Course overview
Students will build on the foundational knowledge and skills acquired in the Foundations of Medicine and Medical Studies 1 courses to develop a comprehensive understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the neurological and musculoskeletal systems. Students will also explore the basis of common pathologies associated with the neurological and musculoskeletal systems, relevant basic management strategies used in medical practice and the impact of health and disease at both an individual and societal level. In clinical practice, students will continue to learn skills required for medical practice: emphasis is placed on developing the clinical interviewing skills required to elicit a clinical history and to develop competence in the generic physical examination approaches for the neurological and musculoskeletal systems. The emphasis of the Health and Society domain in this course will be understanding key measures used to assess health impact and the role of social of social determinants on health inequalities. To develop skills in the Professionalism and Leadership domain, students will participate in interprofessional learning activities, explore medical ethics and law in practice and continued promotion of self-care and wellbeing. Key mechanisms, concepts and issues will be explored using a variety of teaching modes, including lectures (delivered face to face and online), practical classes, tutorials, workshops and seminars. Medical Studies 2A will also employ discovery-learning pedagogy through Scenario Based Learning (SBL) sessions. Scenarios explore common pathologies relevant to the systems studied and horizontally-align with learning across Clinical Practice, Health and Society and Professionalism and Leadership to provide an integrated student experience that covers all aspects of patient presentation.