Course content

In semester 2C, the following subject are taught: adult psychiatry, child and youth psychiatry, substance abuse, physical medicine, neurosurgery, neurology, ENT, eye and stroke.

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

All Link students, including those possibly traveling on exchange, must during the autumn of the fourth year of study choose a topic for their main thesis, make an agreement with their 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.

Course MDL4042 is the decentralized variant of course MDT4042. Prerequisites, exam forms and learning objectives are identical, while the learning forms vary.

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/exercises
• Skills lab
• Clinical rotations in the hospital

Teaching in the subject takes place mainly in Levanger, but also somewhat in Namsos and Trondheim. A very high degree of student activity is planned both in clinical teaching with patients and in theory teaching. The students must come prepared and are assigned to carry out consultations under supervision or to solve theoretical tasks in small groups before they are reviewed in plenary.

The PBL teaching has the same content as in MDT4042.

Students have access to teaching material from the course MDT4042.

Compulsory assignments

• PBL
• PKU

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

Admisson to CMED and successfully completed 3 year of medical school (MDT4030/MDL4030/MDA4030).

Course materials

Course materiel will be available on Blackboard.

Credit reductions