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Neurology and Psychiatry Course Syllabus

This syllabus outlines an Internal Medicine II course offered at NVU School of Medicine. The 12 ECTS course is compulsory for medical students and expected to have 150 students. It includes modules in neurology and psychiatry taught by faculty through lectures, practicals, and encouraging participation in research projects. The objectives are to learn conceptual bases of neurological diseases, examination skills, and ethical/legal aspects of patient information as well as fundamentals of cognitive/emotional development and recognizing/managing psychiatric disorders. Upon completing the course, students will be able to retrieve and analyze information, communicate with experts, generate new ideas, adapt to new situations, and demonstrate knowledge and analytical skills in neurological and psychiatric diagnosis and management.

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Neurology and Psychiatry Course Syllabus

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Syllabus

This form is used in preparation of the program component. Entries on this form should be transferred to the University Board for
approval. Fields marked blue indicate NVU requested information and shall not be filled (if not meant otherwise), whereas yellow
fields are optional.

1. General Information

Title: Internal Medicine II

School: NVU School of Medicine

Component leader(s): Ivane Verulashvili

Other University academic

Elene Tsitlidze Outside contributors:
Staff teaching:
Unit code (if already QF Level VI, VII or VIII
MD3012 VII (MD)
assigned): (BA/MA/MD/PhD etc.):
Teaching period
Component credits: 12 ECTS Both
(Spring/Fall):

Programmes for which the

Programmes for which the
Component is compulsory: Medicine NA
Component is optional:

Pre-requisite Pre-requisite
Component(s): MD3011 qualifications: NA
(Component code(s)) (text description)
Post-requisite
Component replaces:
Component(s): MD3013 NA
(if any)
(Component code(s))
Component is to be
Date of proposal:
implemented:
Estimated student
150 Maximum class size: 12
numbers:
Applied for Available for Available to
Work experience/
minor N online N Exchange Y N
placement:
qualification: enrolment students:
Available to Prior
Non-degree N Registration Y Other N Other N
students: Requirement
2. Aims and Learning Outcomes

Component Description In the Course of Neurology students are exposed to a broad spectrum of
(summary, especially important for elective
Components) neurological conditions.
Students are encouraged to participate in research projects jointly with senior
faculty members and PHD students.
Psychiatry course teaches the medical students a professional approach to
patients with various mental disturbances like are anxiety, psychosis, cognitive
and substance caused disorders with focus on diagnosis and basic treatment
as an integral part of the course. Teaching is centralized and takes place in
psychiatry division/hospital. Students will be provided with detailed information
on psychiatry main syndromes, differential diagnosis and management of
these conditions through lectures and practicals.
Component Objectives: The main objectives of the course are:
● To learn the conceptual and scientific bases of clinical, neurological
diseases.
● To become familiar with the methodology of neurological examination
● To learn of the ethical and legal aspects of the patient's neurologic
information
● To teach students the fundamentals of cognitive, emotional and
psychosocial development, as well as biological, psychological and social
fundamentals of personality and behaviour. To recognise, diagnose and direct
the management of psychiatric disorders.

Generic Learning Outcomes: After the completion of the course, the student will be able to:
● Retrieve and analyze information from different sources;
● Communicate with experts both in own and other fields usingmajor tools of
logic and argumentation;
● Generate new ideas;
● Adapt to new situations;

Subject Specific Learning Knowledge and awareness

Outcomes
(if applicable)
● Demonstrate knowledge of clinical course, diagnosis and
management of neurological disorders.
● List categories of diseases of the nervous system.
● Describe the common clinical presentations of nervoussystem
diseases.
● Identify the pathogens and recognize the clinical manifestations
associated with CNS infections.
● Describe the diagnostic procedures, work up, approach to the
patient and treatment options for various disorders
includingcerebrovascular accident, neoplastic diseases, headache
and epilepsy
● Demonstrate knowledge of diagnosis, clinical course and
management of mental disorders under supervision of a doctor.

Analytical thinking

• Demonstrate analysis, synthesis, and integration of

patient’sproblem related to neurologic diseases.
• Demonstrate analysis, synthesis, and integration of patient’s
problem related to mental diseases.
• Assess the signs and symptoms associated with renal disorders and
joint pain and formulate a differential diagnosis.

Capacity for applying knowledge in practice

● Conduct a focused, relevant, empathic, and accurate clinical
history.
● Conduct a relevant neurological examination
● Incorporate laboratory data into the assessment of a patient with
a nervous system disorder
● Under the supervision select appropriate therapy for a patient with
a CNS disorder and write an accurate prescription

Decision-making
● Demonstrate the ability to assess and manage common neurologic
presentations

Capacity to learn
● Access and critically appraise the literature relevant to neurological
care, management, and treatment, including physical therapy and
rehabilitation.
● Understand the many unique learning and teaching opportunities
available in Neurology.

Oral and written communication

● Communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and
their families.
● Demonstrate the ability to communicate and educate patients with
neurological illness and their families.
● Discuss the goals of therapy of CNS disorders based on the
underlying pathophysiological condition including physical therapy
and rehabilitation

Values
● Be respectful of interactions with patients and their families
● Recognize the legal and ethical issues inherent in interactions with
patients with neurological diseases
● Appreciate the cultural and social stigma towards neurological
patients.

Learning Outcomes Matrix:

NQF relevant (please indicate where appropriate):

Knowledge and Understanding √ Applying Knowledge √

Making Judgments √ Learning Skills √

Communication Skills √ Values √

Other or Detailed:
Please indicate which skills will be developed most as part of this Component (Please choose a minimum of 3,
Maximum of 5) from the list below.

Analytical Skills √ Leadership

Commercial Awareness Planning and Organisation

Confidence Professionalism

Creative Problem Solving √ Research Skills √

Critical Thinking √ Self Awareness

Ethical Awareness Social and Cultural Sensitivity

Flexibility √ Team Working

Independent Working Time Management

Initiative Interpersonal skills

Capacity to learn Teaching ability

3. Teaching and Learning Methods

Duration Total Student Academic staff

Method Number hours each contact hours contact hours
30 2 60
Lectures:
30 7 210
Working Group/tutorials:
Midterm MCQ 2 6
Class tests, exams and assessment:
Final 4
Independent learning: 84
(give details below)

Total student study hours: (30 hrs per 1 credits): 360

Details:

Of 84 hrs of independent learning 30 – for accomplishing home assignments, 20 – library, 24- peer-coaching, 10
– for preparing exams.

Weekly Schedule of Student Workload (6 weeks):

Topic: Basic structure, function and development of the nervous system

1 Day
Content: Functional anatomy of nervous system. Morpho- functional unit of the nervous system
(neuron: physiology, different types). Nervous tissue. Nerve impulse. Electrical and Chemical
synapses. Pathology: Myasthenia gravis & Lambert-Eaton syndrome.