Course Objectives
Curricular Objectives:
By the end of their third year it is expected that the students will be able to:
- List the characteristics of screening tests in both ideal and real time settings.
- Cite the operating characteristics of screening tests (sensitivity, specificity).
- Describe impact of disease prevalence on predictive values (positive & negative).
- Recognize the target populations to be screened for various conditions, and describe when screening should commence and cease.
- Analyze the cost/benefit and risk/benefit variables for screening modalities.
- Cite the levels of evidence (quality of evidence) associated with recommendations and guidelines.
- Rank research experiments according to a determined hierarchy of experimental study design.
- Recite by specialty and by patient population, the current recommendations for screening, disease prevention and health maintenance.
- Demonstrate ability to assess risk factors for disease, and provide counseling on health maintenance.
- List the societal implications (positive and adverse) of screening for disease and efforts to promote health and prevent disease occurrence.