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Block III Core Competencies

Beginning July 2009, all current CHM Core Competency faculty and student curricular materials will be posted in the MSU ANGEL system at angel.msu.edu. Please contact your CHM Community Assistant Dean's office with questions about how to access these materials. The materials below are from the 08-09 academic year, for student reference only.

Orientation to Core Comps

  • Course Guidelines
  • Core Comp Directory

    • Virtuous Physician Module

  • Virtuous Physician-Ethics Objectives
  • Objectives for Professionalism Aspect of Virtuous Physician
  • The Virtuous Student Physician

    • Critical Appraisal/Analytic Medicine Module

  • Syllabus
  • Guidelines for Student Presentations
  • Student Manual
  • Research Planning Worksheets
  • Diagnosis Worksheet from User's Guides
  • Prognosis Worksheet from User's Guides
  • Therapy Worksheet from User's Guides

    • Lancet Series

  • Overview of Clinical Research
  • Descriptive Studies
  • Bias and Causal Associations
  • Cohort Studies
  • Case Control Studies
  • Randomization
  • Allocation
  • Blinding
  • Dilution of Power
  • Screening Tests
  • Unequal Group Size

    • Supplemental Materials for Students and Instructors

  • Basics of Research Design
  • Electronic Resources for CA/AM
  • Experimental Study Design - 28 questions
  • Good Practice
  • Guidelines for Constructing a Survey
  • IRB Approval - FAQs
  • Surveys: An Introduction
  • Windish: Primer on Stats

    • Therapeutics Module

  • Acid-Base Student Manual
  • Acid-Base Resources
  • Acid-Base Laminated Card
  • Antimicrobial Therapy Student Manual
  • Antimicrobial Therapy for Student Evaluation
  • Fluid and Electrolytes Student Manual
  • Fluid and Electrolytes Document
  • Fluid and Electrolytes Additional Readings

    • Remedial Readings

  • Fluid and Electrolytes in the Aged
  • Fluid and Electrolytes Parenteral Fluid Therapy
  • Estimation of Parenteral Fluid Requirements

    • Palliative Care Module

    Health Disparities Module

  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Health Disparities Course Description
  • Required Readings
  • Recommended Readings
  • Cultural Competency Student Manual

    • Occupational/Environmental Medicine Module

  • Musculoskeletal Disease Student Manual
  • Lung Disease Student Manual
  • Environmental Exposures Student Manual
  • Occupational/Environmental Exposure Write-up
  • Occupational/Environmental Exposure History

    • Career Development Program Module


    Students: please use the following form to assist you in navigating the Career Development Program (CDP) of the College and the Career Development Module of the Core Comps Course. This form has places for signatures, but please note that is only a suggestion for this year (08-09) in order to help you stay on track to accomplish the goals of the CDP curriculum and your interactions with your Community Assistant Deans, Mentors and Community Administrators. You are welcome to print the form to use as a guide to ensure you are progressing with the various activities that are suggested and required. Should you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to share with Dr. Schnuth (schnuth@msu.edu) and/or Deana Wilbanks (Deana.Wilbanks@hc.msu.edu).

    Career Planning Portfolio Form


    • Career Development Program
    For the Career Development Module of the Core Comps Course, please use the following materials:

    A. Documents on the Echt site: Feel free to download/print any of the documents for your use.