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MDI4043 - Medicine semester 2D- for international students

About

New from the academic year 2024/2025

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Oral exam 1/2 2 hours E
School exam 1/2 4 hours D

Course content

In semester 2D, the following subject areas are taught: obstetrics and women's diseases, children's diseases, skin diseases/venereal diseases, plastic surgery, rheumatology and infectious diseases.

In connection with the above-mentioned subjects, teaching is given in microbiology, pharmacology, pathology and diagnostic imaging.

All Norwegian students including Norwegian exchange students (not the foreign exchange students) must also during the autumn of the fourth academic year choose a topic for their main thesis, make an agreement with a supervisor and submit a protocol for approval by 31 January of the following semester.

In addition, there will be teaching in the longitudinal threads "Scientific competence", "Health promotion and prevention" and "Communication, patient contact and professionalism" which will run from start to finish throughout the entire medical course.

The course has international students and is taught in English.

Learning outcome

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

Learning methods and activities

  • Problem-based learning (PBL)
  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Team Based Learning (TBL)
  • courses and exercises
  • Skills lab
  • Clinical rotation in the hospital.

Compulsory assignments

  • PBL
  • PKU

Further on evaluation

Compulsory activities

Compulsory activity is assessed as approved or not approved and consists of the following two components.

  1. Attendance at Problem Based Learning (PBL)
  2. Clinical rotations in the hospital (PKU)

A maximum of 15% unauthorized absence from this teaching is permitted.

Students with an approved compulsory activity do not need to complete this again when repeating the exam.

The exam

The exam in the subject consists of a two-part assessment.

  1. Written exam, 4 hours
  2. Oral exam, OSKE

Both parts 1) and 2) must be passed for the exam to be passed.

Continuation exams take place in August both in the event of failure in the autumn and spring semesters. The students who do not pass the exam will have to resit only the part of the exam they did not pass, i.e. either the oral or the written exam (or both).

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Medical studies (CMED)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to CMED and successfully completed 3 year of medical school.

Course materials

Course materiel will be available on Blackboard.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
MDT4043 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
MDA4043 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
MDL4043 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
MD4043 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
MD4045 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
MD4041 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
MD4040 30.0 AUTUMN 2024
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  30.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2025

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Medicine
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 1/2 D INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Autumn ORD Oral exam 1/2 E
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS School exam 1/2 D INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS Oral exam 1/2 E
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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