MEDICAL SURGICAL CLINIC I AND ONCOLOGY

Course objectives

General Objectives of the Integrated Course To acquire the ability to analyze and to resolve the clinical problems of internistic, surgical and oncologic order, estimating the relationships between benefits, risks and costs, also in the light of the principles of the medicine based on the evidence; to develop the ability to clinical reasoning fitted to analyze and to resolve the most common and important clinical problems, of medical surgical and oncologic interest, and the ability to estimate epidemiological data and to know their use with the aim of the promotion of the health and of the prevention of the diseases in the single ones as well as in the communities; to acquire the ability and the sensibility in order to insert the specialist problems in a wider vision of the general state of health of the single person and of its general need of well-being, and the ability to integrate, in a total and unitary appraisal of the general state of health of the single adult and old individual, symptoms, signs and structural and functional alterations of the single organs and systems, combining them under the preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative profile. Specific objectives of the Integrated course Knowledge and understanding: passing the exam implies the ability to analyze and to resolve the clinical problems of internistic, surgical and oncologic order, estimating the relationships between benefits, risks and costs, also in the light of the principles of the medicine based on the evidence. Applying knowledge and understanding: passing the exam implies the ability to clinical reasoning fitted to analyze and to resolve the most common and important clinical problems, of medical surgical and oncologic interest, and the ability to estimate epidemiological data and to know their use with the aim of the promotion of the health and of the prevention of the diseases in the single ones as well as in the communities. Making judgment: passing the exam implies the ability and the sensibility in order to insert the specialist problems in a wider vision of the general state of health of the single person and of its general need of well-being, and the ability to integrate, in a total and unitary appraisal of the general state of health of the single adult and old individual, symptoms, signs and structural and functional alterations of the single organs and systems, combining them under the preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative profile. Communication skills: passing the exam implies mastering the ability to expose clinical reasoning and decision-making from signs and symptoms collection to appropriate diagnosis, therapy, prevention and rehabilitation. Learning skills: passing the exam implies mastering the ability to learn the rational basis of differential diagnosis in cardiovascular medicine.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
general and context concepts af the following oncological diseases focusing on the rationale and outcome of the surgical treatment. Analysis of the diagnstic-therapeutic algoritm of the following neoplasia: breast cancer, upper GI neoplasia, colorectal cancer,endocrine and esocrine pancreatic neoplasia, extra hepatic biliary tract neoplasia, liver metastasis from colorectal cancer, thyroid neoplasia, melanoma, soft tissue neoplasm, adrenal gland neoplasia, gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Professional activities following academic rules will be carried out during the course in the surgical ward. This program will be carried out during the first semester .
Prerequisites
In order to understand the contents of the course and achieve the elearning objectives, at the beginning of the teaching activities the student should know the contents of the metodologia clinica courses up to 4th year course, pathology a radiology. The student must have passed the IV year course exams.
Books
Dionigi Chirurgia VII edizione Casa editrice EDra a cura di Renzo Dionigi Guidelines of AIOM www.aiom.it
Teaching mode
The schedule of the lessons and the professional activities will be published on the CDL website in the dedicated session.
Exam mode
To pass the exam it is necessary to achieve a score not less than 18/30 in each module of the course. The final test of the surgical module will include 10/15 multiple choise questions covering all the lessons topics. To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude , the student must demonstrate an excellent knowledge of all the topics, being able to connect them in a logical and coherent way. The dates of the exams are published on the CDL website section.
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year5th year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDMED/18
  • CFU3