Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
11MED 607Emergency Medicine0+240+081027.03.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program School of Medicine (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course •To provide the student with the opportunity to gain experience in assessing a wide range of clinical problems seen in a teaching hospital emergency department (ED);
• To improve student’s;
• Ability to take an accurate and concise history and physical exam in the undifferentiated patient; Undifferentiated emergency patients present with symptoms, not diagnoses.
• Ability to generate a comprehensive differential diagnosis ability to consider the worst possible (life- threatening) conditions first. Ability to develop a differential diagnosis, investigation plan, treatment, and disposition of the undifferentiated patient; technical skills in providing patient care in the ED. communication, collaboration, and Professional skills required for patient care in the ED.
Course Content Educational Methods
• In the first 3 days of theme based
simulation sessions, instructors play the role of patient’s relatives to increase the stress factor of the situation. In the last 2 days, standardized patients are created by real actors and instructors and high- fidelity simulatorsare used together to improve communication skills and for crisis resource management training.
To enhance therealism, real hospital documentation and laboratory tests are used, such as electrocardiogram, computed tomography and ultrasonography. For crisis resource management training, breaking bad news to agitated patient’s relatives added to the
Scenarios at busy ED. At the end of the each simulation session, debriefings are performed by watching there corded videos.
According to their technical
and nontechnical skills, participants are evaluated.
Case Disscusions (ECG, X-ray reading)
Bed Side Training Department Lecture Day on Tuesdays Student presentations
Education with smart phones (ECG WhatsApp group)
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Associate Prof. Dr. Serpil Yaylacı
Instructor Dr. Hasan Aldinç
Instructor Dr. Cem Gün
Name of Lecturers Lecturer
Phd. Cem Gün
Instructor Dr. Hasan Aldinç
Instructor Dr. Veysel Balcı
Instructor Dr. Kamil Kayayurt
Associate Prof. Dr. Serpil Yaylacı
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Acil yardım ve kazalar; Ed. R. Ege.
Acil hastalarda teşhis tedavi uygulaması reçete; Güvenç, Şükrü
Bebeklere + çocuklara ilkyardim : acil durumlarda hizli ve dogru müdahale rehberi; Seiler, Thomas
Course Notes Assessment Methods; Performance* assessment via;
Portfolio; comprehensive case presentations and reports assessment of student presentations (journal club, seminar and bedside visit) active attendance as outlined in the logbook.
Patient reports recorded by students (Approach to clinical management for cardinal symptoms(Chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, trauma, pediatric fever, vaginal bleeding, orthopedic injuries))
Attendance to clinics and compliance,
Mid rotation meeting practice-based tutor feed-back to identify strengths and opportunities
(* Students are evaluated by staff attending emergency physicians with whom they have worked during the period. Criteria utilized to evaluate student’s performance include the following: Patient care, medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills,
Prof. essionalism)

Course Category
Health %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Field Evaluation 1 % 100
Total
1
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 5 16 80
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 2 6 12
Presentation 2 6 12
Practice 4 48 192
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 10 296

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Consider the worst possible (life- threatening) conditions first.
2 Take a naccurate and concise history and physical exam in the undifferentiated patient.
3 generate a comprehensive differential diagnosis in ED.
4 Have technical skills in providing patient care in the ED. (e.g., CPR, intubation, defibrillation)
5 have communication, collaboration, and Professional skills required for patient care in the ED.
6 have an adequate skill of decision making on patient discharge and writing prescription

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 In the first 3 days of theme based simulation sessions, instructors play the role of patient’s relatives to increase the stress factor of the situation. In the last 2 days, standardized patients are created by real actors and instructors and high- fidelity simulatorsare used together to improve communication skills and for crisis resource management training. To enhance therealism, real hospital documentation and laboratory tests are used, such as electrocardiogram, computed tomography and ultrasonography. For crisis resource management training, breaking bad news to agitated patient’s relatives added to the Scenarios at busy ED. At the end of the each simulation session, debriefings are performed by watching there corded videos. According to their technical and nontechnical skills, participants are evaluated. Case Disscusions (ECG, X-ray reading) Bed Side Training Department Lecture Day on Tuesdays Student presentations Education with smart phones (ECG WhatsApp group)

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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All 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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  Additive Level: 1: Very Low 2: Low 3: Medium 4: High 5: Very High

  
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