MEDSCI 420Basic Principles of Medicine 3

This 6-week course is the third course of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program of St George's University School of Medicine, Grenada. The core aim of this course is to equip physicians with the knowledge and skills to understand fundamental principles inherent to a future understanding and diagnosis of microbial infections; the ability to devise and utilize strategies that improve the health of entire communities and populations and help reduce health inequities among population groups; and the capacity to uphold standards of ethics and professionalism expected across North America. The course is sub-structured into four thematic areas: ethics, professionalism, and medical jurisprudence; basics of immunology and microbiology; public health assessment tools; and culture and societal issues/physician-patient relations.