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0810P – CURRICULUM MAP FOR PHASE 1 (Short)

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By Professor Omar Hasan Kasule MB ChB (MUK), MPH (Harvard), DrPH (Harvard). Institute of Medicine, University of Brunei Darussalam

TABLE #1: CURRICULUM MAP FOR PHASE 1: BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCE

YEAR, SEMESTER, & QUARTER
HEALTH SCIENCES (50%)
PATIENT CARE (25%)
COMMUNITY HEALTH
(12.5%)
P R O F E S S I O N A L  &  P E R S O N A L  
S K I L L   D E V E L O P M E N T  (12.5%)
Year 0
Advanced study (Sciences, mathematics, English) and
attachments (hospital and health center)
ETHICO-LEGAL-FIQH SKILLS
PROFESSIONALISM & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCH SKILLS
Y1 S1 Q1 ( 8 Wks): Normal Life Processes
Molecular, cellular, and organ levels
History, examination, & clinical skills lab.
The community & public health interventions
Religion, belief systems, & epistemology
Success as a medical student.
Mathematical and conceptual foundations
Y1 S1 Q2 ( 8 Wks): Abnormal Life Processes
Injury To Cells and tissues
Reading Investigation reports & clinical skills lab
Basic disease epidemiology
Legal and ethical basis of medical practice
Personality & character:

Descriptive statistics
Y1 S2 Q 1 (8 Wks): Transport Organ Systems (CVS, Hematogenous, & Respiratory)
Emphasis on normal structure & function
History, examination, investigations, & clinical skills lab.
Incidence and prevalence of disorders
Beginning and end of life issues
Communication skills
Inferential statistics
Y1 S2 Q 2 (8 Wks): Input/Output Organ Systems (GIT, Hepato-biliary, & excretory)
Emphasis on normal structure & function
History, examination, investigations, and clinical skills lab.
Incidence and prevalence of disorders
Public health and legal issues
Negotiation skills
Quantitative disease measures
Y2 S1 Q1 ( 8 Wks): Support, Locomotion, & Protective Systems (musculo skeletal, skin, and immune)
Emphasis on normal structure & function
History, examination, investigations, and clinical skills lab
Incidence and prevalence of disorders
Activities of normal living, physical worship for the sick, medical procedures
Leadership skills
Statistical parameters of screening and diagnostic tests:
Y2 S1 Q 2 (8 Wks): Command, Control, & Communication Organ Systems (sensory, nervous, and endocrine).
Emphasis on normal structure & function
History, examination, investigations, and clinical skills lab
Incidence and prevalence of disorders
Multi-system: systemic patho-physiological disturbances
Management skills for health services
Data collection and management
Y2 S2 Q1 ( 8 Wks): Reproductive Systems & The Life Cycle, growth and development
Emphasis on normal structure & function
History, examination, investigations, and clinical skills lab
Epidemiology of exposures
Issues in normal and disease conditions
Collegial relations / etiquette in a health team
Data analysis
Y2 S2 Q 2 (8 Wks): Transport Organ Systems
Emphasis on patho physiology
Advanced investigations
Risk factors and prevention of disorders
Issues in disease conditions
Physician-patient etiquette / relationship
Observational epidemiological studies
Summer Research
Research project in science lab
Clinical research project
Community health research project
Forensic pathology research project
Quality assurance research project
Statistics / epidemiology research project
Y3 S1 Q1 (8 Wks): Input/Output Organ Systems
Emphasis on patho physiology
Advanced investigations,& clinical skills lab
Risk factors and prevention of disorders
Issues in disease conditions
Fidelity obligations
Randomized studies
Y3 S1 Q2 (8 Wks): Support, Locomotion, & Protective Organ Systems
Emphasis on patho physiology
Advanced investigations, & clinical skills lab.
Risk factors and prevention of disorders.
Issues in disease conditions
Palliative care / disability care
Analysis of epidemiological studies
Y3 S2 Q1 (8 Wks): Command, Control, & Communication Systems
Emphasis on patho physiology
Advanced investigations,& clinical skills lab
Risk factors and prevention of disorders
Issues in disease conditions
Professional misconduct
Interpretation of epidemiological studies
Y3 S2 Q2 (8 Wks): Reproductive Systems
Emphasis on patho physiology
Advanced investigations, &
Clinical skills lab.
Risk factors, and prevention of disorders
Issues in disease conditions
Professional malpractice / negligence
Critique and writing of scientific literature


TABLE #2: CURRICULUM MAP FOR THE THEME: PERSONAL and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


BACKGROUND PHILOSOPHY and CONCEPTS (5%)


Religious Background: Islam & Other Creeds (Milal)

Historical Background: Civilization, History Of Medicine

Epistemological Background: Theory Of Knowledge (Epistemology)

Basic Sciences Background: Creation (Cosmogenesis / Genesis) And Afterlife (Eschatology). Transitions In The Status Of Life And Health. The Human Life Cycle (Growth And Senescence). The Biological Miracle


ETHICO-LEGAL-FIQH CONCEPTS / PRINCIPLES (20%)


Basics Of Laws: Fundamentals Of The Law. Brunei Legal Systems: Civil And Shariah Laws

Theories And Principles Of Medical Ethics: Theories Of Medical And Biomedical Ethics. Principles Of Medical And Biomedical Ethics

Issues Of Consent: Medical Consent For Competent Patients. Medical Consent For Incompetent Patients

Privacy, Confidentiality And Disclosure: Privacy And Confidentiality. Disclosure

Research: Research Policies And Procedures. Animal Research. Human Research



ETHICO-LEGAL-FIQH ISSUES IN MEDICAL PRACTICE (20%)


Normal Physiological Conditions: Issues In Normal Reproduction. Issues In Activities Of Normal Living.

Medical Procedures: Diagnostic Procedures. Therapeutic Procedures

Conditions Of Illness: Physical Acts Of Worship For The Sick. Input/Output Systems: Alimentary And Urinary. Transport Systems: Cardiovascular & Respiratory. Reproductive System. Locomotion, Support, And Connective System. Sensory System. Neurological Disorders. Psycho-Social Conditions. Other Conditions. Issues Of Special Age And Gender Groups


ISSUES AT THE BEGINNING AND END OF LIFE (5%)


Beginning Of Life Issues. Stem Cell Technology. Embryo/Fetal Research. Genetic Technology. End Of Life Issues


ETHICO-LEGAL-FIQH ISSUES IN PSYCHO-SOCIAL APPLICATIONS (5%)


The Community: The Family Institution. Community Problems. Community Action. Civil Transactions. Occupational Health Issues. Judicial Transactions: Legal Competence: Ahliyyat. Public Health Ethics


PROFESSIONALISM (15%)


Professional physician etiquette / conduct with patients. Professional etiquette with the terminally ill/dying: palliative care. Collegial relations / etiquette in a health team. Professional misconduct. Malpractice & negligence


PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT (5%)


Individual development: Success as a medical student. Towards developing a scientific culture. Character and behavior. Self Development and personality enhancement

Skill development: Communication.
Negotiation skills. Leadership Skills. Management Skills for health services


RESEARCH (scientific ijtihad) SKILLS (25%)


Mathematical and conceptual foundations. Descriptive statistics. Inferential statistics. Descriptive & inferential statistics applications. Quantitative disease measures. Study design and analysis. Study interpretation