Course Goals

The goal of the course is to broaden your knowledge of patient assessment and patient care within the context of our health system. Specific goals include:

• To BEGIN to learn how to interview and examine a patient
• To introduce you to some important concepts in medicine including the delivery of healthcare, medical ethics, and nutrition
• To introduce you to the field of public health

Components of the MPS II Course

The course consists of several modules listed below:

• The Mental Status Examination (Section leader-Dr. Peter M. Marzuk)
• Physical Diagnosis (Section leader-Dr. Jason S. Kendler)
• Ethics (Section leader-Dr. Joseph Fins)
• Public Health Field Trips (Section leader-Dr. Lewis Drusin)
• Intro to Health Systems (Section leader-Dr. Bruce Schackman)
• Nutrition (Section leader-Dr. Jonathan Waitman)