ManilaMed-Medical Center Manila

Department of Internal Medicine

Committee on Academics

Head: Janice Jill Lao, MD, FPCP, FPSN

Coordinator: Raphael Malilay, MD

General Guidelines:
1. Harrison’s Hour lectures has now been changed to weekly 10 to 20-item quizzes, passing
score is at 70% or 14/20 points.
2. Quizzes are scheduled during Monday at 8:30-9:00am after endorsement
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3. All residents are required to take the quizzes from 1 -3 years
4. ER organics and ICU monday post-duties are required to take the quizzes until Tuesday
12pm the following day, failure to take exam corresponds to a score of 0 (zero)
5. If a Monday quiz falls on a holiday/hospital/department activity, quiz will be taken on the
Tuesday the following day
6. Year-round scheduled topics will be posted at the office
7. Monthly exams per subspecialty and 2 comprehensive exams will be taken on a scheduled
basis, all residents are also required to take the exam. Passing grade is 75.
8. Quizzes and subspecialty exams final grade will be the average of all the exams
9. Failure to pass at least 1/3 of the total quizzes and/or subspec exams, at least 1 compre
exam, or have an average compre grade of <75% will be subjected to a removal exam.
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10. Series review sessions every last Friday of the month will be provided for the 3 years In
preparation for the PSBIM

List of Major Exams:

February 24/26 – Cardio Exam
April 14-15 – Nephro-Rheuma Exam
May 19-20 – Pulmo Exam
Jun 22-23 – Neuro-Allergo Exam
Jul 4-5 – Compre Exam I
July 15 – RITE 1
Aug 18-19 – IDS exam
Sept 15-16 - GI exam
October 13-14 – Endo Exam
November 24-25 – Hema/Onco/Derma exam
December 15-16 – Compre Exam II

Topics:
Date Topics
Jan 21 Chapter 231: Approach to patient with possible cardiovascular disease

Jan 28 Chapter 244: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias

Chapter 245: Common atrial flutter, macroreentrant, and multifocal atrial
tachycardias
Chapter 246: Atrial fibrillation
Feb 4 Chapter 256: Aortic valve disease
Chapter 258: Mitral stenosis
Chapter 259: Mitral valve prolapse
Feb 11 Chapter 271, Guidelines: Hypertension
Chapter 272: Renovascular hypertension
Feb 18 Chapter 296: Approach to the patient with shock
Chapter 298: Cardiogenic shock and pulmonary edema
Feb 24/26: CARDIO EXAM
Mar 4 Chapter 49: Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances
Chapter 50: Hypercalcemia and Hypocalcemia
Mar 11 Chapter 309: Polycystic Kidney Disease
Chapter 310: Tubulointerstitial Disease of the Kidney
Mar 18 Chapter 47: Dysuria
Chapter 81: Renal Cell Carcinoma
Chapter 82: Cancer of the Bladder and Urinary Tract
Mar 25 Chapter 304: Acute Kidney Injury + Guidelines
Chapter 311: Vascular injury to the Kidneys
Apr 1 Chapter 355: Spondyloarthritides
Chapter 364: Osteoarthritis
Apr 8 Chapter 351: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chapter 366: Fibromyalgia
Chapter 368: Periarticular Disorders of the Extremities
April 14-15: NEPHRO-RHEUMA EXAM
Apr 22 Chapter 31: sore throat and upper respiratory symptoms
Chapter 35: hemoptysis
Chapter 36: hypoxia and cyanosis
Apr 29 Chapter 194: common viral respiratory infections
Chapter 195: influenza
COVID
May 6 Chapter 284: bronchiectasis
Chapter 286: COPD (+guidelines)
May 13 Chapter 277: pulmonary hypertension
Chapter 291: sleep apnea
Chapter 293: approach to the patient with critical illness
May 19-20: PULMO EXAM
May 27 Chapter 19: dizziness and vertigo
Chapter 21: neurologic causes of weakness and paralysis
Chapter 22: numbness, tingling, and sensory loss
Chapter 26: aphasia, memory loss, etc.
Jun 3 Chapter 423: Alzheimer’s disease
Chapter 427: Parkinson’s disease
Jun 10 Chapter 300: coma
Chapter 301: severe acute encephalopathies and critical care weakness
Chapter 302: subarachnoid hemorrhage
Jun 17 Chapter 16: fever and rash
Chapter 56: cutaneous drug reactions
Jun 22-23: NEURO-ALLERGO
July 7-8: COMPRE EXAM 1
Jul 15 Chapter 136: sexually transmitted infections
Jul 22 Chapter 141: animal bites
Chapter 152: tetanus
Chapter 154: gas gangrene and other clostridial infections
Chapter 208: rabies
Vaccination guidelines on dirty wounds and animal bite
Jul 29 Chapter 178: tuberculosis (+ guidelines)
Chapter 181: antimycobacterial agents
Aug 5 Chapter 221: introduction to parasitic infections
Chapter 224: malaria
Aug 11-12: IDS EXAM
Aug ???: RITE EXAM 1
Aug 26 Chapter 44: dysphagia
Chapter 321: approach to patient with GI disease
Chapter 323: diseases of the esophagus
Sept 2 Chapter 15: abdominal pain
Chapter 45: nausea, vomiting, and indigestion
Chapter 330: acute intestinal obstruction
Chapter 331: acute appendicitis and peritonitis
Sept 9 Chapter 336: approach to the patient with liver disease
Chapter 337: evaluation of the liver function
Chapter 342: alcoholic liver disease
 Chapter 343: non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Sept 15-16: GI EXAM
Sept 23 Chapter 23: fatigue
Chapter 376: approach to patient with endocrine disorders
Chapter 378: physiology of anterior pituitary hormones
Chapter 379: hypopituitarism
Sept 30 Chapter 382: thyroid gland physiology and testing
Chapter 385: thyroid nodular disease and thyroid cancer
Oct 7 Chapter 401: pathobiology of obesity
Chapter 402: evaluation and management of obesity
Chapter 408: the metabolic syndrome
Oct 13-14: ENDO EXAM
Oct 21 Chapter 73: principles of cancer treatment
Oct 28 Chapter 78: neoplasms of the lung
Nov 4 Chapter 62: interpreting peripheral blood smears
Chapter 63: anemia and polycythemia
Nov 11 Chapter 65: bleeding and thrombosis
Chapter 66: enlargement of lymph nodes and spleen
Nov 18 Chapter 129: infections of the skin and soft tissues
Chapter 192: mucocutaneous herpes infection
Nov 24-25: HEMA-ONCO-DERMA
Dec 5-6: COMPRE II
RITE EXAM
Dec 23: REMOVALS
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*Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine 20 Ed. and Relevant Clinical Guidelines