Medicine and Surgery

General objectives of the course The student must know: Applications of mains methods of clinical biochemistry and molecular biology, clinical pathology and clinical microbiology. How to make a request for laboratory analyses. To be aware of potentialities and limits of information given by laboratory examinations. To know how to interpret a report. Specific Objectives Knowledge and understanding: passing the exam guarantees the understanding of the applications of mains methods of clinical biochemistry and molecular biology, clinical pathology and clinical microbiology. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: passing the exam guarantees the ability to how to make a request for laboratory analyses and to be aware of potentialities and limits of information given by laboratory examinations. Autonomy of judgment: passing the exam implies the ability to critically judge and the know how to interpret a report. Communication skills: passing the exam implies the ability to effectively use the communication tools of publications and scientific communications. Learning skills: passing the exam implies the transversal learning capacity common to the logic of scientific investigation in the biomedical field.