback on the design of the publication.

Please direct any questions or comments about the handbook to md.vicedean@utoronto.ca.

? 2016 MD Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Updated: 21 September 2016

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Table of contents

A message from the Vice Dean, MD Program

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2016-17 key dates & holidays

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MD Program overview (YEARS 1 ? 4)

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Curriculum goals & competencies

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Structure & Leadership

9

Student representation and student government

12

Academies & training sites

14

Overview of Interprofessional Education (IPE) curriculum and requirements

25

The Continuum of Medical Education

28

Foundations Curriculum overview ? YEAR 1

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Curriculum structure

30

Themes

33

Educational Learning Modalities

43

Foundations Curriculum courses ? YEAR 1

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Foundations Curriculum Contacts

47

Introduction to Medicine

47

Concepts, Patients & Communities 1

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Technology requirements

68

Curriculum overview

71

Themes & competencies

73

Learning Modalities

89

Grading System & Assessment of Students

93

Preclerkship courses ? YEAR 2

100

Preclerkship contacts

100

Block Course: Mechanisms, Manifestations, & Management of Disease (MMMD)

101

Continuity Course: The Art & Science of Clinical Medicine-2 (ASCM-2)

109

Continuity Course: Health Science Research (HSR)

114

Continuity Course: Family Medicine Longitudinal Experience (FMLE)

123

Continuity course: Community, Population and Public Health-2 (CPPH-2)

126

Clerkship Curriculum ? YEARS 3 & 4

133

Clerkship contacts

133

Curriculum design

135

Clinical responsibilities of clerks

137

The Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LInC)

138

Clerkship courses ? YEARS 3

141

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Transition course: Transitions to Clerkship (TTC ? 3 weeks)

141

Core Clinical Rotation: Anesthesia (2 weeks)

150

Core Clinical Rotation: Dermatology

156

Core Clinical Rotation: Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)

158

Core Clinical Rotation: Family & Community Medicine (6 weeks)

163

Core Clinical Rotation: Medicine (8 weeks)

169

Core Clinical Rotation: Obstetrics & Gynaecology (6 weeks)

177

Core Clinical Rotation: Ophthalmology (1 week)

183

Core Clinical Rotation: Otolaryngology ? head & neck surgery (1 week)

188

Core Clinical Rotation: Paediatrics (6 weeks)

194

Core Clinical Rotation: Psychiatry (6 weeks)

204

Core Clinical Rotation: Surgery (8 weeks)

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Portfolio

215

Integrated OSCE (iOSCE)

220

Clerkship courses ? YEAR 4

224

Electives

224

Transition Course: Transition to Residency (TTR)

225

Portfolio

230

Registration requirements (new and returning students)

235

Tuition, Fees, & Funding

237

E-Resources & IT Services Used in the MD Program

239

Study Space

248

Research Opportunities

249

Career Exploration

252

Special Interests

255

Awards

256

Getting involved

259

Services & Assistance for students ? YEARS 1 - 4

261

Student Assistance (formerly the `Red Button') and the Incident Report Form

261

Office of Health Professions Student Affairs

265

UME Enrolment Services

267

Student Financial Services

268

Office of Indigenous Medical Education

270

Health Services

271

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Introduction

A message from the Vice Dean, MD Program

Dear students,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2016-2017 academic year. Our Student Handbook provides essential quick-reference information you will need throughout each of your four years of medical school.

Through our program, we strive to prepare you to care for patients collaboratively and holistically, as part of a health care team. We are continuously innovating, engaging and looking for ways to make our program better to ensure our graduates are responsive to the evolving needs and expectations of Canadians.

This year marks many important changes to our program that are aimed at ensuring the best possible experience for our students and teachers.

In addition to launching the Foundations Curriculum for first year students entering the program, we have also launched a new competency framework for the MD Program. The new competency framework represents a collaborative effort to align the existing U of T MD Program objectives with a competencybased approach to medical education. The new Foundations Curriculum offers an integrated program that encourages students to apply basic science in clinical situations.

I look forward to working together to build a responsive and continuously improving learning environment that inspires meaningful relationships between students and teachers, patients and families.

Patricia Houston, MD, MEd, FRCPC Vice Dean, MD Program

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