Course syllabus for Clinical medicine - Neuro, senses and psyche

Klinisk medicin - inriktning neuro, sinnen och psyke

Essential data

Course code: 2LK063
Course name: Clinical medicine - Neuro, senses and psyche
Credits: 30
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Medicine
Level: AV - Second cycle
Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department: Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Decision date: 2011-04-13
Revised by: Programme committee for study programme in medicine
Last revised: 2024-10-04
Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2025

Specific entry requirements

Passed all courses semester T1-T7.

A student failing due to shortcoming in knowledge skills or attitudes, thus jeopardizing patient security and/or trust in medical care, could be assigned for a new clinical rotation only after having completed the individual plan.

Content


Neuro, 6.5 credits


Grading scale: GU

Senses, 7.5 credits


Grading scale: GU
This module comprises two components: Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology. Teaching covers theoretical knowledge on pathology and diseases, physical examination skills and treatment methods related to each component.

Psyche, 11.5 credits


Grading scale: GU

Professional development, 0.5 credits


Grading scale: GU

Scientific development, 0.5 credits


Grading scale: GU
The teaching intends to develop an ethical and scientific approach to clinical problems and situations.It contains criteria-based diagnostics in psychiatry, the difference between evidence-based science and proven experience as well as discussions of how clinical factual assessments can be value laden.

Integration and examination, 2.0 credits


Grading scale: GU
The course includes several elements that, while focusing on a primary care perspective, integrate the different modules of the course. Teachers from all modules participate on these occasions, as preparation for the written final examination.

Primary care, 1.5 credits


Grading scale: GU

Teaching methods

Teaching with an emphasis on learning outcomes for knowledge and understanding is given as lectures, seminars, group assignments/workshops, case-based teaching within health care, individual self-assessments, study visit, individual studies (sometimes with computer support) as well as literature studies. Formative assessments are given during clinical placements, sit-ins, a written examination corrected by the students and with a teacher led discussion, at oral presentations of group assignments and a written assignment. Teaching with an emphasis on learning outcomes for skills and attitudes take place in clinical placement, case-based teaching within health care, skills training and workshops.

Students may be assigned to clinical placements on evenings and weekends.

Other directives

Course evaluation takes place according to the guidelines that have been stated by the Board of Education at Karolinska Institutet.

* The aims are structured according to the SOLO taxonomy and Miller's pyramid SOLO taxonomy:
S1) simple (e. g. know, identify)
S2) composite (e. g. account for, describe)
S3) related (e. g. analyse, relate)
S4) extended (e. g. theorize analyse)

Miller's pyramid:
M1) know
M2) know how one carries out
M3) be able to show
M4) be able to carry out professionally

Literature and other teaching aids

Recommended literature

Neuro

  • Neurologi, Burman, Joachim; Nyholm, Dag, Sjätte upplagan : Stockholm : Liber, [2020] - 567 sidor ISBN: 9789147128587, LIBRIS-ID: n1lzpzxqlbsj3wv2,
  • Rehabiliteringsmedicin: [teori och praktik], Borg, Jörgen, 1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2015 - 431 s. ISBN: 9789144101965, LIBRIS-ID: 18356908,

Senses

  • Anniko (red.), Matti, Öron- näs- och halssjukdomar, huvud- och halskirurgi, bok med eLabb, 4. uppl. : Liber, 2012 - s. ISBN: 9789147107766, LIBRIS-ID: 14225703,
  • ÖNH-handboken, Friis-Liby, Janne; Groth, Anita, 1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2010 - 362 s. ISBN: 978-91-44-04883-3, LIBRIS-ID: 11788045, Interaktivt webbmaterial,
  • Kugelberg, Maria; Ygge, Jan; Robertsson, Jakob, Ögonboken, 1. uppl. : Stockholm : Liber, 2010 - 240 s. ISBN: 978-91-47-09942-9, LIBRIS-ID: 12028510,

Mind

  • Psykiatri, Herlofson, Jörgen; Ekselius, Lisa; Lundin, Anders; Mårtensson, Björn; Åsberg, Marie, 2., [rev. och omarb.] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2016 - 879 s. ISBN: 9789144094977, LIBRIS-ID: 19600701,
  • MINI-D 5: diagnostiska kriterier enligt DSM-5, Pilgrim Press, 2014 - 410 s. ISBN: 9789198997916, LIBRIS-ID: 17238133, Available as loan. If lost, student must pay compensation by purchase value.
  • Marwick, Katie, Crash course psychiatry, Birrell, Steven, Fifth edition. : 2018 - xii, 340 pages ISBN: 9780702073830, LIBRIS-ID: ft5krwkdcpj28cdd,
  • Marwick, Katie, Crash Course Psychiatry, Elsevier Science, 2018 LIBRIS-ID: jt72cz0ngkknkp8r,

Scientific development

  • Lynöe, Niels, Medicinska etikens ABZ, Juth, Niklas, Stockholm : Liber, 2009 - 416 s. ISBN: 91-47-09413-3, LIBRIS-ID: 11468670,