Third Comprehensive Medical Exam

In phase 2, the emphasis shifts from basic science to clinical subjects. During the first semester of the third year, students have their first encounter with hospital clinics, although they also continue to have lectures and teaching activities covering basic science and theoretical background. Most internal medicine and surgical subjects are covered in the 2AB course.

During the academic year, students will encounter clinical scenarios from the internal medicine disciplines of endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, cardiology and pulmonary medicine, well as the surgical disciplines of endocrine surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, vascular surgery, orthopedics (including injury/acute), urology and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additionally, the students will also meet clinical issues in oncology, geriatrics and anaesthesiology.

Alongside the above-mentioned clinical disciplines, teaching is given in pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, medical biochemistry, epidemiology and clinical decision-making, imaging, immunology and transfusion medicine. Emphasis will be placed on connecting the basic science subjects, paraclinical subjects and scientific competence with the clinical teaching.

In addition, there will be teaching in the longitudinal themes "Scientific competence", "Health promotion and prevention" and "Communication, patient contact and professionalism" which run throughout the entire medical degree programme.

The course Medicine semester 2AB is taught in Trondheim (course code MDT4030), in Ålesund (course code MDA4030) and in Levanger (course code MDL4030). Prerequisites, examination forms and learning outcome descriptions are identical, but the learning activities vary at the different locations.

There are several learning objectives related to the semester subjects. These objectives are available at the "Læringsutbyttedatabasen" at the faculty`s home page.

• Problem-based learning (PBL)
• Lectures
• Courses
• Seminars
• Team-based learning (TBL)
• Skills lab
• Clinical rotation in the Hospital (PKU)

For compulsory activity, a maximum of 15% unauthorized absence from this course are allowed

There is longitudinal teaching in the course.

The course is mainly taught in Norwegian, but some classes may be taught in English