Perform more than 50 fun practical projects at home and gain dozens of medical skills.
The Kit
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The Course
Perform more than 50 fun practical projects at home and gain dozens of medical skills.
After completing the Apprentice Doctor Academy Foundation Medical Course, students should have a good understanding of:
- The basic principles of conducting a medical examination
- An understanding of how to use several medical instruments and items
- The basic human anatomy and physiology of the eleven bodily systems
- The systematic approach in diagnosing diseases
- An understanding of medical ethics
- The importance of taking a thorough medical history
- The meaning of multiple medical terms (medical terminology)
- Various careers in medicine and healthcare
In addition to this, the student will have the following healthcare/medical skills:
Hand Hygiene
- Hand washing
- Applying alcohol hand-rub
- Donning and doffing gloves
Distinguish between normal and abnormal bodily sounds
- Heart sounds
- Gastro-intestinal sounds
- Respiratory sounds
- Joint sounds
The student will be able to assess a patient’s vitals
- Heat rate
- Body temperature
- Respiratory rate
- Blood pressure
The student will be able to examine various bodily parts
- The eye
- The ear
- The skin, hair, and nails
- The mouth
- The abdomen
- etc.
The student will be able to elicit neurological reflexes
- The Patellar Reflex
- The Babinski reflex
- The Pupil-light reflex
Other medical skills (perform and interpret)
- Urinalysis
- Pulse Oximetry
The student will have a working understanding of the following topics
- The body’s water balance
- The basic principles of airway management
- Emergency medicine and trauma
- Burn injuries
- Growths (tumors)
- Several metabolic diseases
- Many infectious diseases
Who Should Enroll In This Course?
– High School students in Grade 10 to 12
– Students at premed years 1-4 levels.
Setting
Home-based learning
Time Allowed
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Duration
+-60 Hours (including practical projects).
The Apprentice Doctor Academy recommends that the student not rush through the course (not more than 3 hours per day) to allow for consolidation of the information. The course could be done in less than a week with full-time study; however, it is recommended that you not rush and instead allow the information to consolidate in your mind.
Furthermore we recommend that you briefly review the previous day’s work before continuing each day. This will also consolidate the knowledge in your mind.
Requirements/Instructions
— Register with Apprentice Doctor Academy
— Enroll in Course
— Simulation Kit (optional but recommended to complete the practical projects and practice the techniques you learn)
Certified Credits
Equivalent to sixty shadowing hours
Warnings
– The Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course and accompanying Simulation Kit (including all items and instruments in the kit) are exclusively intended for educational and training purposes. No instrument or item may be used in a real clinical medical setting (emergency or otherwise).
– Without a formal medical qualification you may open yourself to medico-legal litigation if applying these techniques on the public.
– The surgical gloves contain latex. We do supply latex-free gloves as an alternative on request.
– The Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course and Simulation Kit is suitable for students over 13 years of age. Adult supervision is recommended for students below the age of 18 years.
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 99 Lessons
- Lifetime
- First Things First5
- Section 1 - Introduction14
- 2.1Introduction to Medical Ethics
- 2.2Quiz 15 Minutes5 Questions
- 2.3Sterility and Aseptic Technique
- 2.4Hand Hygiene
- 2.5Project 1A: A Technique for Proper Handwashing
- 2.6Project 1B: Cleaning Hands With an Antiseptic Rub
- 2.7The Protective Clothing Surgeons Wear
- 2.8Project 1C: How To Don (Put On) Clean Gloves
- 2.9Project 1D: How To Safely Remove Used Gloves
- 2.10Project 1E: How To Change Into Theater Attire
- 2.11Project 1F: How To Scrub For Surgery [Only Available During Apprentice Doctor Workshops]
- 2.12Project 1G: How To Gown For Surgery [Workshop Project]
- 2.13Project 1H: How To Don Sterile Gloves [Only Available During Apprentice Doctor Workshops]
- 2.14Quiz 25 Minutes5 Questions
- Section 2 - Basic Principles of a Medical Examination29
- 3.1A Biomedical Perspective on Sound
- 3.2Project 2 – The Qualities Of Sound
- 3.3Project 3 – An Introduction To Percussion
- 3.4The Ear and Hearing
- 3.5Project 4 – Medical Sound Samples
- 3.6Project 5 – Examine the External Ear
- 3.7A Biomedical Perspective on Light
- 3.8Project 6A – Mixing Colors of Light
- 3.9Project 6B – Inspect the Color of the Mucous Membranes
- 3.10The Eye and Vision
- 3.11Project 7 – Examine the Eye
- 3.12Project 8 – The Snellen Test
- 3.13Project 9 – The Blind Spot
- 3.14Medical Instruments
- 3.15Project 10 – The Stethoscope and Sphygmomanometer – Assembly and Care
- 3.16Project 11 – The Stethoscope: Familiarize
- 3.17The Examination of a Patient
- 3.18Project 12 – Take a Medical History
- 3.19The Physical Examination
- 3.20Project 13 – The Structural Arrangement of the Body
- 3.21Project 14 – Subdivisions of the Chest
- 3.22Project 15 – Subdivisions of the Abdomen
- 3.23Project 16 – A Percussion Model of the Chest
- 3.24Project 17 – Technique for Medical Percussion
- 3.25Project 18 – Examination by Percussion
- 3.26Quiz 35 Questions
- 3.27The Human Body
- 3.28Organization of the Human Body
- 3.29Quiz 45 Minutes5 Questions
- Section 3 - Systems of the Human Body45
- 4.1The Body Systems
- 4.2The Integumentary System (Covering System)
- 4.3Project 19 – Examine the Skin
- 4.4Project 20 – Examine the Nails
- 4.5Project 21 – Examine the Hair
- 4.6The Skeletal System
- 4.7Project 22 – The Bony Landmarks of the Body
- 4.8Project 23 – Joint Sounds
- 4.9The Muscular System
- 4.10Project 24 – Body Temperature
- 4.11Project 25 – The Muscles of the Body
- 4.12Project 26 – The Heart Rate
- 4.13Quiz 55 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.14The Nervous System
- 4.15Project 27 – the Pupil-Light Reflex
- 4.16Project 28 – The Facial Nerve
- 4.17Project 29 – Spinal Nerve Reflexes
- 4.18Quiz 65 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.19The Endocrine System
- 4.20Quiz 75 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.21Project 30 – Growth Chart
- 4.22The Cardiovascular System
- 4.23Project 31 – Turbulence in the Flow of a Liquid
- 4.24Project 32 – Heart Sounds
- 4.25Project 33 – Capillary Refill Test
- 4.26Project 34 – Pulse Oximetry Practical
- 4.27Project 35 – Blood Pressure
- 4.28Quiz 85 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.29The Lymphatic System
- 4.30Project 36 – The Body’s Lymph Nodes
- 4.31The Respiratory System
- 4.32Project 37 – The Respiratory Rate
- 4.33Project 38 – Respiratory Sounds
- 4.34Project 39 – Breathing Movements
- 4.35The Digestive System
- 4.36Project 40 – Examine the Oral Cavity
- 4.37Project 41 – Taste Laboratory
- 4.38Project 42 – Gastrointestinal Sounds
- 4.39Project 43 – Examine the Abdomen
- 4.40Quiz 95 Minutes5 Questions
- 4.41The Urinary System
- 4.42Project 44 – Urinalysis
- 4.43The Reproductive System
- 4.44Project 45 – Heart Sounds: Unborn Baby
- 4.45Quiz 105 Minutes5 Questions
- Section 4 - Diseases Fact File15
- 5.1Diagnosis
- 5.2Project 46 – Signs of Inflammation
- 5.3Project 47 – The Examination of a Swelling
- 5.4Project 48 – Performing a Diet Audit
- 5.5Project 49 – Determining the BMI
- 5.6Body Fluids (Water and Electrolyte Balance)
- 5.7Project 50 – The Signs of Dehydration
- 5.8Project 51 – The Signs of Edema
- 5.9Trauma (Emergency Medicine)
- 5.10Project 52 – Levels of Consciousness
- 5.11Project 53 – Prevention of Emergencies
- 5.12Project 54 – Body Surface Area in Burns
- 5.13Focus on Specific Diseases
- 5.14Other Infectious Diseases
- 5.15Quiz 115 Minutes5 Questions
- Section 5 - Assessments and Final Thoughts3