Curriculum Description
This course description provides a necessary summary of the most important characteristics of the course and the expected learning outcomes for the student to achieve evidence of whether they made the most of the available learning opportunities. It must be linked to a description of the program.
General Description
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Organization: | Baghdad College of Medicine |
| Departments: | Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology, Internal Medicine, Biochemistry |
| Module Name: | Systematic Module (Respiratory Division) |
| Course Pattern: | Large and small group lectures, laboratories, online teaching, team-based learning, hospital visits, YouTube videos on the college channel |
| Semester and Year: | 1st Year / Semester 1 |
| Total Course Hours: | 47 practical hours + 4 theoretical hours |
Goal of the Course
The goal of the course is to help students build primary knowledge about the normal anatomy, histology, embryology, physiology, biochemistry, and medicine related to the respiratory system. It also focuses on interpreting these aspects with related clinical correlations, including the most important and common respiratory diseases.
Outcome of this Module
A. Cognitive and Theoretical Goals:
- Describe the gross anatomy and histology of the respiratory system.
- State the development of lung buds, trachea, and bronchial tree.
- Describe the anatomical structure of the thoracic wall and lungs.
- Explain the physiology of the respiratory system, including concepts like alveolar ventilation, lung compliance, lung function tests, and oxygen/carbon dioxide transport by blood.
- Outline the chemical control of ventilation and acid-base balance.
- Describe the clinical presentation of asthma and its treatment.
- Identify the effect of some drugs used in the treatment of lung diseases.
- State the most common non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the respiratory system.
B. Skills:
- Early exposure of students to common cases of respiratory diseases.
- Provide a simple description of principles of clinical examination of the respiratory system.
Methods of Learning
- Large and small group lectures
- Laboratories
- Online teaching
- Team-based learning
- Hospital visits
- YouTube videos on the college channel
Methods of Assessment
- Theoretical exams by multiple-choice questions
- Theoretical exams by essays-based questions
- Practical exams through showing images
- Interacting exams through INLE website
- Practical exams through vital signs exam
- Daily assessment of students throughout small groups and laboratories
Values and Sentimental Goals
- Learning through scientific discussions
- Importance of respecting time and accomplishing tasks within time limits
- Learning from discussion and clinical reasoning
- Communication with the patient
- Working as a single team
General and Qualifying Skills
All teaching staff in this course/module strive to keep pace with development and modernity, in addition to the special need of circumstances in order to provide scientific information and lectures in a way that facilitates the educational process and makes it more likable. Almost all the course's instructors worked - almost - to learn and develop e-learning skills to overcome difficulties and achieve all the previously mentioned goals.
Infrastructure
| Week | Topic | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Week | 10 theoretical hours about histology, anatomy, and embryology of lectures and assessment exam and 14 practical hours of laboratory slides, in addition to practical slides exam. | 24 hours |
| 2nd Week | 10 theoretical lectures hours about physiology and biochemistry and assessment exam and 10 practical hours of laboratory slides explanation in addition to practical slides exam. | 20 hours |
| 3rd Week | 8 theoretical lecture hours about anatomy and medicine and assessment exam and 20 hours of anatomy and physiology laboratories and hospital visits, In addition to practical slides exam. | 28 hours |
| 4th Week | 8 hours of integrated learning activity (ILA) and related exam and homework. ILA is done through report writing by small groups and then discussions. | 8 hours |
Course Books Required
- Anatomy: Moore Anatomy and Histology
- Histology: Junqueira's Basic Histology, Di Fiore's Atlas of Histology
- Physiology: Guyton & Hall-Textbook of Medical Physiology
- Embryology: Langman's Medical Embryology, Developmental Embryology, Human Embryology
- Biochemistry: Clinical Chemistry and Metabolic Medicine by Martin A. Crook
- Pharmacology: Basic and clinical pharmacology by Bertram G. Katzung, Lippincott's illustrated reviews by Richard A. Harvey and Pamela C. Champe
- Medicine: Davidson-Principles & Practice of Medicine, Oxford-Handbook of Clinical Medicine
Main References (Sources)
- Same as above
Recommended Resources
- INLE Iraqi network learning environment
- Electronic references: All references related to medical physics
Course Development Plan
- Editing lectures and some of the clinically related subjects are subjected to review almost each year. However, most of the knowledge in this module is basics; hence, changes are usually minor. More interactive lectures are planned to be introduced electronically in accordance with the current Covid-19 pandemic situation.