Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine

• Acquire a basic knowledge of internal medicine, and a greater knowledge of those areas relevant to patients assigned to the individual student.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic sciences and patho-physiologic principles behind the manifestations of the disease conditions.
• Integrate the knowledge of bio-medical, ethical, and epi-social-behavioral sciences with the clinical presentation of the disease in his/her patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the indications, contraindications and benefits of the common procedures such as: arterial blood gas, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture, and joint aspiration