The course consists of two parts:

1. An introduction to the Norwegian health care system, which includes patient contact and communication
2. The human musculoskeletal system

The course consists of the following modules:

• The human musculoskeletal system
• Examination techniques of the human musculoskeletal l system
• Practicum/work placement at hospitals and introduction to emergency medicine
• Patient contact and communication

Knowledge:

After completing the course, the student will know:

• The core structure of the Norwegian health care system
• The concepts of professionalism and professional maturation, and their relevance to the medical education and the role of the doctor
• The structure and function of the human musculoskeletal system, including surface anatomy

Skills:

After completing the course, the student will able to:

• Understand the division between the primary and specialist health care systems
• Carry out a professional conversation with a patient about disease and health experiences
• Conduct a basic clinical examination of the musculoskeletal system

General competence:

After completing the course, the student will be able to behave in a professional and dignified manner, in practice within the health care system and when conducting examinations of the musculoskeletal system.

3 hours written exam and oral/practical exam for 12 students on the patient contact module and 24 students for the musculoskeletal system module. The written exam accounts for 75 % of the total grade, the oral/practical exam for 25 %.

Department of Biomedicine

studie@biomed.uib.no

Course coordinator:

Knut Teigen, http://uib.no/persons/Knut.Teigen

Different teachers responsibile for each part of the course