The MDCM Curriculum
PATIENT AT HEART, SCIENCE IN HAND
Dr. Robert Primavesi
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME)

11:10 – 11:55 Dean David Eidelman – Medicine
Dean Paul Allison – Dentistry
Ms. Amina Moustaqim-Barrette
– VP External, Students’ Society of McGill
University (SSMU)
Mr. Nebras Warsi – Executive President,
Medical Students Society (MSS)
Ms. Nazanin Hojjati – President, Dental
Students Society (DSS)
Ms. Maya Zaremba – University
Advancement – Faculty of Medicine
12:00 – 13:20 Welcome to the Faculties Barbecue
Organized by the Dean's Office, MSS & DSS

12:00 – 13:20 Welcome to the Faculties Barbecue
3605 de la Montagne, corner Dr. Penfield
(facing Hosmer Annex entrance)
13:30 – 13:40 The Life Sciences Library
Ms. Nazi Torabi, Liaison Librarian
13:30 – 14:30 History of Medicine & Dentistry at
McGill
– Dr. Faith Wallis, Social Studies of
Medicine
14:30 – 16:00
15:00 – 16:00
MSS/DSS Activities Info Session
White Coat Fitting
• Reminder to go to Service Point to update or get new Student IDs

08:30 – 8:50 Register for Clicker Remote – 6 th floor
Martin Theatre Lobby (Medicine students only)
09:00 – 12:15 Curriculum & Evaluation Overview
Student Affairs
Student Health Services
Student Services
– Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD)
– e-Curriculum & D2L software demo

The MDCM Curriculum
PATIENT AT HEART, SCIENCE IN HAND
Robert Primavesi, MDCM, FCRP(EM)
Associate Dean
Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME)

• About the Class of 2018
• About the Associate Dean UGME
• About the Curriculum
• About Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
• About Evaluation
• About Academic Policies
• About Professionalism

Total Enrollment
MDCM = 191
Quebec = 171
Out-of-Province
International
DMD = 38
Total = 229
New Matriculations
Returning
University degree
MD-NTP
PNIQ
Med-P
New Matriculations
Returning
MD-MBA
MD-PhD
Master’s
PhD
186
5
38
0
229
3
3
35
7
90
3
2
75
12
4

Demographics
Gender
Age
Language
Male = 86 (45%)
Mean = 23.2
Female = 106 (55%)
Range = 18 - 41
Anglophone = 57.8% Francophone = 29.9% Allophone = 12.3%
BORN IN
28 COUNTRIES
• Algeria (1)
• Brazil (1)
• Canada (130)
• China (15)
• Congo (1)
• Egypt (2)
• France (4)
• Haiti (1)
• Hong Kong (1)
• India (1)
• Iran (5)
• Iraq (1)
• Ireland (1)
• Lebanon (1)
• Nigeria (1)
• Romania (2)
• Russia (1)
• Saudi Arabia (1)
• Senegal (1)
• Singapore (2)
• Slovakia (1)
• South Africa (1)
• South Korea (3)
• Syria (2)
• Taiwan (1)
• UAE (1)
• Uruguay (1)
• USA (6)

Academic Performance Average 3.79
Mode GPA = 3.90
DEGREES
• B SC (Kinesiology)
• B SC (Nutritional Science)
• B SC (Physical Therapy)
• B SC (Rehabilitation Science)
• Bachelor of Agricultural Sci.
• Bachelor of Agriculture
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Science
• Bachelor of Biochemistry
• Bachelor of Biology
• Bachelor of Bio-science
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Electrical Eng.
• Bachelor of Engineering
• Bachelor of Fine Arts
• Bachelor of Kinesiology
• Bachelor of Laws
• Bachelor of Medical Science
• Bachelor of Medicine
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Bachelor of Physio.Therapy
• Bachelor of Sci (Engineering)
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
• Bachelor of Social Sciences
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Doctor of Science
• French Baccalaureate
• Master of Arts
• Master of Biology
• Master of Business Admin
• Master of Health Science
• Master of Medicine
• Master of Public Health
• Master of Sci Appl, Phys Ther
• Master of Science
• Master of Science Applied

• BSc Physiology (McGill 1981)
• MDCM (McGill 1985)
• Ronald Douglas Naymark Memorial Award, 1985
– Established by the McGill Medical Class of 1984 to recognize the member of the graduating class who in the eyes of his/her peers most enriches the life of the class
• Family Medicine (MGH 1987)
• Senior House Officer (New Zealand 1987/88)
• CCFP(EM) (McGill 1990)

• Assistant Physician, Department of Family Medicine, 1990 –
• Assistant Physician, Department of Pediatrics, 1994 –
• Director, Department of Emergency Medicine MGH, 1998 – 2007
• Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine, 1992 – 2011
• Faculty Honour List for Educational Excellence, 2010
• Interim Accreditation Review Coordinator, 2010
• Associate Dean UGME, 2011 -
• Emergency Program Committee CFPC, 1999 -
• Chair CME, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP),
2010 - 2014

Bangkok 2013 Wilderness Tours 2014

Student advocate

Student advocate
Public safety

• To help you become the best possible physicians and dentists

CanMEDS Roles
Medical Expert As Medical Experts, physicians apply medical knowledge, clinical skills, and professional attitudes in their provision of patient-centered care
Communicator
Collaborator As Collaborators, physicians effectively work within a healthcare team to achieve optimal patient care
Manager (Leader) As Managers, physicians are integral participants in healthcare organizations, making decisions about allocating resources, and contributing to the effectiveness of the healthcare system
Health Advocate
As Communicators, physicians effectively facilitate the doctor-patient relationship
Scholar
Professional
As Health Advocates, physicians responsibly use their expertise and influence to advance the health and well-being of individual patients, communities, and populations
As Scholars, physicians demonstrate a lifelong commitment to reflective learning, as well as the creation, dissemination, application and translation of medical knowledge
As Professionals, physicians are committed to the health and well-being of individuals and society through ethical practice, profession-led regulation, and high personal standards of behaviour

1994 - Nelson Mandela Elected
President of South Africa
1997 - Scientists Clone Sheep
1997 - Princess Diana killed in an automobile crash
1999 - Global population reaches
6 billion
2000 - AT&T Introduces Text
Messaging
2001 - The launch of Wikipedia
2002 - The Euro enters circulation
2003 - Human Genome Project
Completed
2004 - Google Goes Public
2004 - Facebook is launched
2006 - Twitter is launched
2007 - Launch of Apple's iPhone
2009 - The mouse genome is fully sequenced
2010 – Earthquake hits Haiti
2010 - Apple debuts the iPad
2011 - Global population reaches
7 billion
2013 – Nelson Mandela dies

1. Address societal needs
2. Ensure educational excellence
3. Require teaching by physicians with McGill appointments
4. Promote life-long learning
5. Provide early clinical exposure
6. Counter the “hidden curriculum”
7. Develop centrally managed curriculum
8. Learn interprofessional teamwork

10 recommendations for UGME education
1. Address Individual and Community Needs
2. Enhance Admissions Processes
3. Build on the Scientific Basis of Medicine
4. Promote Prevention and Public Health
5. Address the Hidden Curriculum
6. Diversify Learning Contexts
7. Value Generalism
8. Advance Inter- and Intra-Professional Practice
9. Adopt a Competency-Based and Flexible Approach
10. Foster Medical Leadership

• MCC Clinical Presentations
– Knowledge and skills common to all physicians
– Identify attributes expected of medical graduates
– Defined in behavioural terms
– Reflect the MCC’s expectations of competent physicians based on CanMEDS roles
• Adopted as MD CM Medical Expert learning objectives
• http://apps.mcc.ca/Objectives_Online/

Attributes of The McGill Medical Graduate
1. Stage-appropriate clinical expertise
2. Physicianship (healing and professionalism)
3. Effective communication skills
4. Interprofessional skills & the ability to be part of a team
5. Critical thinking and decision-making
6. Adaptation to changes in practice, technology and societal needs
7. Understanding of the health care system and the role of public health
8. Through independent work the understanding of scholarship

• Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry (FMD)
• Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP)
• Clerkship
• Physicianship / Physician Apprenticeship http://www.mcgill.ca/new-mdcm/

• Basic Sciences
• Diversity
• Evidence Based Medicine
• Family Medicine Longitudinal Experience
• Indigenous Health
• Interprofessionalism Learning
• Patient Safety
• Physicianship
• Public Health
• Research
• Student Wellness and Career Advising

Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
• Block A: Molecules to Global Health
• Normal and abnormal presented in tandem
• Integration of Physicianship topics
• Teaching of clinical skills (Clinical Method)
• Longitudinal Family Medicine Experience
(LMFE)
• Quintile organization of the class
• Reflection and Evaluation (R&E) weeks

Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
(FMD)
Aug Sep Oct
A
Molecules to
Global Health
B
Resp
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
C
Circulation
R
&
E
Xmas D
Renal
E
Digesti on/
Metabo lism
R
&
E
F
Defense
Physician/Dentistry Apprenticeship 1
Clinical Method I
Research I
Longitudinal Family Medicine
Br ea k
Apr
G
Infection
May Jun
H
Movement
R
&
E
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Vac atio n
I
Repro.
&
Sexualit y
R
&
E
J
Human Behaviour
R
&
E
O
S
C
E
X m a s
Transition to Clinical Practice (TCP)
Physician Apprenticeship 2
Community Health Alliance Program (CHAP)
Dentistry Apprenticeship 2
Clinical Method II
Research II

Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
(FMD-1)
Dr. Colin Chalk
Component Director
Anna Lee
Senior Administrative Coordinator colin.chalk@mcgill.ca
fmd.med@mcgill.ca

Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
(FMD-2)
Dr. Colin Chalk
Component Director
Sunita Mathew
Administrator colin.chalk@mcgill.ca
fmd2.med@mcgill.ca

Evaluation
Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
• Pass/Fail is the only mark that appears on your transcript
• We keep track of numerical grades for prizes, scholarships, & identifying students in difficulty
• Each unit has its own grading scheme
• Attendance at lectures is usually not compulsory
• Attendance at labs and small groups is usually mandatory and usually forms part of your mark

Evaluation
Fundamentals of Medicine & Dentistry
• You must have > 60% in each Block /course to pass FMD-1
• and > 60% in each component of a Block / course (e.g. exam, small group, assignment) to pass the Block / course
• You will be invited to meet with the Associate
Dean UGME if you fail any component of any
Block / course

Dr. Namta Gupta
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Elizabeth Lefebvre
Career Advisor namta.gupta@mcgill.ca
careeradvisor.med@mcgill.ca

• For absences < 1 day resulting absence from non-mandatory lectures, it is the student's responsibility to cover the material;
• For any absence that would involve missing a small group session or examination, the student must
– request an absence by following the procedure outlined on the
UGME website: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme/academicpolicies/evalprom o_leaves_en.htm
– Phone (514-398-8358) or e-mail Anna Lee
• Supplemental learning activities or make-up assignments are usually required.

• All formal courses are conducted in English
• Many patients are primarily French-speaking
• You may be assigned to hospitals where the language of work is French (e.g. Douglas, LaSalle, Gatineau)
• You will be expected to be functional in French by the time clinical rotations begin (January of second year)
• Saturday morning workshops are available for medical
French – see your orientation package or UGME website http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme/curriculum/frenchc ourse_en.htm

• Tous les étudiants on le droit de rédiger leurs examens, leurs thèses et mémoires dans l’une ou l’autre langue, sauf dans les cours dont l’un des objectifs primordiaux est la connaissance d’une langue
• Extracurricular English language courses are recommended if your English language skills are weak http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme/studentservices/la nguagecourse_en.htm

• To assure that students are not exposed to undue health risks and do not pose a risk to their patients, upon starting medical and dental school students must provide evidence of appropriate vaccination according to the information provided by the McGill Student
Health Service: http://www.mcgill.ca/studenthealth/forms/me dicalstudents

• Medical Students: You must register with the Collège
des médecins du Québec (CMQ) as a student member and you are bound by its Code of Ethics.
Deadline for registration is September 30.
• A schedule for witnessing of documents (birth certificate) has been included in your orientation bag.
We will have a Commissioner of Oaths on site.

Silvana DiLollo
Senior Administrative Officer Student Records Coordinator silvana.dilollo@mcgill.ca
studentrecords.med@mcgill.ca

1. Firefighters: 89%
2. Pharmacists: 82%
3. Airline Pilots: 82%
4. Nurses: 81%
5. Doctors: 74%
6. Teachers: 67%
7. Veterinarians: 67%
8. Armed Forces: 64%
9. Dentists: 63%
10. Daycare Workers: 60%
Readers Digest Canada, May 2013

• Importance of factors in determining trustworthiness
Ipsos-Reid poll December 2006

• Physicians and dentists have to be trustworthy
• Our faculties take academic integrity and behaviour very seriously
• Unprofessional behaviour is recorded and can appear on your student record and/or letters required for residency application
• We do not distinguish between academic and conduct probation, because conduct is as important as your knowledge and technical skill
• Falsification of data, stealing, chronic tardiness and irresponsibility have been reasons for students to be requested to leave the Faculty

• The human body and mind are fascinating topics
• There are many varied careers in medicine
• It is a privilege to be a physician and to be able to care for others
• The good times are far outweigh the bad times

• www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme
• UGME Adminstrative Staff: http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/ugme/staff/admi n_en.htm
• Associate Dean UGME: adugme.med@mcgill.ca

Dannie Moronval
Student Affairs Coordinator
Jessica Ward
Receptionist studentaffairs.med@mcgill.ca
514-398-3519 recep.med@mcgill.ca
514-398-1768

Reception 514-398-1768

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
09:00 – 09:55 Curriculum & Evaluation Overview

Dr. Robert Primavesi (Medicine) Associate Dean
10:00 – 10:25 Curriculum & Evaluation Overview (Dentistry)
• Dr. Shahrokh Esfandiari (Dentistry) Associate Dean
10:30 – 10:55 Student Affairs

Dr. Namta Gupta Assistant Dean, Office of Student
Affairs
11:00 – 11:20 Health Break
11:20 – 11:45 Student Health Services

Dr. Pierre Tellier, Director of Student Health Services
11:50 – 12:10 Student Services

Mr. Frederic Fovet, Office for Students with Disabilities

(OSD)
Mr. Tim Johns, e-Curriculum & D2L software demo

12:15 – 13:40
LUNCH
2 nd floor
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2014
CMA – Canadian Medical Association presentation
MSS Sponsor lunch & Pick up CMA Backpack
(Medicine)
Dentistry students to meet with Dean of Dentistry and Associate
Dean of Dentistry
14:00 - 14:15
14:15 – 14:30
14:30 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 16:30
Gregorian
Social Media Guidelines – Mr. Ashutosh Sharma, Med 2


Intro to Physicianship & Clinical Method 1
Dr. Don Boudreau
Longitudinal Family Medicine Experience (LFME)
Dr. Leonora Lalla & Dr. Mark Karanofsky
MSS - Medical Equipment Demo
White coat fitting – 6 th floor Martin lobby

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014
8:30 – 10:00
Martin Amphitheatre
10:00 – 10:15
•
•
•
•
Introduction to the Healer Role and Professional Role
Drs. Richard and Sylvia Cruess
Dr. Don Boudreau
Dr. Tom Hutchinson
Dr. Mark Smilovitch
Health Break & MSS/DSS activity update
Introduction to the Healer Role and Professional Role
Small Groups
10:15- 11:45
CyberMed
2nd Floor
12:00 – 13:30
( Medicine)
New Residence Hall
3625 Ave du Parc
13:30 –
Physician Apprenticeship (PA) Luncheon
Dr. Barry Slapcoff, Course Director
MSS/DSS Activities & Events continue