Schedule:
Internal Medicine, 3rd year, academic year 2025/2026
3 weeks - 8:00-11:00 h (60 hours of classes)
Place:
Żurawia 14 St, block D, 1-st floor
Student's cloakroom - block A
It is mandatory to change shoes and wear medical clothing with short sleeves ("scrubs"). Wearing a T-shirt is exceptionally accepted.
One day of the course is planned for the classes with a simulated patient in the Medical Simulation Center (CSM)
19.12.2025 - 23.01.2026 - group 2 - dr n. med. Piotr Sielatycki (CSM 19.01)
- group 3 - dr n. med. Marcin Kazberuk (CSM 20.01)
INTERNAL MEDICINE CURRICULUM FOR 3rd YEAR STUDENTS
1./ The fundamentals of skilled interviewing; overview of the adult health history: chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, social history, review of systems (CC, HPI, PMH, FHx, SHx, ROS)
2./ General symptoms, cardiovascular and respiratory symptoms.
3./ Gastrointestinal tract symptoms.
4./ Genitourinary, musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms.
5./ Introduction to physical examination (PE). General survey and examination of vital signs and skin.
6./ Examination of the head, ears, eyes, nose, throat (HEENT) and neck
7./ The cardiopulmonary examination
8./ The cardiopulmonary examination cont. & peripheral vascular system exam.
9./ The abdomen examination.
10./ The abdomen exam cont. & the genitourinary system examination.
11./ The musculoskeletal and neurologic examination – selected issues.
12./ Preparing written History and Physical Examination (H & P).
13./ Preparing written H&P cont. Individual work with patients.
14./ Basics of ECG.
15./ Communication with a patient - classes in Medical Simulation Center.
Evaluation on this course is based on class participation, written History and Physical Examination (H & P) during the classes and written test together with practical evaluation.
Final evaluation:
1. written test
2. practical evaluation
Obligatory literature:
Macleod’s Clinical Examination
Complementary literature:
L.S. Bickley – Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination
Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine

