MED INF 402 Introduction to Clinical Thinking
MED INF 402 Introduction to Clinical Thinking
"This course provides an introduction to the clinical environment throughout the health center. It is designed for students not previously involved in clinical medicine and those trained in medicine outside the United States. The course features problem-based learning and traditional medical informatics task domains and covers medical terminology and basic pathophysiology. Topics include the clinical setting, eliciting information from patients, synthesizing the history and physical examination, establishing diagnosis, treatment planning, integrating evidence-based medicine, and using an intelligent medical record in a complex environment" Reflection Whenever I think about this course, I remember feeling as if I was in medical school! I had prided myself on knowing a “little” about clinical workflows and medical terminology but this course put me in my place. I had to remember that I elected to take this course even though it wasn’t required that I take it. I was starting to regret my decision but I stuck through it. The goals of the course were to understand the clinical environment, understand the clinical decision making process and understanding the use of electronic health records and clinical decision making. I was much more appreciative of the clinical decision making process and all the information that must be taken into account when making a decion on how to treat and care for a patient. Our group project was great! We were required to role play a scenario using an electronic health record while displaying our understanding of how to use the processes we learned in class during a clinical encounter. I was able to immediately apply what I learned in class directly to my work and especially in conversations with caregivers when discussing the effective use of an EHR system. Source: MMI Program
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