Overview of M3

 

 

This is my timetable (M3 2003/2004).

Ø              First, all CGs will undergo Elementary clinics, followed by either General Medicine (GM) or General Surgery (GS) Postings. As you can see, the first half of my class had their GM first followed by GS. Generally long postings are 8 weeks in duration.

Ø              After GM and GS postings the class will be split into 3. Each third will do either Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, or the Short postings (Psychomed/ Emergency/ Radiology). I’m in CG 22, so I did short postings first, and will do paeds and ortho in M4.

Ø              After this, you’ll be involved in COFM Community Health Project (CHP).

Ø              Exams – Pharmacology and COFM.

o               Note that the 15 pharmacology therapeutic seminars will be held on the Saturdays during the GM/GS postings.

o               There will also be a Community Medicine Case-study (CMC) during and after Medicine posting, when you follow-up on one patient that you’ve chosen.

Text Box: FAQ: But what if I’m posted to XXX hospital… Different hospitals will have different patient loads, e.g. for GM, SGH may have much more patients with perhaps more varied cases than AH, so it may seem that those posted to AH learn less. However, this disadvantage is partly offset by the fact that with fewer patients under their care, the tutors will have more time to hold tutorials and discussions (subject to the pro-activity of your CG). The Dean’s office has also made it a point for each CG to have at least one posting in the different hospitals, so fret not – you will get your chance eventually. If you’re posted to CGH and live really far away, try to arrange for intra- or (even) inter-CG car-pooling.

Index    Overview of M3    Basics    General Hospital Layout    General pointers in clinical work   

Main Objectives of the various postings    Books      Case Write-ups    Presentations

On-line resources    General Tips for Exams    Ethics

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