In Essential Principles of Medicine (EPOM), students learn the core concepts in the three fundamental themes of science, patient care and physicianship required for the practice of medicine.
- Science domains acquaint students with basic science principles.
- Patient care teaches clinical skills.
- Physicianship focuses on professionalism, ethics and humanism.
EPOM fuses scientific and clinical learning, and is organized into several units:
| Pharmacology
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Week 1
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| Genetics
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Weeks 2 - 4
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| Cells, Tissues & Control Systems
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Weeks 5 - 8
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| Metabolism & Nutrition
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Weeks 9 - 11
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| Injury, Infection, Immunity & Repair
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Weeks 12 - 16
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| Neoplasia
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Week 17
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| Anatomy
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Weeks 1 - 17
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| Patient Care & Physicianship
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Weeks 1 - 17
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Each unit is directed by a unit leader and incorporates a variety of educational methods including problem-based learning, 'flipped classrooms', longitudinal patient experiences, clinical skills workshops, office preceptorships, anatomic dissection, interactive sessions, small-group discussions and lectures.
Units
Course Director:
Lotfi Chouchane, PhD, DSc
Associate Course Director: Mange Manyama, MD, PhD
Staff Support: ocs@qatar-med.cornell.edu