Medicine and Surgery

General objectives of the Integrated Course The ability to recognize the most frequent otorinolaringoiatric and audiological diseases, odontostomatologic diseases, cranio-maxillo-facial and visual apparatus diseases, indicating the main directions for prevention, diagnosis and therapy and the ability to identify the conditions that, in the above-mentioned areas, require professional contribution of the specialist. The objective, within the Integrated Course, is the acquisition by the students of the ability to recognize the most frequent otorinolaringoiatric diseases and their relationships with diseases of other systems, and the knowledge of the main prevention, diagnosis and therapy guidelines as well as the identification of all those conditions and situations that require the specialist's preferential contribution, also in light of a specific and continuous technological progress in the diagnostic and therapeutic field. Specific Objectives of the Integrated Course Knowledge and understanding: passing the exam guarantees the knowledge of the nosography, of the etiopathogenesis, of the genetic bases and of the clinical framework of the main diseases of the sense organs. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: passing the exam means understanding the correct classification of signs and symptoms in the context of the pathophysiology of diseases of the sense organs, appropriately formulating the diagnostic procedure and the prognostic stratification, interpreting the clinical biochemistry reports and imaging of the sense organs, interpreting the findings of pathological anatomy of the sense organs, knowing the patterns of therapy of the sense organs of the main diseases in accordance with the European guidelines, knowing the indications to the non-pharmacological and surgical procedures of the diseases of sensory organs. Autonomy of judgment: passing the exam implies the ability to assess the anamnestic and instrumental data independently and appropriately and to relate them to formulate a correct diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Communication skills: passing the exam implies the ability to effectively expose the clinical reasoning that leads to the correct diagnosis and the most appropriate therapy from the collection of anamnestic and instrumental findings. Learning skills: passing the exam implies the ability to learn the logic of alternative and complementary diagnostic hypotheses that govern the process of differential diagnosis.