SCI Objectives and Syllabus

Course Goals from the Syllabus 

SCI course goals include the following and are linked with the appropriate Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (PLFSOM) learning objectives. The institutional goals are indicated in the parentheses.

Upon graduation, students will be able to:

• Articulate how political, social, community, organizational, and family systems affect and are affected by the health of individual patients. (2.5, 3.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)
• Identify and assess biostatistical concepts so they can critically evaluate the medical literature and practice evidence-based medicine. (2.3, 2.6, 3.4, 6.3, 8.4)
• Use epidemiological principles to assess and evaluate the distribution and determinants of disease. (2.4)
• Describe how culturally based beliefs, attitudes, and values affect the health and illness behaviors of individuals, groups, and communities. (1.8, 4.1, 5.1)
• Effectively work with patients and co-workers who have different cultural backgrounds. (4.1, 4.2, 7.4)
• Describe the concepts of community and of systems within communities that impact health seeking behaviors and responses to treatment interventions. (2.5, 3.5, 6.1, 6.2)
• Describe and recognize the impact of environmental and occupation factors on the health of individuals and populations as well as identify and apply effective strategies for promoting health and reducing illness at the level of both the individual and the community. (2.4, 3.5)
• Converse with patients in both conversational and medical Spanish. (4.1)
• Participate in the delivery of health care by community physicians and other health care providers. (1.1, 4.2)
• Articulate the role of other health care providers in enhancing the health of their patients and work effectively with them in a collaborative manner. (4.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4)
• Identify community needs and have the opportunity to engage in service learning projects to fulfill such needs. (3.5, 6.2)

See the full SCI syllabus.