Dr. Carmen Ortiz-Neu
Course Director

Office: BB 15-1516
Phone: Ext. 5-9056
Email: co6@columbia.edu

The goal of this introductory clerkship is to teach the student to obtain a complete medical history and to perform a general physical examination. The course begins in November and meets once weekly for 20 sessions ending in May. Groups of four students (working in teams of two) and one preceptor initially use self-exam to learn basic physical examination techniques. Starting in January, they work at the bedside with hospitalized medical patients to acquire these skills, with emphasis on both the techniques involved and on the interpersonal aspects of the doctor-patient interaction.