Ali M A, Thomas E J, Hamilton J D, Brain M C
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The 3-year medical school program at McMaster University encourages an approach to learning a physician can apply throughout his or her career. The program has four phases and provides early exposure to relevant clinical material. In phase 3, the basic science phase, the structure and function of organ systems in health and disease are studied. Understanding the mechanisms of disease in order to be able to relate clinical symptoms and signs to physiologic and pathologic processes is emphasized. The four 10-week units deal with groups of organ systems. The "blood and guts" unit teaches the student hematology and gastroenterology through a variety of problem-based methods. Specialists in the relevant scientific disciplines influence selection and construction of the problems presented. The students are evaluated by the faculty tutor on their accomplishment of specific objectives related to their competence in solving biomedical problems.
麦克马斯特大学的三年制医学院课程鼓励采用一种医生可在其整个职业生涯中应用的学习方法。该课程有四个阶段，并让学生早期接触相关临床资料。在第三阶段，即基础科学阶段，研究健康和疾病状态下器官系统的结构与功能。重点是理解疾病机制，以便能够将临床症状和体征与生理和病理过程联系起来。四个为期10周的单元涉及不同的器官系统组。“血液与内脏”单元通过多种基于问题的方法教授学生血液学和胃肠病学。相关学科的专家会影响所呈现问题的选择和构建。教师导师会根据学生在解决生物医学问题能力方面实现特定目标的情况对他们进行评估。
