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Table of Contents:

Deans introduction ................................................................................. 5


A brief history of the faculty of medicine ............................................................6
Faculty structure ..................................................................................................8
I. Academic leadership structure .....................................................................8
II. Educational offer........................................................................................10
III. Medicine Facultys Departments .............................................................12
The structure of academic year 2014-2015 .......................................................14
Faculty of medicine student registration procedures .....................................20
Curriculum ..........................................................................................................29
Organizing academic activities. Examinations. Completing the requirements of
a study year ........................................................................................................31
Regulation regarding the equivalence of studies...............................................34
Allocation of students to state subsidized fee-paying places .........................36
Curriculum ..........................................................................................................38
Syllabus subjects description ..........................................................................45
A. Compulsory courses ..................................................................................45
YEAR I .........................................................................................................45
YEAR II ........................................................................................................85
YEAR III .....................................................................................................113
YEAR IV ....................................................................................................146
YEAR V .....................................................................................................189
YEAR VI ....................................................................................................229
B. Elective courses .......................................................................................263
Methodology regarding the elective courses ..........................................263
Elective courses free of charge................................................................265
Elective courses with fees .......................................................................273
Optional courses ......................................................................................274

DEANS INTRODUCTION
For more than 140 years, the Medicine Faculty from Cluj-Napoca has been
contributing to the improvement of healthcare system, by training several
generations of valuable doctors who are committed to their profession.
The facultys name represents a brand for our city, and the way in which the
name is perceived by the community is the result of years of endeavour and
commitment from our teachers, graduates and students alike.
Our core values, the excellence and the increased care for our patients,
created since the establishment of the Faculty by its founders, have endured
throughout history and the passage of time, being impregnated in our daily
efforts and meanwhile in Facultys development strategy.
A modern and dynamic faculty, the medical school from Cluj is differentiating
from other medical schools by an attractive educational offer: four
undergraduate study programmes, eleven masters programmes, a remarkable
doctoral school and all the specializations for residency; the mission of the
management team being the continuous improvement of teaching quality and
implicitly of the healthcare system. As an additional advantage of our school,
we can mention the fact that medical school from Cluj is between the fewer
institutions throughout the world which can provide an educational
programme in medicine taught in three languages: Romanian, English and
French.
Based on our graduates professional mobility, the adjustment of medical
education to the modern requirements of healthcare services becomes a
fundamental goal. In a globalized society, where fierce competition demands
very high standards, physicians training must follow two major coordinates:
obtaining professional expertise and necessary practical skills and in parallel,
obtaining higher communication skills, based on a flawless professional ethics.
We all believe in the necessity of a continuous progress, as well as in actual
competition between similar faculties on the modern education market.
Competitive awareness will make the difference. This will represent a
fundamental difference that will allow us to maintain a national leading
position and to aim to the most significant position in Eastern and Central
Europe. Being proud both for our tradition and our present and also being
confident in the future, we kindly invite you to discover us.
Dean,
Professor Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD, PhD

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE


Inaugurated 140 years ago in Cluj within Franz Josef University, medical
higher education in Transylvania has acquired a long and valuable tradition.
The Faculty of Medicine in Cluj, with Romanian as teaching language, was
founded in 1919, being part of Upper Dacia University.
Its first dean was Iuliu Haieganu, the founder of the school of internal
medicine in Transylvania, whose contribution was crucial for the fast
development of the young academic institution as a whole. The school quickly
achieved large international recognition and became famous due to the
activity of highly prestigious professors such as Victor Babe, Constantin
Levaditi, Iacob Iacobovici, Iuliu Moldovan, Victor Papilian, who were
remembered as Golden Generation. The second decade of the period
between World Wars saw important advances made by remarkable
personalities in the field of medicine such as Valeriu Bologa, Leon Daniello, Ion
Manta and Grigore Benetato. The departments of Medical Symptomatology
(1930), chaired by Ion Goia, and Balneology (1930) chaired by Marius Sturza
were created for the first time in Romania. During 1930-1940, Emil Racovi
who was in that time professor at Science Faculty from King Ferdinand
University in Cluj, taught the Biology-Genetics courses to medical students.
The Faculty passed through a time of great difficulty during the Second World
War when the University was relocated in Sibiu (1940-1945). Despite these
hardships, thanks to the dedication and competence of Iuliu Haieganu,
Universitys Rector (1941-1945), as well as of Victor Papilian, who was Dean of
Medicine (1940-1944), and the enthusiastic support of the academic staff, the
activity continued at high quality standards.
After its return to Cluj and following the education reform in 1948, the Faculty
of Medicine was separated from the University and became the Medical
Pharmaceutical Institute. During the post-war years, despite hardships that
affected the entire Romanian higher education system, the Faculty of Medicine
continued to give society valuable people such as Octavian Fodor, Aurel Moga,
Aurel Chiu, Aurel Nana, Ion Chiricu, Constantin Velluda, Victor Preda, Ion
Baciu, personalities who influenced the Romanian medical education as a
whole.
In its first years, the Faculty assimilated all innovative aspects that
characterized prestigious European medical schools. During the long
communist period, the faculty gained from the opportunity of having leaders
and teachers who knew how to preserve medical schools original values, so
that the traditions of professional and humanistic performance were not lost.
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In 1990, the Medical-Pharmaceutical Institute was transformed into Medicine


and Pharmacy University, which had three Faculties: Medicine, Stomatology
and Pharmacy. Since 1992, the university has boasted the name of the
distinguished founder of the Romanian medical school in Cluj, Iuliu Haieganu.
It was during these years of enthusiastic activity that the difficult process of
modernizing the University and the Faculty of Medicine was initiated, a
process that has lately led to European integration and recognition of medical
education from Cluj.

FACULTY STRUCTURE
I. ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
The Senate
The highest governing body of Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and
Pharmacy is the Senate. The Chairman of the Senate is the Rector of the
University, elected as a representative and a leader of the entire institution.
The principles that rule the organization and functioning of the university, as
well, as the norms that regulate the activity of the academic community are
established by the University Charter, which is adopted by the Senate. The
Senate, the Administration Council and the Rector take decisions regarding the
main problems of the instructional process. Decisions are based on university
autonomy, on the respect for the academic freedom and on Education
Ministrys regulations. The Senate consists of academic staff members and
25% student representatives.
Medicine Facultys Council
The Council is the highest governing body from the Faculty of Medicine and
consists of 30 academic members and 10 students. The representatives of
international students and resident physicians are invited mandatory to
participate in the Board meetings. The Dean of the Faculty chairs the Council.
The Board of the Council
The Board of the Council is in charge for the implementation of Councils
decisions. As a rule, the Council meetings are held weekly. The Board of the
Council consists of the Dean, the vice-Deans, the Scientific Secretary, the Head
of Faculty Administration and the student representatives. The Dean is
responsible for the entire activity in the Faculty, and represents the Faculty at
University level and outside it, coordinates its activity and supervises the
implementation of Faculty Councils decisions.
The activity of the academic management team of the Faculty is supported by
an administrative team of technicians chaired by the Faculty Head Secretary.
The academic governing body of the Iuliu Haieganu University and of the
Faculty of Medicine was elected in January 2011 for a 4-year period of time
and consists of the following academics:

The Board of the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy


Prof. Alexandru Irimie, MD, PhD

- Rector

Prof. tefan Ioan Florian, MD, PhD

- President

Prof. Grigore Bciu, MD, PhD

- Vice-Rector, postgraduate students

Prof. Ioan Coman, MD, PhD

- Vice-Rector, Teaching and Educational


Evaluation

Assoc. Prof. Valentin Cernea, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Management and Academic
Development
Prof. Felicia Loghin, MD, PhD

- Vice-Rector, Research and Scientific


Evaluation

Prof. Dan Dumitracu, MD, PhD

- Vice-Rector, Quality Management and


International Relations

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine


Prof. Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD, PhD

- Dean of the Medical Faculty

Assoc. Prof. Daniel Murean, MD, PhD

- Vice-Dean, Scientific Research Evaluation

Assoc. Prof. Sorin Man, MD, PhD

- Vice-Dean, Educational and Students


Issues

Prof. Carmen Mihu, MD, PhD

- Vice-Dean, Nursing and Midwifery,


Balneo-Physio-Kinetotherapy, Clinical
Laboratory, Radiology and Medical Imaging

Assoc. Prof. oimia Suciu, MD, PhD

- Vice-Dean, Teaching activities

Address:
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Deans Office
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No. 4 Pasteur Street, 1 floor
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Tel: +40-264-406831
Fax: +40264-597267
Email: decanat_mg@umfcluj.ro

II. EDUCATIONAL OFFER


A) UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES:
Romanian Study Programme (courses taught in Romanian)
French Study Programme (courses taught in French) only Medical
Studies
English Study Programme (courses taught in Englsih) only Medical
Studies

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Field of study: HEALTH


Study Programme: MEDICINE 360 ECTS
Graduate degree in Medicine (medical-doctor), 6-year university studies.

Study Programme: MIDWIFERY 240 ECTS


Graduate degree in Midwifery, 4-year university studies.

Study Programme: NURSING 240 ECTS


Graduate degree in Nursing (university degree nurse), 4-year university
studies.

Study Programme: RADIOLOGY AND MEDICAL IMAGING 180 ECTS


Graduate degree in Radiology and Medical Imaging (radiology and
imaging assistant), 3-year university studies

Study Programme: BALNEO-PHYSIO-KINESIOTHERAPY -180 ECTS


Balneo-physio-kinetotherapy and rehabilitation diploma (balneo-physiokinetotherapy and rehabilitation assistant), 3-year university studies.
B) POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Masters Degree

There are eleven Masters Degree Programmes within the Faculty of


Medicine. Some of them have one-year study programmes and others have
two-year study programmes.

Doctoral Studies

As Masters Degree programmes for medical studies are considered to be


included within six years of studies, graduates from Medicine Faculty may
enrol directly to doctoral study programmes.

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C) TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN MEDICAL FIELDS, THROUGH RESIDENCY


PROGRAMMES (3-7 YEARS)
D) CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION, THROUGH NUMEROUS
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES, COVERING ALL MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

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III. THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

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Departments

Disciplines

1. Morphological Sciences

Anatomic Pathology
Anatomy and embryology
Histology

2. Functional Sciences

Pharmacology, toxicology and clinical


pharmacology
Physiology
Physiopathology

3. Molecular Sciences

Medical Biochemistry
Medical Biophysics
Cell and Molecular Biology
Medical Genetics
Microbiology

4. Community Medicine

Epidemiology
Hygiene
Occupational Medicine
Family Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Public Health and Management

5. Internal Medicine

Medical Clinic I
Medical Clinic II
Medical Clinic III
Medical Clinic IV
Medical Clinic V
Cardiology Heart Institute
Cardiology - Rehabilitation

6. Medical Specialties

Balneo-physio-therapy
Dermatology
Diabetes and nutrition-related diseases
Endocrinology
Pneumology
Rheumatology
Nephrology
Geriatrics - Gerontology
Infectious Diseases

7. Surgery

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care I


Anaesthesia and Intensive Care II
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery


Surgical Clinic I
Surgical Clinic II
Surgical Clinic III
Surgical Clinic IV
Surgical Clinic V
Emergency Medicine
8. Surgical Specialties

Orthopaedics and Traumatology


Urology
Otolaryngology
Ophthalmology
Radiology
Medical Imaging

9. Mother and child

Obstetrics and Gynaecology I


Obstetrics and Gynaecology II
Neonatology
Paediatrics I
Paediatrics II
Paediatrics III
Paediatric Surgery
Nursing

10. Neurosciences

Neurology and paediatric neurology


Psychiatry and paediatric psychiatry
Neurosurgery

11. Oncology

Oncology Radiotherapy
Immunology
Haematology
Oncologic gynaecology and surgery

12. Medical Education

Physical Education and sport


Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
Clinical Psychology
Modern Languages
Socio-humanistic Sciences History of
Medicine

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THE STRUCTURE OF 2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR


CONVENTIONAL (CONTINUOUS) STUDIES
MEDICINE YEARS I III
1st SEMESTER
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29 of September 2014 19 of
December 2014
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22 of December 2014 02 of January
2015
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05 of January 2015 16 of January
2015
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19 of January 2015 13 of February
2015
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th
16 of February 2015 20 of February
2015

classes (12 weeks)

Christmas holiday (2 weeks)

classes (2 weeks)

examination session (4 weeks)

winter holiday (1 week)

classes (14 weeks +1 week Easter


holiday; 13 17 April 2015)
examination session (4 weeks)
re-examination session 1
re-examination session 2
Summer practice (4 weeks)
summer holiday

2nd SEMESTER
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23 of February 2015 05 of June


2015
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08 of June 2015 03 of July 2015
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07 of July 2015 11 of July 2015
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20 of July 2015 25 of July 2015
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06 of July 2015 31 of July 2015
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03 of August 2015 25 of September
2015
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28 of September 2015

beginning of academic year 20152016

MODULAR STUDIES
MEDICINE YEARS IV-V
(Modular structure: 36 weeks, representing 30 weeks of courses and 6 weeks
of examination sessions)
Ist Semester
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I Module
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29 of September 2014 21 of
November 2014
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24
of November 2014 28
of
November 2014
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classes (8 weeks)
examination session (1 week)

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II Module
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02
of December 2014 19
of
December 2014
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nd
22 of December 2014 02 of January
2015
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05 of January 2015 30 of January
2015
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th
02 of February 2015 13 of February
2015
th
th
16 of February 2015 20 of February
2015

classes (3 weeks)
Christmas holiday (2 week)

Classes (4 weeks)

examination session (2 weeks)

winter holiday (1 week)

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IInd Semester
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III Module
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23 of February 2015 10 of April
2015
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13 of April 2015 17 of April 2015
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20 of April 2015 30 of April 2015
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IV Module
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04 of May 2015 26 of June 2015
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29 of June 2015 03 of July 2015
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06 of July 2015 24 of July 2015
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th
07 of July 2015 11 of July 2015
th
th
20 of July 2015 25 of July 2015

classes (7 weeks)
Easter holiday (1 week)
examination session (2 weeks)

classes (8 weeks)
examination session (1 week)
Summer practice (3 weeks)
re-examination session 1
re-examination session 2

MEDICINE YEAR VI
(Modular structure 36 weeks, representing 28 weeks of courses and 8 weeks of
examination sessions)
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I Module
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29 of September 2014 14 of
November 2014
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17
of November 2014 28
of
November 2014
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II Module
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02
of December 2014 19
of
December 2014
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22 of December 2014 02 of January
2015
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05 of January 2015 30 of January
2015
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02 of February 2015 13 of February
2015
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16 of February 2015 20 of February
2015
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III Module
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23 of February 2015 10 of April 2015
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13 of April 2015 17 of April 2015
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20 of April 2015 30 of April 2015
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IV Module
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04 of May 2015 19 of June 2015
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22 of June 2015 26 of July 2015
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06 of July 2015 31 of August 2015
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06 of July 2015 10 of July 2015
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24 of July 2014 30 of July 2014
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14 of July 2015 16 of July 2015
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classes (7 weeks)
examination session (2 weeks)

classes (3 weeks)
Christmas holiday (2 weeks)

Classes (4 weeks)

examination session (2 weeks)

winter holiday (1 week)

classes (7 weeks)
Easter holiday (1 week)
Classes (1 weeks)

Classes (7 weeks)
examination session (1 week)
Summer holiday
re-examination session 1
re-examination session 2
taking the graduation degree

examination for English and French


study programme

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DOCTORAL SCHOOL
THE STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015
Principles:

Classes: 28 weeks
Research methodology is studied in a conventional (continuous)
manner
The other subjects are studied in modules

Admission to the doctoral school:


08-12 September 2014 enrolment of candidates
22-26 September 2014 admission exam
1st of October 2014 registration of candidates
The Foreign Language Test taken at the Foreign Languages Department, no. 6
Pasteur Street, scheduled as follows:
English: 9th of September 2014, starting from 10:30, room 8, second floor
French: 9th of September 2014, starting from 10:30, room 6, second floor
German: 9th of September 2014, starting from 10:30, room 7, second floor
1st of October 2014 29th of May 2015 teaching ac vi es organized
for the year of advanced academic training, including:
Christmas holiday: 15.12.2014 - 09.01.2015
Easter holiday: 30.03.2015 17.04.2015
2-13 June 2014 re-examination session (one session only)
The schedule of the research projects presentations for the doctoral studies
candidates who completed the advanced university training year:
08.06 12.06.2015 submission of project tles and appoin ng
the admission panel
15.06 26.06.2015 presenta on of research projects
EXAMINATIONS AND CONTESTS
29th of September 5th of October 2014 enrolment on Masters Degree
programme admission examination
02nd of February 2015 06th of February 2015 enrolment for the 2nd session
of graduate degree examination
09th of February 2015 13th of February 2015 taking the graduate degree
examination
July 2015 enrolment and University admission examina on
September 2015 enrolment and University admission examina on 2nd
session (free places)
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OTHER EVENTS
02 05 December 2014 University Days
04th of July 2015 The Ceremony for the students graduating in 2015

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FACULTY OF MEDICINE STUDENT REGISTRATION


PROCEDURES
1. The procedure for 1st year students registration is the following:
Students registration after passing admission examination is based on the
matriculation decision issued by the Rector. Tuition fee-paying students
will be registered after the payment of tuition fee and after signing the
study agreement.
In the case of international students admitted on Romanian state
scholarship or on fee paying places (Romanian currency payment),
registration is based on the decision of the Ministry of Education,
Research, Youth and Sports, following the approval granted by the
university management and the signing of Study Agreement.
In the case of international students on fee paying places (foreign currency
payment), registration is carried out on the basis of the provisional
registration decision issued by the Vice-Rectors Office, the International
Students Office and the final decision of registration issued by the Ministry
of Education, Research, Youth and Sports, after the payment of tuition fee
and after signing the Agreement of Study.
The complete application file, endorsed by International Students Office,
will be sent to Deans Office only after the approval of Ministry of
Education, Research, Youth and Sports, no later than the 1st of December
for the current academic year.
The candidates admitted in the first year and not registered within the
period established by the decision of the Administration Council will lose
their right to be enrolled.
According to Ministrys decision, a student may be allowed to study at only
one specialty financed by state budget. The student will pay a tuition fee to
attend a second specialty.
2. Each student is enrolled in matriculation register under a unique number,
which is valid for the entire duration of undergraduate studies.
3. in the moment of registration, a personal record is created for each
student, consisting of:
The original Baccalaureate diploma. Students who pay tuition fees to
attend a second faculty must provide a copy of the Baccalaureate diploma
authenticated by the public notary and a document that proves the fact

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that the student has the original Baccalaureate diploma in other university
where the student benefit from a budgeted place.
an authenticated copy of MD or BSc diploma in the case of students who
graduated from a faculty where they had a state subsidized place and who
have to pay the tuition fee in order to attend a second faculty,
the enrolment form,
an authenticated copy of the birth certificate,
the medical tests required by the university,
the written agreement proving the fact that the student knows and agrees
to respect universitys regulations concerning academic activity and
examinations and of those of the Study Contract,
Four passport-size photographs.

4. The personal record of international students consists of:


The original Baccalaureate diploma and its translation in an international
language authenticated and validated by the issuing countrys embassy in
Romania.
the language test (Romanian, French, English), according to the teaching
language of the section that the student applies for,
a photocopy of their passport,
an authenticated copy of their birth certificate,
the decision of the Ministry of Education mentioning status: scholarship
holder, tuition-fee paying student Romanian currency, foreign currency
the enrolment form,
the medical tests required by the university,
the written agreement proving the fact that the student knows and agrees
to respect universitys regulations concerning academic activity and
examinations and of those of the Study Contract,
Four passport-size photographs.
The registration of international students takes place within maximum 15
days from the beginning of the academic year.
5. in the moment of students enrolment at a faculty, the Deans Office issues
a "Student Report card" for each student. The student report card will contain
all the marks obtained by the student at examinations or other assessment
forms. It will also include the marks for the failed exams. The examiner has the
responsibility for filling in the marks and signing them. In the following cases transfer, studies interruption or expulsion, the Deans Office withdraws the
student report card and the travel pass, where applicable.
6. Enrolment in the second year and in the following years as well as the
signing of the Study Contract implies filling in an application form, within the
first 15 days from the beginning of academic year. Enrolment is based upon
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academic results from the previous year and entails the achievement of the
minimum number of credits (45 credits minimum) required to complete the
requirement for a year of study.
Students in the supplementary year will be enrolled in the academic study year
that they must repeat after paying all the financial dues for the supplementary
year.
International students
International students are welcomed by both the academic and civic
communities. Apart from medical education taught in Romanian language, our
faculty has been offering, for more than ten years, medical education in
English and French, which attracts more and more students from over 25
countries.
Currently, about 30% from the students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine are
international students who study in English, in French or in Romanian
language.
International students are enrolled following a selection procedure based on
their record, according to criteria established by the Faculty Council Board.
They do not have an entrance examination.
The candidates must hold a baccalaureate or equivalent diploma and must
obtain confirmation from the Ministry of Education. All the documents
presented must be authenticated.

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ECTS STUDENTS
The European credit transfer and accumulation system (ECTS) was created to
facilitate student mobility among universities. The European Union encourages
study periods at partner universities and the Bologna and Berlin Declarations
stipulate the need to eliminate obstacles in the way of academic mobility.
Student mobility within Socrates-Erasmus programmes offers students the
possibility to study at another European university for a semester or a whole
academic year. Then, they go back to home university, complete their studies
and obtain a graduation diploma there. In this way, students benefit from
continuity of studies and, at the same time, they have access to other
educational perspective and to a new academic, cultural, social and linguistic
environment.
The main purpose of developing this system was to support student mobility in
enhancing their formation, in gathering the experience of other European
universities in order to obtain full academic recognition for the period they
have spent away from home university.
Full academic recognition means that the study period abroad replaces a
similar period of study at home university without lengthening the duration of
initial studies.
ECTS credits
ECTS credits represents values allocated to course units and practical activities
in order to describe students workload required to complete them. They
reflect the quantity of work each course requires in relation to the total
quantity of work necessary to complete a full academic year of study at the
university, which includes: courses, seminars, practical work and individual
work in the laboratory, in the library or at home, examinations and other
assessment activities.
In the ECTS system, 60 credits represent one year of study (in terms of
workload); on average, 30 credits are allocated for each semester.
The ECTS credits are also allocated to practical training and to graduate thesis
preparation when these activities are part of the regular curriculum at both
home and host institutions.
ECTS credits are allocated to each course and are awarded only to the students
who had completed successfully the courses by passing the examinations or
other types of assessment.
For the acknowledgment of the Socrates-Erasmus mobility, the student must
earn minimum 25 ECTS credits for a period of 4-5 months and minimum 50
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ECTS credits for a period of 9 months spent in the host institution abroad. The
credits obtained abroad must be obtained for disciplines that the student
would have to study at UMF Iuliu Haieganu Cluj-Napoca during the
academic year that he is enrolled in when he takes the mobility. It is allowed to
acknowledge no more than two exams from higher years (maximum 15 credits
in advance).
The ECTS grading scale
Examination and assessment results are generally expressed in marks. There
are various grading systems in Europe. Therefore, an ECTS grading system was
developed in order to help institutions translate the marks awarded by host
institutions to ECTS students. This procedure also offers other information
regarding the activity of the student, but it does not replace the mark that the
student will get at the home university.
How does it work?
The main ECTS instruments meant to facilitate academic recognition are:
- Information Package
- Learning Agreement
- Transcript of Records
The Information Package is offered by all institutions which use ECTS system
and describes the courses available at the university. It also provides general
information about the institution, its location, student accommodation,
administrative procedures necessary for registration and the academic
calendar. The Package is updated annually.
The Learning Agreement describes the abroad study programme and is
completed by the individual student together with the two academic
institutions involved, before the student arrives at the host institution.
The Transcript of Records details the students academic achievements prior
to and after the period of study abroad. It contains the ECTS credits, the mark
awarded according to the local marking scale and the ECTS grading scale. The
combination of local marks and ECTS credits represents quantitatively and
qualitatively the students performance at the host institution.
These tools are then used by the institutional and departmental coordinators
appointed by each institution to deal with the administrative and academic
aspects of ECTS. The grade obtained by the student for a certain discipline,
write in the transcript of records, is given by the Faculty academic coordinator
for ECTS, considering the grade obtained by the student in the host institution,
according to the ECTS grading scale.
The use of ECTS ensures the transparency of curricula and students academic
achievements, which leads to academic recognition throughout Europe.
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How can ECTS students obtain mobility?


They should contact their home departmental coordinator and they must
study the Information Package of other institutions in order to choose the best
destination and plan their programme of study abroad.
How is academic recognition ensured?
An ECTS study programme must be approved by both home and host
institutions before the student leaves for the study period abroad. If the
programme of study described in the Learning Agreement is completed
satisfactorily by the student, it is fully recognized by the home university. This
means that the volume of study, measured in terms of numbers of achieved
ECTS credits, will be the equivalent of the same volume of study which would
otherwise have been undertaken at the home university.
How are ECTS credits transferred?
Institutions prepare and transfer transcripts of records for all students who
benefit from ECTS mobilities. A copy of the transcript is given to the student
and checked by both home and host universities, before and after the period
of study abroad.
Are further studies abroad for ECTS students possible?
A student who had benefited from ECTS mobility may choose to remain at the
host university to get a degree there or to move to a third institution. This is
possible only if both institutions involved agree and that the student accepts
the conditions to be fulfilled in order to get a diploma or transfer registration.
By providing a history of the students academic achievements, the transcript
of records is the document which helps partner institutions make decisions
regarding the continuation of studies abroad, thus further opening up Europe
to academic mobility in general.
Student evaluation criteria and ECTS grading scale
Courses and study modules are evaluated through oral and written
examinations, practical assignments, demonstrations and other applicable
methods. Students receive information on the evaluation criteria at the
beginning of the study module.

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A
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Grade in
Romania
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7-8

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6
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ECTS

Definition
Excellent = outstanding achievement with only minor errors
Very Good = above the average standard with some errors
Good = generally sound work with a number of notable
errors
Satisfactory = average, with significant shortcomings
Sufficient = performance meets the minimum criteria
Fail = some more work required before credit can be
awarded
Fail = considerable further work is required

ECTS grading scales for different countries


Romania

1-4

10

ECTS scale

FX, F
Fail

E
Sufficient

D
Satisfactory

Good

Good

Very Good

A
Excellent

Austria

Albania

1-4

10
6

Bulgaria

Belgium

7, 8, 9

10

11

12

13, 14

15, 16, 17

18, 19, 20

China

0 - 59.99

60 - 69.99

70 - 74.99

75 - 79.99

80 - 84.99

85 - 89.99

90 - 100

Denmark

0, 3, 5

10

11, 13

Switzerland

< 3,5

3,5 - 3,99

4,0 - 4,49

4,5 - 4,99

5,0 - 5,49

5,5

5,51 - 6,0

Finland

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France

Insuffisant
(< 10)

Passable
Passable
(10 - 10,49) (10,5-10,99)

Assez bien
(11,0 - 11,49)

Assez bien
Bien
Trs bien
(11,5 - 12,49) (12,5 - 14,49) (14,5-20,0)

Germany

> 4,01

4,00 - 3,51

3,5 - 3,01

3,00 - 2,51

2,50 - 2,01

2,00 - 1,51

1,50 - 1,00

Greece

2, 3, 4

8,9

10

Jordan

0 - 49.99

50 - 50.99

51 - 59.99

60 - 69.99

70 - 79.99

80 - 89.99

90 - 100

Ireland

< 25%
Fail

25% - 39%
Pass

40% - 44%
3rd pass

45% - 54%
-

55% - 69%
2nd/II

70% - 84%
2nd/I

85% - 100%
I

Iceland

Fail

9, 10

Italy

17

18, 19

20 - 22

23 - 24

25 - 26

27, 28

29, 30, 30+

Great Britain

0 - 39%
(Fail)

40 - 49%
rd
(3 )

50 - 54%
(2ii)

55 - 59%
(2ii)

60 - 64%
(2i)

65 - 69%
(Upper 2i)

70 - 100%
(First)

Norway

6 - 4.1

4 - 3.5

3.5 - 3

2.9 - 2.4

2.3 - 2

1.9 - 1.2

1.1 - 1.0

The Netherlands

1-4

9, 10

Polland

< 3,00

3,00

3,01 - 3,49

3,50 - 3,99

4,00 - 4,49

4,50 - 5,00

Portugal

1-9

10

11, 12

13

14, 15

16, 17

18, 19, 20

Slovakia

Slovenia

1 - 5.9

6.1 - 6.9

7 - 7.5

7.6 - 7.9

8 - 9.9

10

Spain

<5
Suspenso

5,0 - 5,49
Aprobado

5,5 - 6,49
Aprobado

6,5 - 7,49
Notable

7,5 - 8,49
Notable

8,5 - 9,49
9,5 - 10
Sobresaliente Matricula
Excellent
de Honor

United States of
America

E - F/0 - 59

D/60 - 65

- /66 - 72

C/73 - 79

B/80 - 86

A - /87 - 93

A/94 - 100

Hungary

1,00 - 1,99
elegtelen

2,00 - 2,50
elegseges

2,51 - 3,50
kzepes

3,51 - 4,50
jo

4,51 - 5,00
jelcs, kivalo

Turkey

1-4
Noksan/ 4,5 - 4,99
Noksan

5,00 - 6,49
Orta

6,5 - 6,99
Orta

7,00 - 7,99
Lyi

8,00 - 8,99
Lyi

9,0 - 10,0
k iyi

For further information on the ECTS system of credits and how it is applied in
Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, please
access the regulations concerning the application of the European credit
transfer and accumulation system (ECTS) on the university site:
http://www.umfcluj.ro.
ECTS Coordinators
University ECTS Coordinator:
Prof. Ioan Coman, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Teaching and Educational Evaluation
Faculty of Medicine:
Assoc. Prof. oimia Suciu, MD, PhD - Vice-Dean, Teaching and Educational
Evaluation
Director of the International Relations Department:
Prof. Dan L. Dumitracu, MD, PhD
Language of instruction
The language of instruction at the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine
and Pharmacy is Romanian.
The Faculty of Medicine at the University offers degree programmes in English
and French within the English and French sections.
Foreign language learning opportunities
All students from our University have the possibility to learn a European
language. The purpose of these courses is to provide our students with
practical skills reading, writing, listening and speaking. All the facilities at the
Department of Modern Languages are available to all the students and
academic staff of our University.

Scholarships
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Over 40% of our students benefit from study or social scholarships, which are
offered by the Ministry of Education.
These scholarships are granted to students with outstanding achievements
and, under certain circumstances, to students with a special social situation.
During the mobility period, students keep their right to scholarship, given in
the national scholarship system.
Students who have benefited from mobility, but could not earn the maximum
number of credits to validate the year, are eligible for the scholarship criteria,
and for accommodation in the university campus, according to Senate
Councils decision from 16.10.2007, and they are exonerated from paying
remaining unvalidated credits.
Food and Accommodation
Our University owns a campus which includes 9 hostels where approximately
2700 students are accommodated. Most Romanian students who come from
outside Cluj live in the University hostels. However, international students
prefer rented accommodation.
The University Restaurant, situated in the close proximity of the university
campus, on no. 13 Victor Babe Street, offers diversified menus and
accommodates 150 students.
There are also many restaurants and fast food places in the city centre and
close to the university premises.
For students who do not live in hostels, the supermarkets and restaurants
located in every district offer convenient food supply as prices are lower than
in most European countries. The cost of food could range between 200-300
EUR a month.
Health
Student Health Centre is located in the centre of the city, close to the
administrative building of the University, offering a wide range of free-ofcharge medical services to the students. The Student Pharmacy offers free
medication on prescription issued by the Students Health Centre.
Sports
The University Sports Club, founded in 1966, has a sports area and a gym
where students can practice sports such as basketball, volleyball, aerobics,
tennis, etc.

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CURRICULUM
STUDIES STRUCTURE
The structure of all Universitys educational programmes is based on the
academic year system. One academic year consists of two semesters.
The unfolding of education implies:
- Conventional (continuous) studies, with 2 examination sessions, one at
the end of each semester (winter and summer examinations)
- Modular studies, having modules organized in discipline blocks, with four
examination sessions, two for each semester.
The studies include theoretical courses, practical training, seminars and
practical assignments, optional courses, complementary courses and the
graduate degree examination.
The undergraduate studies in medicine aim to familiarize students with the
main applications of the medical field and with their theoretical basis. After
graduation, students need to be able to work independently as experts in the
medical field, as practitioners or as researchers.
Language studies are very important for Romanian students because achieving
a good level of proficiency in a foreign language is essential for students
professional development, due to the increased mobility of EU citizens and
non EU citizens. International students are required to study Romanian as a
foreign language because starting with the fourth year of studies; practical
training in clinics is conducted in Romanian.
Optional courses
Each year of study has a package of optional courses. Students may choose
one of the optional courses offered; the chosen course then becomes
compulsory. According to the university curriculum, 14 hours/ semester and 2
credits are assigned for each optional course.
Complementary courses
For each year of study there are several complementary courses beside the
compulsory ones. Their role is to help students enhance the knowledge they
acquired during the compulsory study programme.
Choosing such courses, attending them and taking examinations in these
subjects are not compulsory. No credits are allotted to complementary courses

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The final examination


The final examination at the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and
Pharmacy is the graduate degree examination.
For undergraduate studies, it includes two tests:
1. The specialty test having two components:
- Written test it is part of the national graduation examination to be taken at
the same time and based on the same bibliography at all medical universities.
- Practical test it is specific to each university.
2. The presentation of graduation thesis:
The minimum average required to pass the graduate degree examination is 6
(six).
Graduate degree examination sessions: autumn (September) and winter
(January-February).

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ORGANIZING ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. EXAMINATIONS.


COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF A STUDY YEAR
1. Undergraduates knowledge is tested through examinations. Students
are assessed with marks from 1 to 10. The minimum mark to pass an
exam is 5 and the highest mark is 10. The final forms of testing are
theoretical written examinations as well as practical examinations. In
case students knowledge cannot be tested through practical
examinations due to the specific features of a particular subject
matter, an oral final evaluation will be organized. The examination can
be passed only if students obtain a pass mark (minimum 5) for both
the written and the practical examination. If the students are present
to only one form of examinations, their final mark will be 4. On reexamination, these students would only take the examination which
they had failed.
2. Students are allowed to participate to an examination only if they are
listed in the official students record issued by the Deans Office. This
official record certifies the students status, including the fulfilment of
their financial dues.
3. At the beginning of each academic year, the departments have the
duty to display the requirements for completing the study subject in
order to pass the examinations and the percentage each exam
component holds within the students final mark. It is mandatory that
the marks obtained at both theoretical and practical examinations are
part of the students final mark.
4. In order to complete the requirements for a study year, must be
obtained at least 45 credit units out of the 60 credits allotted for a
year. A total of 15 credits can be transferred to the following year of
study. In order to fulfil the requirements of a study year, the credits
transferred from the previous year must not exceed 15 ECTS. Within
the respective year, the credit units transferred from a previous year
will not be taken into account. At the same time, students have to pay
a fee for the transferred credits see Tuition Fees Chapter in
Regulations Concerning Student Academic Activity.
5. All missing credits must be obtained within maximum two years;
otherwise, students will be enrolled in a supplementary year.
6. For Medicine study programme, at the end of the third year of study
students have to obtain all 180 credits allocated for the first three
years of study.
7. In an academic year, students can be present to an examination
maximum three times. The curriculum includes four examination
sessions (the winter session, the summer session and two autumn
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8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

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sessions in the continual system). The third time a student is presented


to the examination must be paid according to Tuition Fees Chapter.
Exams are organized only during examination sessions for the
conventional system or at the end of modules for the modular system.
Students must respect the examination dates as scheduled by
departments, in agreement with students representatives. The
absence to one scheduled exam is considered to be a failure of the
exam.
Within the modular system, examinations must be taken at the end of
each module, in the weeks allotted for organizing exams. During an
academic year, a student has the possibility to be present to an exam
only three times. Students are allowed be present to an exam only
twice during the October July period (with their own series or another
series that is doing the respective module), whereas the third
examination can only be organized during the autumn sessions.
In case of departments that are required to organize complex
examinations resulting in one mark, the number of questions included
in the written examination will be proportional to the number of hours
allotted to each subject matter, there will be only one practical
examination scheduled at the end of all teaching activities, and the
final mark will reflect the proportional ratio according to the different
subject matters and will consider an algorithm accepted by all the
departments involved. Students should be informed of this algorithm
in due time.
The dates for written examinations will be scheduled in agreement
with the students representatives. Each department must schedule an
examination on at least two different days for a series of students. If
the theoretical examination takes place on the same day for the entire
series of students, the practical examination should not take longer
than three successive days.
Re-examination for a higher mark is allowed only following the
approval of the Faculty Council Board as follows: a maximum of 6 times
during the university studies and not more than twice in one academic
year. The mark obtained after re-examination is final. A three-member
board will re-examine the student applying for re-examination.
The new mark obtained is taken into account in the calculation of the
average mark that ensures social rights to the student. The due fee for
this type of examination is mentioned in the Tuition Fees Appendix. A
student can only apply for re-examination for a higher score if the
respective student has passed all examinations.
Fraud within examinations will be punished. The penalties that the
Faculty Council Board may propose are included in Chapter VIII of the
Regulations concerning student academic activity.

* All foreign language programme students, excepting Romanian


citizens, must sit a Romanian language test at the end of the third year.
The test is organized at the Foreign Languages Department of the
Faculty of Medicine within our university.
Foreign students may be enrolled in IVth year only if they pass this test.
The ones that do not pass this test are enrolled in a supplementary
year.

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REGULATION REGARDING THE EQUIVALENCE OF STUDIES


These concern courses undertaken at other higher education medical
institutions by students applying to be enrolled in an academic year other
than the 1st or 6th year.
These provisions apply both to international students who request enrolment
and also to Romanian students who apply for transfer or equivalence and who
have partially completed studies at similar institutions in Romania.
Equivalence is not granted for courses taught in the academic year that the
student is enrolling on.
Equivalence is not granted for courses of studies completed more than 6 years
before the application date.
Requirements necessary for the studies to be eligible for equivalence:

The content of the courses (certified by the syllabus) and their duration
(certified by the curriculum) should be at least 70% similar to the
equivalent curriculum of the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and
Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca.
The sum of the transferable credits corresponding to the subjects not
studied but required by the syllabus of the Iuliu Haieganu University of
Medicine and Pharmacy faculties (compensatory examinations) may not
exceed 15 credits (excluding Physical Education and Romanian as a Foreign
Language).
In the case of students who have completed studies at accredited
universities in the EU, equivalence may be also granted to courses taught
in the academic year that the student enrols in, provided that the
difference between the missing credits and the recognized extra credits
does not exceed 15.
Students must have an official certificate stating the marking system used
by the institution where they studied and its equivalence to the ECTS
system.
Only those subjects in whom the students passed the examination
required by the corresponding institution are eligible for equivalence.
Practical training in a clinic that was not followed by the passing of the
corresponding exam will not be eligible for equivalence.

Applicants seeking equivalence of studies will submit a file folder containing


the following documents:
- a certificate of studies mentioning the marks obtained in examinations
- a curriculum
- a syllabus for each subject proposed for equivalence,
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- an official statement explaining the marking system used by the institution


where the applicant studied as well as its correspondence to the ECTS system
- an empty folder
- a written application mentioning the subjects for which the applicant is
seeking equivalence
- a request for the equivalence of studies submitted by the Vice-Rectors Office
for Teaching Activities.
All documents required for equivalence will be submitted at the same time.
Further additions to the application pack will not be accepted.
Only studies completed at higher education medical institutions leading to the
awarding of a physicians diploma will be eligible for equivalence. Subjects
studied at faculties of biology, veterinary medicine as well as nursing, medical
college or master studies are not eligible.
These Regulations are appended to the Learning Agreement.
The applications files for equivalence and recognition will be submitted to the
Deans Office until the 21st of September for the current academic year or,
pending on the approval of the Administration Council, until the deadline for
enrolment of international students as set by the Administration Council
according to the instructions of the Ministry of Education.
The review of the equivalence applications is carried out by a member
assigned by the Faculty Council Board and is approved in the minutes signed by
all the members of the Faculty Council Board.
Applications are reviewed within 15 working days from their receipt by the
Deans Office.
The Faculty Council Board has the right to seek and take into consideration the
opinion of the taught course leaders regarding those subjects for which the
duration of the studies and / or the syllabus content do not coincide with those
of the faculties that the applicant wants to enrol in.
The decision of the Faculty Council Board may be contested within 48 hours
after the applicant has been informed on it.
The contested decision is discussed by the contestant and an assessor
designated by the Board.
The decision adopted by the Board following this discussion is final and nonopposable.

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ALLOCATION OF STUDENTS TO STATE SUBSIDIZED FEEPAYING PLACES


Starting with the 2009-2010 academic year, students are allocated state
subsidized places yearly according to their academic achievements.
The allocation is based on regulations available on the university website.
Main criterion: academic achievements.
The following are extracts from the regulations regarding the allocation of
students to state subsidized fee-paying places.
This methodology applies to all students who enrolled following a written
entrance examination beginning with the 2005-2006 academic year. Students
enrolled on special subsidized places, tuition fee-paying students (foreign or
Romanian currency), students who pay a fee for the equivalence of studies and
students who were enrolled by order of or acceptance letter from the Ministry
of Education, Research, Youth and Sports are not subject to this decision and
do not benefit from its provisions
1. Students school performances at the end of the first autumn session of
the previous academic year represent the standard used for the allocation
of students to state-subsidized places.
2. The average grade taken into account for the allocation of students to
state-subsidized places is the arithmetic mean between the weighted
mean of a students marks and their arithmetic mean, calculated for the
closing academic year.
3. Failed examinations, regardless of the non-passing marks received, will be
awarded a 0 (zero) for the calculation of both types of means (weighted
mean and arithmetic mean of marks).
4. Summer medical practice is not taken into account for the allocation of
state subsidized places. The total number of credits allotted to the summer
practice is correspondingly subtracted when calculating the weighted
mean.
5. Places are allotted in descending order of students average grades.
6. In case more students have the same average grade, the following criteria
are applied in this order:
a. weighted mean of marks
b. in case there are still students with the same grade, the course with
the most credits will take precedence
c. in case there are still students with the same grade, the course with
the next most credits will count (if this course is divided over two
semesters, the arithmetic mean is calculated). This criterion will be
applied until there are no more same average grades. If there are more
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7.
8.

9.
10.

11.
12.

courses with the same number of credits, they will be taken into
consideration alphabetically.
Students results are considered unitary, according to year of study and
faculty, without any differences among student series.
Students who have all the required credits before the autumn examination
session (students who passed all examinations in the summer session) may
be re-examined for a higher mark in the first autumn examination session.
A student may apply for retesting for a higher mark only twice in an
academic year.
Students ranking for the allocation of state-subsidized places is carried out
by the staff of each Deans office, checked by the designated
representatives of the student unions of each faculty and approved, by
signature, by the dean of each faculty.
The ranking is announced and posted at the Deans office of each faculty in
15 working days after the end of the first autumn examination session.
Students may contest the ranking within 2 calendar days after its
announcement.

For further details, please visit the current regulations available on the
university website: www.umfcluj.ro

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CURRICULUM

MED1 1 04EN
MED1 1 05EN
MED1 2 06EN
MED1 2 07EN
MED1 2 08EN
MED1 2 09EN
MED1 1 10EN
MED1 1 11EN
MED1 12 12EN
MED1 12 13EN
MED1 12 14EN

56

140

28
28

28
28

14
(6+8)
6
6

14

28

14

I/II

E1, E2

I
I

E1
E1

E1

14

E1

14

7
28
28
7

14
28
28
14

2
6
6
2

I
II
II
II

C
E2
E2
V2

14

14

II

E2

14
-

28
56
28
90

2
2
2*
2
2

II
II
II
I
-

C
C
V
V
C

Credits

Evaluation

MED1 2 02EN
MED1 1 03EN

General Anatomy and


Embryology
Biophysics
Cell and Molecular Biology
Medical Informatics and
Biostatistics
Medical Psychology
Medical Bioethics and History of
Medicine
Bases of Medical Communication
Descriptive Biochemistry
Physiology
First Aid
Behavioural Sciences. Medical
Sociology
Problem Based Learning
Romanian Language
Sport*
Elective Course
Medical Practice

Semester

MED1 1 01EN

Discipline

Practical
course hours

Course code

Course hours

YEAR I (2014-2015)

- Romanian Language is compulsory for foreign students.


Modern languages are compulsory for Romanian students and optional for foreign
students.
- Medical Biophysics, Cell and Molecular Biology and Medical Informatics and
st
Biostatistics are studied fully in the I semester.
- Medical Psychology alternate with Behavioural Sciences
- First Aid alternate with Basic Medical Communication.
Credits for Physical Education are supplementary allocated.

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Course hours

Practical
course hours

Credits

Semester

Evaluation

YEAR II (2014-2015)

28

56

E1

42

42

E1

MED2 12 03EN Histology

56

56

I/II

E1, E2

MED2 12 05EN General Microbiology

56

56

I/II

E1, E2

MED2 12 06EN Medical Genetics

42

56

I/II

V1, E2

MED2 1 07EN
MED2 2 08EN
MED2 2 09EN

14
21
14

14
21
14

6
8
(4+4)
8
(4+4)
7
(3+4)
2
4
2

I
II
II

V1
E2
V2

56

I/II

V2

14
-

28
100

2*
2
2

I/II
II
-

V2
V2
V

Course code

MED2 1 01EN
MED2 1 02EN

Discipline

Topographic and Sectional


Applied Anatomy
Metabolic Biochemistry

Medical Psychology
Medical Research Methodology
Primary Healthcare
Modern Languages (Romanian
MED2 12 10EN
as a foreign language)
MED2 12 11EN Physical Education*
Elective Course
Medical Practice

- Romanian Language is compulsory for foreign students.


Modern languages are compulsory for Romanian students and optional for foreign
student.
Credits for Physical Education are supplementary allocated.

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MED3102 EN
MED31203EN

Surgery-Semiology
Physiopathology

MED31204EN

Pathology

MED31205EN

Pharmacology

MED31206EN

Hygiene

MED3107EN
MED3208EN
MED3209EN

Basic Practical Skills


Clinical Microbiology
Immunopathology
Elective Course
Medical Practice
Romanian Language

168
56

56

56

70

70

42

28

42

42

7
14
21
14
-

14
14
21
100
84

Credits

84
7
42

15
(7+8)
6
7
(3+4)
9
(4+5)
6
(4+2)
6
(2+4)
2
2
3
2
2
-

Evaluation

Medical Semiology

Semester

MED31201EN

Discipline

Practical
course hours

Course code

Course hours

YEAR III (2014-2015)

I/II

E1, E2

E1

I/II

E1, E2

I/II

E1, E2

I/II

E1, E2

I/II

V1/E2

I
II
II
I
I/II

V1
V2
V2
V1
V
C

- Romanian Language is compulsory for foreign students.


rd
At the end of the III year, students from the study programmes in English and French
are going to have a Romanian language test.
- There are 7 course hours at:
- Cardiology Heart Institute (Romanian and French series)
- Cardiology Rehabilitation English series
st

- Romanian series 1 and 2, will study Surgery in the I semester and Clinical
nd
Microbiology and Immunopathology in the II semester.
nd
- Romanian series 3 and 4, will study Surgery in the II semester and Clinical
st
Microbiology and Immunopathology in the I semester.

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21

21

14
21
14
14
14
56
7
14
7
14
14
14
14

14
28
7
28
28
140
14
14
7
14
28
28
28

14
14
-

Evaluation

56
21
21

Semester

MED4 1 01EN Internal medicine. Gastroenterology


MED4 1 02EN Clinical Pharmacology
MED4 1 03EN Nephrology
Radiology. Locomotor system, excretory
MED4 1 04EN system and emergency
Medical Imaging
MED4 1 05EN Haematology
MED4 1 06EN Clinical Biochemistry
MED4 2 07EN Urology
MED4 2 08EN Occupational Medicine
General Surgery
MED4 2 09EN Oncologic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
Plastic Surgery
MED4 2 10EN Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
MED4 2 11EN Orthopaedics Traumatology
MED4 2 12EN Ophthalmology
Endocrinology
MED4 2 13EN Diabetes, Nutritional and Metabolic
Diseases
Elective Course
Medical Practice

Credits

Discipline

Practical
course hours

Course code

Course hours

YEAR IV (2014-2015)

120
14
28

10
3
4

I
I
I

E1
E1
E1

E1

4
2
2
2

I
I
II
II

E1
E1
E2
E2

13

II

E2

2
2
2
3

II
II
II
II

E2
E2
E2

14

100

2
2

II
-

E2
V2
C

- Modules are organized in 8 week blocks + 1 week of examination session


- Modules are organized in blocks of 7 weeks + 2 weeks of examination session
- Internal Medicine has the clinical internship of 3 hours /day
- Surgery clinical internship takes place 3 hours /day (2,5 hours clinical internship/week
- 20 hours/block compulsory in emergency)
The exams for the following subjects : Radiology, Locomotor system, Excretory system,
Emergency and also Imaging, General surgery, Oncological surgery, Cardiovascular
surgery, Plastic surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and metabolic and nutrition diseases
are complex exams and are conducted according to the methodology provided by
Deans office

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MED5 2 04EN
MED5 2 05EN
MED5 2 06EN
MED5 2 07EN
MED5 2 08EN
MED5 1 09EN

120

12

14

14
21
56
14
14

14
21
56
14
14

14

Evaluation

MED5 1 03EN

63

Semester

MED5 1 02EN

Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology. Heart
Institute
Pneumology
Clinical Pharmacology
Neurosciences
Adult Neurology
Paediatric Neurology
Neurosurgery
Radiology. Respiratory,
cardiovascular systems and
neurology
Paediatrics
Puericulture
Paediatric Surgery and
Orthopaedics
ENT Otolaryngology
Oncology and Radiotherapy
Rheumatology
Medical Rehabilitation
Elective Course
Medical Practice
Graduate Thesis Preparation*

Credits

MED5 1 01EN

Discipline

Practical
course hours

Course code

Course hours

YEAR V (2014-2015)

E1

2
4

E1

10

E1

14

II

E2

70
14

168
14

12

II

E2

14

28

II

E2

28
14
14
14
14
-

28
21
14
14
100
60

4
3
2
2
2
2
2*

II
II
II
I
II
II

E2
E2
E2
V2
C
C

- Modules are organized in 8 week blocks + 1 week of examination session.


- Modules are organized in 7 week blocks + 2 weeks of examination session.
-

Each group has, on turns, Cardiology clinical internship at the Heart Institute 1
week during the Internal Medicine clinical internship.

For the neurosciences module, there is only one exam (complex)

Paediatrics clinical internship imply 4 hours/day; 8 hours of standby cover in the


emergency room are compulsory

Credits for the Graduate Thesis Preparation are supplementary allocated


The exams for the following subjects: Neurosciences, Neurology, Pediatric neurology,
Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Pneumology, Rheumatology, Medical rehabilitation are
complex exams and are conducted according to the methodology provided by Deans
office
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63
14
28
168
14
21

MED6 1 06EN Geriatrics

14
42
14
42
21
21
28
14
-

21
49
14
84
21
21
28
14
60

MED6 2 07EN
MED6 2 08EN
MED6 2 09EN
MED6 2 10EN
MED6 2 11EN
MED6 2 12EN

Psychiatry
Paediatric Psychiatry
Infectious Diseases
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Emergency Medicine
Training in the Practical Skills Centre
Public Health and Management
Elective Course
Graduate Thesis Preparation*

Evaluation

42
14
28
70
7
28

Semester

Practical
course hours

MED6 1 01EN Family Medicine


MED6 1 02EN Epidemiology
MED6 1 03EN Dermatology
Obstetrics-Gynaecology
MED6 1 04EN
Neonatology
MED6 1 05EN Forensic Medicine

Course code

Credits

Discipline

Course hours

YEAR VI (2014-2015)

6
2
4

I
I
I

E1
E1
E1

12

E1

E1

E1

II

E2

9
3
3
2
3
2
2*

II
II
II
II
II
II
II

E2
E2
E2
V2
E2
V2
C

Modules are organized in 7 week blocks + 2 weeks of examination session.

12 hours, on turns, compulsory in Family Medicine cabinets


Gynaecology clinical internships are 4h/day, 4h clinical internship/week of
standby cover in the emergency room are compulsory
Credits for the Graduate Thesis Preparation are supplementary allocated

The exams for the following subjects: Obstetric and gynaecology, Neonatology,
Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry are complex exams and are conducted according to the
methodology provided by Deans office

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SYLLABUS SUBJECTS DESCRIPTION


A. COMPULSORY COURSES
YEAR I
ANATOMY AND EMBRIOLOGY

I
II

Compulsory

28

84

30

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/semester
L
PA CI
PA CI
4
56

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
General Anatomy and Embryology
Assoc. Prof. Bianca Szabo, MD. PhD
Morphological Sciences
Anatomy and Embryology
MED 1 1 01 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

84

6 Written
exam
112 8 + oral
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives

Achievement of a tridimensional representation of the human body as a


whole and by regions.
Learning of superficial landmarks for the content of the great cavities of
the body.
Development of dynamic ontogenetic representations, of use in prenatal
diagnosis.
Assimilation of certain skills and manoeuvres.

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Specific objectives

Knowledge of fundamental head, neck, trunk and limb morphology


notions.

Course content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.

Object of anatomy.
Age stages and their characteristic features.
Human body types. Gametogenesis. Fertilisation. Anomalies.
Weeks I-IV of development. Anomalies.
Organogenesyis: morphogenesis and histogenesis, integration.
Embrionary appendages.
Generalities of the bone system, articular system and skeletal muscle system.
Development of the locomotor system.
Anatomy and ontogeny of the limbs.
General organisation of the trunk: walls, cavity.
Development of the trunk and diaphragm. Anomalies.
General features of the respiratory system.
Phonatory apparatus.
Development of the respiratory system. Anomalies.
Generalities of the cardiovascular system.
Development of the cardiovascular system. Anomalies.
General description of the thorax: walls, content.
General features of the digestive system.
Development of the digestive system. Anomalies.
General description of the abdomen: walls, content.
General description of the urinary system.
Development of the urinary system. Anomalies.
Pelvis: walls, pelvic portion of the peritoneal cavity, gender differences.
General organisation of the reproductive system.
Development of the reproductive system. Anomalies.
Generalities of the perineum, gender differences.
General description of the head and neck.
Development of head and neck. Anomalies.
Generalities of the endocrine system.

References
1. PAPILIAN, V. : Anatomia omului, vol. I Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2003.
2. PAPILIAN, V. :Anatomia omului, vol. II Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2003
3. ANA NADIA SCHMIDT: Embriologie general, Editura Medicala Universitara
Iuliu Hatieganu, 2005.
4. ANA NADIA SCHMIDT : Embriologie special, Editura Intelcredo, 2002.

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5. GRIGORESCU-SIDO, FR :Embriologie general i special, Editura Casa Crii


de tiint, 2006.
6. GIORGIA, R., ANA NADIA SCHMIDT: Anatomia omului. Sistemul nervos
central, Editura UMF Cluj Napoca, 1993.
7. GRIGORESCU- SIDO.FR, : Anatomia omului. Generaliti.Editura Casa Crii
de tiint, 2009.
8. GRIGORESCU-SIDO, FR., BLIDARU, M., BLIDARU, D.: Neuroanatomie n
scheme, Editura Casa Casa Crii de tiint, 2004.
9. GRIGORESCU- SIDO.FR, ANDREEA SECELEANU : Anatomie Humaine.
Gnralits.Editura Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu, 2009.
10. BIANCA SZABO Upper and lower limbs.Topographic Anatomy. Clinical
Data., Editura Medicala Universitara, 2006, Cluj Napoca.
11. BIANCA SZABO, FR. GRIGORESCU SIDO Anatomy of the human being.
Generalities. Editura Casa Cartii de Stiinta, 2003, Cluj Napoca.
12. ALBU, I., GIORGIA, R.: Anatomie Clinica, Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2004.
Evaluation

Written exam
60%
Practical exam 25%
Activity portfolio 15%

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BIOPHYSICS

Course
type

I Compulsory

PA

Practical Individual
activities
study
hours/semester

Lectures

CI

PA

28

28

Credits

Practical
activities
hours/week

Lectures

56

Written
exam +
6
Practical
exam

CI

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Biophysics
Prof. Mihai Lucaciu, MD, PhD
Molecular Sciences
Medical Biophysics
MED 1 1 02 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites General objectives

Acquiring knowledge about the physical mechanisms and phenomena in


biological systems.
Using applications of physical methods in the qualitative, quantitative and
functional analysis of biological systems.
Understanding the biophysical aspects in different functions and structures
of the human body, at different levels of organization, in normal and
pathological situations; assimilating general concepts concerning the
physical processes involved in the functioning of our body
Understanding the functioning principles of the methods, devices and
appliances used in medical research and practice.
Acquiring certain abilities and minimum skills in the usage of appliances or
in the execution of experiments.

Specific objectives

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Acquiring knowledge about the superficial tension of fluids, viscosity, and


capillarity, thermal and electric phenomena in the human body.
Acquiring the ability to explain how the human body works as a
thermodynamic system and to apply the principle of energy conservation
to the calculation of the bodys energetic balance.

Being able to explain, in physical terms, the creation of the potential


differences in the cellular membranes and the electric properties of the
membranes.
Acquiring knowledge about the physico-chemical phenomena on which the
cellular transport mechanisms are based.
The critical evaluation of results and the correct usage of the International
System of Units and Measurements in medicine.
Being able to apply modern biophysical methods to the study of the
membrane and the cellular processes. Response to medication.
Acquiring knowledge about the principles of physical methods used for the
micro-and macroscopic study of biosystems; the impact of physical factors
on the functioning of biosystems.
Being able to use radiations for diagnosis and therapy, as well as knowing
all about their side effects. Radiation dosimetry.
Acquiring scientific knowledge about the influence that physical factors
have on the human body, especially ionizing radiations. The cellular
mechanisms of the live tissue interaction with electromagnetic radiations.
Radioprotection.
Being able to apply related physical principles to some methods of
investigation. Being able to explain the relative advantages and
disadvantages of these investigation methods. The biophysical basic
features of a few non-invasive methods of diagnosis and treatment:
- Clinical scintigraphy: radioactive and radiopharmaceutical tracers,
static and dynamic examination.
- Ultrasounds: production and reception, the Doppler effect,
applications in medicine.
- X-rays in medicine: radioscopy, radiography, CT scan, radiotherapy.
- Physical principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and
applications.
- LASER- principles and applications in medicine.
- Light polarization and its applications in medicine.
Understanding the basic physical features of the biological phenomena
involved in medical disciplines: cellular biology, physiology,
pathophysiology,
cardiology,
neurophysiology,
ophthalmology,
radiodiagnostic and medical imaging, nuclear medicine, oncologic
radiotherapy, physiotherapy etc.
Developing the ability to assimilate and define the necessary methodology
for structuring a biological or clinical study, based on data provided by an
experiment; processing and analyzing experimental results that will allow
the elaboration of a scientific paper (report, article).
Getting familiarized with the physical principles that grant the functioning
of modern medical appliances, with the purpose of offering our graduates
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the possibility to activate in domains where high-tech devices for nondestructive medical investigations and therapy are used.
Course content
Bioenergetics (6 hours)
Thermodynamic systems, states and processes
Equilibrium states and steady states. State functions. Gas law. Energy, the
internal energy.
The first law of thermodynamics.
Enthalpy. The laws of thermochemistry. Hess' law. Standard enthalpy of
combustion of foodstuffs.
Entropy. The second law of thermodynamics.Statistic interpretation of the
third law of thermodynamics. Entropy and disorder. Entropy and biology.
Termodynamic potentials
Free energy.Helmholtz free energy, Gibbs free energy. The direction of
spontaneity and the criteria for equilibrium. The chemical potential.
The standard free energy and the free energy of reactions occurring in
metabolic pathways. The equilibrium constant. Factors deciding in spontaneity
of reactions in living systems. Free energy of sequential (tandem) reactions.
High-energy phosphate bonds. Standard free energy of hydrolysis of ATP,
conditions affecting free energy of hydrolysis of ATP.
Oxidation-reduction reactions.
Electrode reduction potentials, standard half cell potentials. Electrochemical
conversion of energy. First type half cells and concentration cells. The pH.
Oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport. Photophosphorylation. The
chemiosmotic-coupling hypothesis.
Molecular phenomena in liquid state (4 hours)
Liquid state Vaporisation and condensation. The phase diagram
Colligative properties of solutions. Osmosis; osmotic pressure; cells as
osmometers; Starling effect. Edema formation. Dialysis and ultra filtration.
Fluid mechanics hydrostatic pressure, Bernoullis law. Law of Poiseuille.
Application to blood flow. Viscosity, blood viscosity.
Surface tension surface tension at interfaces. Surfactants. Laplace law. Medival
applications
Molecular biophysics (6hours)
Atom models.
Rutherford-Bohr atom. Spectral series. Bohr-Sommerfeld atom. Quantum
numbers. Elementary approach to quantum mechanics: wave function,
uncertainty principle,. Atomic orbitals. The periodic table.
Chemical binding.

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Electronegativity. Hybridisation of molecular orbitals. Covalent binding;


molecular orbitals; molecular energy levels. The dipolar moment. Metallic
binding. Ionic binding. Physical binding
Hydrogen bonding and water structure; hydrophobic interactions; ionic
interactions; dipolar (van der Waals) interactions.
Biological macromolecules.
Levels of structure of biological macromolecules.. Properties of water. Physical
properties of polypeptides. Proteins
Techniques for the study of biological molecules
Optical techniques, hydrodynamic techniques, X-ray crystallography
Transport processes (4 hours)
Biomembranes
Structure and functions of biomembranes. Membrane models. Composition.
Lipids . Properties of lipids.
Passive transport.
Diffusion. Free-diffusion equations; diffusion coefficient. Diffusion through
membranes; permeability coefficients of cell membranes. Overtons rule
Facilitated diffusion.
Transport through channels. Channel types.
Active transport in living systems.
Na-K-ATP and other active transport systems.
Basic physics of membrane potentials (4 hours)
The Nernst potential.
The Donnan equilibrium and potential. The diffusion potential. Goldman
equation. The sodium-potassium pump.
Action potential
The resting membrane potential. Events that cause the action potentials. Pases
of the action potential. The Na and K channels. Propagation of the action
potentials. Synaptic transmission of nervous impulse.
Radiation biophysics (4 hours)
The primary interactions of ionizing radiation with substance.
The nature of radiations. Chemical and biological effects of non-ionizing
radiation Effects of ionizing radiation on molecules: direct action; indirect
action.
Application of radiations in medicine:
X ray radiography. Computed tomography
Radioisotopes as tracers. Scinthigraphy. Positron emission tomography (PET)
Actions of ionizing radiation on living cells.
Survival curves and target theory. Radiation hazard and protection.
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References
1. Yeargers : Basic Biophysics for Biology
2. Tarjan : Introduction to Biophysics with Medical Orientation
Additional Reading :
1. Weiss : Cellular Biophysics 2 vols
2. Bialek : Princeton Lectures on Biophysics
Evaluation
Practical assessment
The practical assessment takes place during the last practical class of the
semester. The practical assessment consists of practical and spoken tests.
The resulting marks are part (25%) of the final marks obtained. Marks are
attributed from 1 to 10. The minimal mark required to pass the practical
assessment is 5. Failure to pass or absence from the practical examination
prohibits participation in the theoretical examination.
Theoretical assessment
The theoretical examination takes place during the winter assessment
session and consists of a written test. Marks are attributed from 1 to 10.
The minimal mark required to pass the theoretical assessment is 5.
In the event of failure or absence from the theoretical examination in the
summer session, students are allowed to be present in the 1s and in the
2nd reexamination sessions.

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CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/semester
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

I Compulsory

28

28

54

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Cell and Molecular Biology
Assoc. Professor Adrian Florea, MD. PhD
Molecular Sciences
Cell and Molecular Biology
MED 1 1 03 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

108 6

Evaluation
Written Ex.
+Practical Ex.
+Practical
Application

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

teaching of the fundamental teoretical notions of Cell and Molecular


Biology necessary for a physician;
laboratory practical skills training necessary in the following years as well
as in the medical practice.

Specific objectives:

gaining the skills necessary to understand the medical applications of the


concepts taught, taking into account that we are in the age of cell and
molecular medicine;
teaching the technique of light microscope use;
microscopes images interpretation emphasizing medical applications;
basic notions of the techniques of cell and molecular biology such as the
cell fractionation by differential centrifugation and chromatography of
membrane lipids.

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Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology.


General Notions About Cells.
Molecular Basis of the Chemical Organization of the Cell.
Cytoplasmic Matrix.
Molecular Basis of the Cell Motility.
Molecular Biology of the Cell Membranes.
Nucleus.
Eukaryotic Chromosomes: Aspects of Cell and Molecular Biology with
Medical Applications.
Cell Division.
Endoplasmic Reticulum.
Golgi Apparatus.
Cell Secretion.
Lysosomes.
Peroxysomes.
Mitochondria.
Extracellular Matrix and Cell Adhesion.
Cell Recognition.
Cell Aging and Cell Death.
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and Medical Applications.
Cancer Cell and Oncogenes.

References:
1. Gheorghe Benga, Introducere n Biologie Celular i Molecular, Ed.
Medical Universitar, Cluj-Napoca, 2005.
2. Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K.
and Walter, P., Essential Cell Biology, 3rd edition, Garland Publishing, Inc.,
New York, 2005.
3. Gheorghe Benga (sub redacia), ndrumtor pentru lucrrile practice de
biologie celular i molecular, Editura Carpatica, Cluj-Napoca, 1997.
Evaluation:

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Written exam
Practical exam
Practical application

75%
12.5%
12.5%

MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS

Course
type

L
compulsory

PA
2

CI
-

L
14

PA
28

CI
-

42

84

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individu
Lectures
activities
activities al study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tudor Ctlin Drugan, PhD
Community Medicine
Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
MED 1 1 04 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

Written Ex.
+Practical
4
Ex.

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:


The aim of the course is to help students to gain basic information about
information technologies with applications in dentistry and medicine
(birotics, databases, working in networks, storing data, searching
information) as well as basic methods of statistics. In addition, students will
learn about current technologies and methods in computer science and
biostatistics and their impacts on health care practice and research.
Specific objectives:
A. Theoretical knowledge (What is need to know):
Elements of information theory.
Data structures. Models and systems for information management.
Software applications for dentistry/medical birotics.
Probabilities and their dentistry/medical applications.
Statistical methods and their applications.
B. Skills (What they know to do?):
Microsoft Work processing.
Dentistry/Medical data. Collecting data; data management with
Microsoft Excel.
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Descriptive statistics with Microsoft Excel.


Data communication using Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word.
Searching and accessing information using Internet.

Course content:
Course 1.
Introduction in Medical Informatics and Biostatistics.
Course objectives.
About Medical Informatics & Statistics.
Course 2.
Information Theory.
Quantity of Information. Coding information.
Information vs. Medical Data.
Basic elements of information theory
Informations quantity. Coding pieces of information
Pieces of information and medical data
Course 3.
Introduction in statistics.
o Definitions
o Stages of Scientific Knowledge
o Quantification and Accuracy
o Data Types
o Notations
o Population, sample and randomization
Course 4.
Descriptive statistics:
o Measures of centrality
o Measures of dispersion
o Measures of localization
o Measures of symmetry
Course 5.
Probabilities
o Introduction
o Odds and ratio
o Properties
Conditional probabilities
Course 6.
Random variables
Frequency distributions
Course 7.
Summary statistics:
o Numerical summaries: one & two variables.
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o Ordinal summaries: one & two variables.


o Good Graphical Practices
Course 8.
Estimation of statistical parameters:
o Confidence intervals for means
o Confidence intervals for frequencies
Hypothesis testing: Concept and Practice
Course 9.
Testing the Distribution Shape of Continuous Data.
o Objectives.
o Test of Normality of a Distribution.
o Test of Equality of Two Distributions.
Course 10.
Tests on Categorical Data I:
o 22 Tables & rn: Contingency Tables
o Risks and Odds in Medical Decisions
o 22 Tables: Tests of Associations
Course 11.
Tests on Categorical Data II:
o Tests of Proportion
o Matched Pair Test (McNewmans Test)
Course 12.
Tests on means:
o Normal z and t Tests for single or paired means.
o Normal z and t Tests for two means.
o Three or more means: One-Way Analysis of Variance
Course 13.
Tests on Variances of Continuous Data:
o Basics of tests of Variability.
o Single Sample.
o Two Samples.
o Three or more samples.
Course 14.
Medical Experts Systems.
Medical Documentation.
Image Processing. Dicom Standard.
References:
1. Sorana BOLBOAC, Horaiu COLOSI, Tudor DRUGAN, Andrei ACHIMA,
tefan IGAN, Elements of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, SRIMA
Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 211 pages, 2003, ISBN 97385285-0-X
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2. Bernard ROSNER, Fundamentals of Biostatistics, any edition


3. Robert H. RIFFENBURGH, Statistics in Medicine, any edition
Online course resources:
Lectures: http://sorana.academicdirect.ro/students.php - English Section
Practical activities: http://sorana.academicdirect.ro/students.php - English
Section
Evaluation:
Practical exam (30% from the final mark): Answer to practical exam
question using the computer and proper software.
Theoretical exam (70% from the final mark): 35 Multiple choice questions

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MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY

I Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

14

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credits

Courses
type

Medicine
Medicine
Medical Psychology
Assoc. Professor Horea Coman, PhD
Medical Education
Medical Psychology
MED 2 1 07 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

56

Written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Behavioral sciences
General objectives:
Developing practical skills for a therapeutical relationship
Learning how to communicate with the patient
Gaining basic psychological knowledge
Specific objectives:
Mental state examination
Assessing personality in medical practice
Identifying the psychological aspects related to illness
Assisting the patient for adjusting to illness
Learnng methods of encreasing therpeutic compliance
Life style counseling
Identifying risk behaviors
Course content:
1. Introduction in Medical Psychology. Concept, definition and importance in
medical field.
2. Normality and Abnormality. Criterias for normality and abnormality. Health
and Diseases. Differences between disease/sickness and illness.
3. Mental functions. (cognitive, affective and conative functions).
4. Doctor-Patient relationship. Doctors and patients status and roles.
5. Doctor-Patient communication. Verbal versus non verbal communication.
Empathy.
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6. Therapeutic compliance and non compliance.


7. Iatrogenies. Definition, classification (farmacological, psychological,
paraclinical and hospitalisation iatrogenies).
8. Stress and coping strategies. Stress and illness.
9. Elements of psycho oncology. Psychological, behavioral and social factors
implicated in cancer.
10. Pain psychology. Definition, classification and pain physiology. Acute and
chronic pain psychology. Theories of pain.
11. Suicide, parasuicide and deliberate harm. Definition. Phases in suicidal
process.
12. Crisis and crisis intervention. Types of crises. Crisis characteristics.
Interventional algorithme.
13. Placebo medication.
14. Introduction in psychotherapies. Classification. Principles of different types
of psychotherapy.
References:
1. Doina Cosman, Psihologie medical, Ed. Polirom, Iai, 2010
2. Doina Cosman, Compendiu de suicidologie, Ed. Casa Crii de tiin, ClujNapoca, 2006
3. F. Tudose, Fundamente n psihologia medical psihologie clinic i
medical n practica psihologului, Ed. Romnia de Mine, Bucureti, 2003
4. Secreanu, Dicionar de psihologie medical, Ed. Univers Enciclopedic,
Bucureti, 1997
5. G. Ionescu, Tratat de psihologie medical i psihoterapie, Ed. Asklepios,
Bucureti, 1995
Evaluation:
Written exam

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MEDICAL BIOETHICS AND HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Course
type

II Compulsory

Lectures

Practical Individual
activities
study
hours/sem.

PA

CI

PA

CI

0.5

14

Evaluation

Practical
activities
hours/week

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Bioethics and History of Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Cristian Brsu, MD. PhD
Medical Education
Socio-humanistic Sciences
MED 1 2 06 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

21

Ongoing
evaluation

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites: -

Knowledge of basic elements from medical bioethics


General objectives:

Assimilating fundamental notions in the field of bioethics with the


purpose of identifying the ethical issues in medicine and the
healthcare system.
Justifying ethical decisions that could be taken in these situations.
Applying ethical principles from the main documents in the field
and the scientific literature.

Specific objectives:

Distinguishing between describing and evaluating a particular


situation and delimiting the ethical themes.
Reflecting on presented cases.
Assimilating the main approaches in bioethics.

Course content:
Medical Bioethics

1. Introductory notions: definitions, history and foundations of


bioethics.
1.1. Terminology: ethics, morals, bioethics.
1.2. Definitions of bioethics
1.3. The birth of the term bioethics
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1.4. The purpose of bioethics


2. The principles of medical bioethics
2. 1. The principle of autonomy
2. 2. The principle of non-maleficence (primum non nocere)
2. 3. The principle of beneficence
2. 4. The principle of justice
3. The concept of person and its relevance in bioethics
3. 1. The concept of person. Definitions and meanings
3. 2. Main approaches in bioethics
3.3. Reasons for which certain human beings are not regarded as
persons
4. The issue of informed consent
4.1. The consent of the informed patient.
4. 2. Accomplishing consent.
4. 3. Exceptions from the rule of informed consent.
4.4. Advanced directives as limits to accomplishing informed consent.
5. Bioethical aspects of organ transplant
5.1. The principles of organ removal and transplantation
5.2. Controversial aspects of organ removal and transplantation
5.3. Types of transplantation: autotransplantation, allotransplantation,
xenotransplantation
5.4. The legal constraints in medical practice and Romanian legislation
6. Death. Euthanasia. Assisted suicide
6.1. Definition and meaning of death
6.2. Distinctions among euthanasia, assisted suicide, therapeutic
abandonment, therapeutic fierceness.
6.3. Is the right to die guaranteed?
6.4. Ethical aspects of legalizing euthanasia and medically assisted
suicide

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7. Assisted reproduction technologies


7.1. Definition and traits
7.2. Legal and ethical aspects regarding embryos identity
7.3. Embryos rights tutelage
7.4. Ethical aspects regarding assisted reproduction technologies
Bibliography
1. Alua, Maria, Bioetica n dezbaterea contemporan: istorie i
interpretri, in: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Bioethica,
LVI, 1, 2011, pp. 39-58.
2. Astrstoae Vasile, Almo, Bella Trif, (1998), Essentialia n
bioetic, Iai, Editura Cantes.
3. Beauchamp, Tom, James F. Childress, (1989), Principles of
biomedical ethics, New York, Oxford University Press.
4. De la Croix, J. M., (2001), Mic manual de Bioetic, traducere:
Alexandru Cobzaru, Bucureti, Asociaia Caritas.
5. Engelhardt, H. Tristram Jr., (2005), Fundamentele Bioeticii
Cretine, traducere: M. Neamu, Cezar Login i I. Ic jr, Sibiu,
Deisis.
6. Gavrilovici, Cristina, (2007), Introducere n Bioetic, Iai, Ed.
Junimea.
7. Ioan, Beatrice, Astrstoaie, Vasile, Dileme etice la sfritul vieii,
Polirom, Iai, 2013.
8. Lamb, David, (1995), Therapy Abatement, Autonomy and Futility:
Ethical Decisions at the Edge of Life, Aldershot, Averbury,
Ashgate publishing Group.
9. Larchet, Jean-Claude (2010), Une fin de vie paisible sans douleur
sans honte, Paris, Editions du Cerf.
10. Pessina, Adriano, (2009), Eutanasia. Despre moarte i despre alte
lucruri, traducere: Maria Alua, Cluj-Napoca, Renaterea.
11. Reich, W.T. (ed), (1995), Encyclopedia of Bioethics, New York,
USA, Macmillan Library Reference.
12. Sgreccia, Elio, Tambone, Victor, (2001), Manual de Bioetic,
traducere: Gilda Levescu, Bucureti, Tipografia Everest,
Arhiepiscopia Romano-Catolic.
13. Zanc, Ioan, Iustin Lupu, (2006), Bioetic medical. Principii,
dileme, soluii. Ediia a III-a revzut i adugit, Cluj-Napoca,
Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu
Official documents:
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UNESCO, Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights,


2005.
Council of Europe, Convention on Human Rights and
Biomedicine, Oviedo, 1997 and the additional protocols.
Evaluation:
1.
Entry to the exam can be validated only if the following
requirements are fulfilled:
presence at the practical works is 100%
presence at the course is minimum 70%
2. Evaluation:
on-going evaluation (70% of the grade)
activity at the practical activities during the semester (30% of the
grade)
History of Medicine
General purposes

- Historical fundamental concepts of history assimilation and their


applications to the contemporary medicine.
- Creating a general view of social and cultural influences implicated in
the development of medicine.
- Understanding the importance of the modern level of medicine,
regarding its past.
- Understanding the role of cross-culture for Romanian medical
evolution.
- Appropriating some historical examples of medical humanism.
Specific purposes

- To be acquainted with Romanian and international medical traditions


and to respect them.
- To apply a fair-play evaluation for understanding the history of
different medical schools.
- To learn the evolution of general medical landmarks during ages.
- To create a framework for understanding the topics learnt at different
courses.
- To assert the Cluj Medical School identity.
Course subjects
1. Paleopathology.
2. Medicine in antiquity.
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2.1. Medicine in Mesopotamia.


2.2. Medicine in Ancient Egypt.
2.3. Medicine in Ancient Greece.
2.4. Medicine in Ancient Rome.
3. Medieval medicine in the world of Islam and in Europe.
4. The Renaissance.
4.1. Vesal the founder of modern anatomy.
4.2. The first steps of physiology.
4.3. The surgical development.
5. Medicine in the 17th century.
5.1. William Harvey the discoverer of blood circulation.
5.2. The First Steps in Microscopy.
6. Medicine in the 18th century. Bichat and histology.
7. Masters of Cluj, Iasi and Bucuresti faculties of medicine.
References:

1. Barsu C. Istoria anatomiei, embriologiei si histologiei, U.T. Pres, ClujNapoca, 2006.


2. Duffin J. History of Medicine, University of Toronto Press
Incorporated, 2004.
3. Halioua B. Prcis dhistoire de la mdecine, Ed. Masson, Paris, 2004.
4. Kennedy M. T. A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine,
Asclepiad Press, Mission Veijo, California, 2004.
5. Porter R. The Greatest Benefit to Mankind. A Medical History of
Humanity, W.W. Norton & Co., New York, London, 1998.
6. Porter R. (ed.) The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine,
Cambridge University Press, 2001.
7. Richardson R, Morris H. S. History of Medicine. With Commentaries,
Quiller Press, Shrewsbury, 2005.
Evaluation

written examination
course attendance

90%
10%

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BASIC MEDICAL COMMUNICATION


Medicine
Medicine
Basic Medical Communication
Lecturer Codrua Alina Popescu
Medical Education
Socio-humanistic Sciences History of Medicine
MED 1 2 07 EN

Credit

Lectures

TOTAL

Semester

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI
II Compulsory
0.5
1
2
7
14 39
60 2
L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship
Courses
type

Evaluation

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

Exam

Pre-requisites: General objectives:


The aim of this course is to develop the communication skills that will enable
the students to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and their
relatives.
Specific objectives:
At the end of the course the student should be able to:
Demonstrate competency in communication skill
Conduct comprehensive and focused interviews
Establish a therapeutic doctor patient relationship and communicate
verbally and non-verbally in a manner that facilitates good patient care.
Deal with sensitive psychosocial issues such as sexuality
Work with patients in challenging situations such as breaking bad news
and conflict management such as the angry patient
Course content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

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Introduction to communication theory


Clinical communication
Providing structures to the clinical interview
The doctor-patient relatioship
Types of communication skills and how they interrelate
Building the relationship with the patient
Emotions in communication (introduction)

Lecture Themes
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Basic communication skills, how to use questions, type of questions


Gathering information
How to give information
Breaking bad news
How the approach a difficult patient
Assesment of communication skills

References:
1. Leavitt Jessica, Leavitt Fre. Improving Medical Outcomes: The Psychology
of Doctor-Patient Visits, Rowman & Littlefield , 2011
2. Kurtz Suzanne. Teaching and Learning Communication Skills in Medicine,
Radcliffe Publishing, 2005
3. Dianne Berry . Health Communication: Theory and Practice. Open
University Press. Maidenhead, England, 2007.
4. John O. Greene, Brant R. Burleson. Handbook of Communication and
Social Interaction Skills. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ.
2003.
5. Steve Bedney Mark A Hertzberg. The Most Unhealthy Relationship of All:
A Guide to Better Doctor-Patient Communication. Universe. New York,
2002.
6. Debra L. Roter , Judith A. Hall Doctors Talking with Patients/Patients
Talking with Doctors: Improving Communication in Medical Visits. Auburn
House. Westport, CT. 1993.
7. Margaret Lloyd, Robert Bor, Geraldine Blache , Zack Eleftheriadou.
Communication Skills for Medicine, Churchill Livingstone. New York.
1996.
Evaluation
Tests during the semester

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BIOCHEMISTRY

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

28

28

50

Evaluation

II

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Descriptive Biochemistry
Lecturer Tiberiu Nistor, PhD
Molecular Sciences
Medical Biochemistry
MED 1 2 08 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Study domain:
Study programe:
Course:
Course entitled:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

106

Written
Exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

The accumulation of basic knowledge necessary for the understanding of


the structure of the macromolecular compounds and biochemical
processes in living organisms.
The students need to be prepared for the correct interpretation of the
biochemical analysis and for establishing connections allowing the
understanding of physiological and pathological processes at a molecular
level.

Specific objectives:
The knowledge of basic biochemical principles important in medicine:
- The structure and function of amino-acids and proteins important in
the human body
- Receptors structure and action mechanism
- Enzymes as catalysts of metabolic processes in living organisms and
their medical implications
- Vitamins and coenzymes: structure, role and deficiency
- Nucleic acids: structure, role, transmission and expression of genetic
information

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Course content:
1. Introduction in biochemistry
Water the major component of the cell
Acids and bases: general aspects
Henderson Hasselbalch equation
2. Amino acids:
- Structure and importance
- Properties of amino acids
3. Structure of proteins:
- Primary structure of proteins
- Secondary structure of proteins
- Tertiary structure of proteins
- Quaternary structure of proteins
4. Types of proteins:
- Myoglobin
- Hemoglobin
- Immunoglobulins
- Collagen
- Elastin
5. Receptors:
- General aspects
- Types of receptors and their characteristics
6. Enzymes:
- General aspects
- Classification of enzymes
- Structure of enzymes
- Enzyme specificity
- Enzyme kinetics
- Types of enzyme inhibition
- Control of enzyme activity
- Isoenzymes
7. Vitamins and coenzymes:
- Water soluble vitamins:
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Niacin
Biotin
Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6
Folic acid
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
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- Fat soluble vitamins:


Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Vitamin E
8. Nucleic acids:
- General aspects
- Nitrogenous bases
- Nucleosides
- Nucleotides
- Structure and types of DNA
- Structure and types of RNA
References:
1. Michael L. Bishop, Janet L. Duben-Engelkirk, Edward P. Fody Clinical
Chemistry, second edition, 1992
2. Robert K. Murray, Daryl K. Granner, Peter A. Mayes, Victor W. Rodwell
Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry, twenty-sixth edition, 2003
3. Pamela C. Champe, Richard A. Harvey, Denise R. Ferrier Biochemistry,
Lippincotts Illustrated Reviews, 2005
4. David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox Lehninger-Principles of Biochemistry,
fourth edition, New York, 2005
5. Thomas M. Devlin Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations,
sixth edition, 2006
6. Tiberiu Nistor Medical Biochemistry. A Practical Approach, 2010
7. Tiberiu Nistor Basics in Descriptive Biochemistry, 2010
Evaluation:
Theoretical Exam written and multiple choice questions (75% of the final
mark)
Practical Exam written and oral questions (25% of the final mark)

70

PHYSIOLOGY

II

Course
type

Compulsory

PA

CI

28

PA

28

CI

50

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activity
activity
study
Hours/week
Hours/semester

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Physiology, 1st year
Assoc. Prof. oimia Suciu, MD, PhD
Functional Sciences
Physiology
MED 1 2 09 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

Written
exam +
106 6
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: Cell and Molecular Biology, Biophysics


General objectives

Presentation of the fundamental principles of physiology, required for


thoroughgoing study of the complex performance of organs and systems

Specific objectives

Acquirement of basic notions regarding the internal environment


Accumulation of notions regarding various classes of receptors,
neurotransmitters, cytokines
Understanding the main principles of regulation of the human body
functions
Functional exploration of respiratory and nervous systems

Course content
1. Homeostasis of the internal environment. Fluid compartments of the
human body.
2. Membrane transport mechanisms.
3. Physiology of the respiratory system: functional role of the upper
respiratory airways. Mechanics of pulmonary ventilation. Gaseous
exchange through respiratory membrane. Transport of respiratory gases
in the blood. Nervous and humoral regulation of respiration.
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4. Physiology of excitable tissues


5. Digestion Physiology: Morpho-functional particularities of digestive
system. Gastric digestion. Pancreatic exocrine secretion. Bile secretion.
Intestinal digestion. Large bowel digestion. Absorption along the digestive
tract. Motor function of alimentary tract
References
1. Boron W.F, Boulpaep E.L., Medical physiology, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
2. Ganong W.F., Review of Medical Physiology, Lange Medical
Books/McGraw-Hill, 2005
3. Guyton A.C., John E.Hall, Textbook of Medical physiology. WB Saunders
Company, USA, Sept. 2005.
Evaluation

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written exam:
practical exam:
seminars:
weekly tests:

80% of the final grade


10% of the final grade
5% of the final grade
5% of the final grade

FIRST AID

I Compulsory

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Medical First Aid
Prof. Natalia Hagau, MD, PhD
Surgery
AIT II
MED 1 1 10 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

21

Written
and
2
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: -

General objectives:

To acquire general notions related to providing first aid in environmental


emergencies, trauma and acute intoxications.
To evaluate patients in cardiac and respiratory arrest and to acquire
necessary skills to perform resuscitation outside the hospital settings

Specific objectives:

the survival chain, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, the diagnosis of


cardiac and respiratory arrest, basic life support, airway desobstruction,
the safety of the rescuer
environmental emergencies: caloric shock, sunstroke, hypothermia and
frost bites, drowning, avalanches
environmental emergencies: viper bites, insect stings: the first aid
acute drug intoxication, carbon monoxide intoxication: the first aid
trauma: survey, hemostasis, bandages, fracture spliniting

Course content:
1. cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, the diagnosis of cardiac arrest, basic life
support
2. resuscitation: simulation training
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3. environmental emergencies: caloric shock, sunstroke, hypothermia and


frost bites, drowning, avalanches
4. environmental emergencies: viper bites, insect stings
5. trauma: survey, hemostasis, fracture splinting
6. acute intoxications
7. practical activity: the first aid kit, fracture splinting, wound cleaning,
hemostasis, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
References:
1. Sethi D et al. Advanced trauma life support training for ambulance crews.
On behalf of the WHO Pre-Hospital Trauma Care Steering Committee. The
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 1. Chichester, UK,
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2006
2. Natalia Hagu (editor), Constantin Bodolea, Dan Drzu, Cristina Indrei,
Sebastian Tranc. Prim ajutor medical. Curs pentru studeni din anul I
medicin general i medicin dentar. Editura Medical Universitar
Iuliu Haieganu Cluj-Napoca 2010.
3. Reading CJ. Incidence, pathology and treatment of adder (Vipera berus)
bites in man. Journal Accidents Emergency Medicine 1996; 13: 346-351.
4. www.emedicine.com/emerg/index.shtml
5. Stewart S. Environmental emergencies. Baltimore: Williams& Wilkins
1990.
6. Mock C et al. Guidelines for essential trauma care. Geneva, World Health
Organization, 2004.
7. Prehospital trauma care systems. Geneva, World Health Organization,
2005.
8. Road safety training manual. World Health Organization, 2006.
9. Varghese M, Mohan P. When someone is hurt: a first aid guide for lay
persons and community workers. New Delhi, The Other Media
Communications, 1998.
10. www.parasolemt.com.au/manual.php
11. http://emedicine.medscape.com
12. Diaz JH. Syndromic diagnosis and management of confirmed mushroom
poisonings. Crit Care Med 2005; 33(2): 427-36.
13. Berger KJ, Guss DA. Mycotoxins revisited: Part I. J Emerg Med 2005; 28(1):
53-62.
14. Eckstein M, Maniscalco PM. Focus on smoke inhalation--the most
common cause of acute cyanide poisoning. Prehospital Disaster 2006;21(2
Suppl 2): s49-55
15. Gorman D, Drewry A, Huang YL. The clinical toxicology of carbon
monoxide. Toxicology 2003; 187(1): 25-38.
16. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushroom_poisoning

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17. First Aid Manual. 8th Edition St John Ambulance, St Andrew s First Aid,
British Red Cross 2002.
18. www.britishredcross.org.uk
Evaluation:

Written exam
Practical exam and portofolio

50%
50%

75

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Courses
type

PA

CI

PA

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Bogdan Neme
Medical Education
Clinical Psychology
MED 1 1 11 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

28

Exam

CI

II Compulsory
1
1
14
14 L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Understading thoretical aspects about mental processes and their main


disorders
Knowledge aquisition about behavior: types, neurophysiological basis,
principles of behavior therapy
Understanding thoretical aspects about social psychology and its
relevance in medical practice

Specific objectives:

Patient mental state examination


Assessing personality in medical practice
Aquisition of apropriate methods of comunication with the patient
Life style counseling
Identifiying risk behaviors

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Introduction Mental processes


Sensation and perception
Attention and memory
Thought and language
Emotions and motivation
Personality

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Instinctual behavior
Learned behavior
Neurophysiological basis of behavior
Normal and abnormal human behavior
Stress and coping
Social psychology
Health psychology
Theoretical principles of counseling in medical practice

References:
1. Cozman, Doina. Psihologie medical. Editura Polirom, Iasi, 2010.
2. Cozman Doina, Dobrescu O: Comportamentul sexual. IN MIU N. Stiintele
Comportamentului. Editura Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu ClujNapoca,, 2004
3. Stoudemire A (1991), Human Behavior An introduction for medical
students. J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia
4. Atkinson RL, Atkinson RC, Smith EE, Bem AJ (2002), Introducere in
psihologie ed a XI-a, Ed Tehnica, Bucuresti
5. Damasio, A. R. (1999). The feeling of what happens: Body and emotion in
the making of consciousness. New York: Harcourt Brace.
6. Hayes N, Orrell S (1997) Introducere in psihologie, Ed. All Educational
7. Olteanu A, Lupu V, Miu AC (2001) Neurofiziologia comportamentului
uman, Ed. Presa Universitar Clujean
8. Watzlawick P, Beavin J And Jackson D (1967) The Pragmatics of Human
Communication New York: W W Norton
9. Welkowitz J, Ewen RB, Cohen J (1991) Introductory Statistics for the
Behavioral Sciences, 4th ed, New York, Harcourt, Brace, Jovabovich
10. Wiener, Jerry M.; Breslin, Nancy A. (1996) The Behavioral Sciences in
Psychiatry, 3rd edition, B.I. Waverly Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
Evaluation:

written exam (MCQ)


activity

75%
25%

77

PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

28

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship


Pre-requisites:
General objectives
The development of cognitive and psychomotor skills necessary to identify
relevant information, in order to integrate fundamental knowledge in a clinical
context, to assure communication and collaboration in groups in order to solve
specific clinical situations.
Specific objectives

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The acquisition of fundamental knowledge in an integrated manner


and in a clinically relevant context
Early contact with clinical problems and the assimilation of cultural
values for medical profession
Clinical thinking skills development

Evaluation

Credit

II Compulsory

TOTAL

Medicine
Medicine
Problem based learning 1st year
Prof. Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Adriana Albu, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Alexandra Craciun, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Soimita Suciu, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Bianca Szabo, MD, PhD
Lecturer Cecilia Lazea, MD, PhD
Lecturer Daniela Mitrea, MD, PhD
Lecturer Mariana Muresan, MD, PhD
Lecturer Traian Oniu, MD, PhD
Department
Medical Education
Discipline
Problem based learning
Course code
MED 1 2 12 RO
Practical
Practical
Lectures
Lectures
Individual study
activities
activities
Courses
hours/week
hours/sem.
type
L
PA
CI L
PA
CI
Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator

38

On-going
evaluation

Independent and efficient learning skills development


The development of a strong internal motivation for learning and
professional fulfilment
The development of the ability to communicate effectively and work in
team

Practical activities contents


1. Introduction to the theory and practice of learning through problem solving
2. Thrombophilia
3. Down syndrome
4. Polycystic kidney disease
5. Neurofibromatosis
6. Diabetes
7. Macrocytaire anaemia
8. Programme evaluation
Teaching learning methods
1. Conversation
2. Conversation with the involvement of all group members
3. Case Study
4. Fostering interaction between group members
5. Encourage the free expression of opinions and collaboration between
individuals in order to solve tasks
6. Setting specific tasks to group members

References:
References necessary for cases solving will be identified by students
Evaluation
On-going evaluation during the semester

79

ROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Sem.

Course
type

PA

CI

PA

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credit

Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Medicine
Medicine
Romanian language
Asist. Ana Askar, Lect. Ana Coiug, Asist. Stefana
Duncea, Lect. Nora Marcean, Asist. Alexandraina
Tomoioaga, Asist. Anca Ursa
Medical Education
Modern Languages Applied to Medicine
MED 1 2 13 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:

70

On-going
evaluation

CI

I
Compulsory
2
56 II
L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

14

Pre-requisites: General objectives

integrating the four communication skills (listening, reading, speaking,


writing);
developing skills in academic and medical language;
developing team-work skills using pair and group-work;
interdisciplinarity: raising ethical awareness of students future
profession.

Specific objectives

Speaking: interacting in familiar and professional environment, expressing


personal opinion, expressing agreement and disagreement on a personal
or medical issue;
Listening: listening for understanding general information; listening for
understanding specific information;
Writing: writing short formal and informal texts; filling in a table, a
diagram; writing an abstract;
Reading: reading for understanding formal and informal texts; reading in
order to write a medical text; rearranging paragraphs into texts according
to the logic of the discourse.

Course contents
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1. Basics of Romanian language phonetics, morphology and syntax.


2. Familiar and professional vocabulary, introduced through the
communicative method, in specific contexts.
3. Daily life.
4. The human body, basics in diagnosis and treatment.
5. The doctor-patient interview.
6. Filling in forms. Writing a CV.
7. Filling in medical tables and diagrams.
8. Medical letters, case presentations, abstracts of medical texts.
9. Conversation as the main method used in the teaching-learning process.
References:
1. Bejan, D., Gramatica limbii romne, editia a III-a, Ed. Echinox, Cluj, 2001
2. Brancus, G., Ionescu Adriana, Saramandu Mariana, Limba Romana.
Manual pentru studentii straini, editia a IV-a, Ed. Universitatii din
Bucuresti, 1996
3. Kohn, Daniela, Puls. Limba romn pentru strini, Ed. Polirom, Iai 2009
4. Pop, Liana, Romna cu sau fara profesor, editia a V-a, Ed. Echinox, Cluj,
2003
5. Larousse Dicionar de Medicin, ed. Univers Enciclopedic, Bucuresti, 1998
Evaluation
On-going evaluation:
Students activity during the practical course and portfolio 50%
Written test
25%
Oral assessment 25%

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Sem.
II

Course
type

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Physical Education and Sport I
Assoc. Prof. Kiss. Mihai, PhD
Medical Education
Physical Education
MED 12 14 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

28

On-going
evaluation

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives

Maintenance of an optimal health status


Promotion of growth processes and harmonious physical development
Development of basic motor skills and motor skills specific for certain sport
disciplines
The correct acquisition of a rich system of motor skills (basic and practicalapplicative or specific for certain sport disciplines)
Development of the capacity and habit of systematic practice of physical
exercise, as a basic component of a life style favorable to health.
Prevention and correction of defective attitudes and recovery of
posttraumatic and disease sequelae
Development of moral-volitional and intellectual skills and traits, aesthetic
sense and social responsibility
Adaptation of the curriculum to the new individualized practical work
system, based on offers and options (elaboration of 10-12 framework
curricula).

Specific objectives

82

Maintenance of an optimal health status


Promotion of growth processes and harmonious physical development
Development of basic motor skills and motor skills specific for certain sport
disciplines

The correct acquisition of a rich system of motor skills (basic and practicalapplicative or specific for certain sport disciplines)
Development of the capacity and habit of systematic practice of physical
exercise, as a basic component of a life style favorable to health.
Prevention and correction of defective attitudes and recovery of
posttraumatic and disease sequelae
Development of moral-volitional and intellectual skills and traits, aesthetic
sense and social responsibility
Adaptation of the curriculum to the new individualized practical work
system, based on offers and options (elaboration of 10-12 framework
curricula).

Course content
1) Improvement of technical elements necessary for the practice of individual
sports (by choice).
- Athletics
- Body building
- Swimming
- Skiing-Tourism
- Chess
Acquisition of skills and abilities necessary for the development of
basic motor skills
Practice of exercises for the development of speed, strength and
motor coordination
On-going physical evaluation tests.
2) Improvement of technical elements necessary for the practice of team
sports (by choice).
- Basketball football
- Dance sport + salsa
- Modern dance + cheerleading
- Volleyball
- Table tennis (ping-pong)
- Badminton
Acquisition of skills and abilities necessary for the development of
basic motor skills
Practice of exercises for the development of speed, strength and
motor coordination
On-going physical evaluation tests.
3) Acquisition of technical and methodological elements necessary for the
practice of modern physical activities.
- Aerobics
- Aquagym
- Fitness
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- Jogging
Acquisition of skills and abilities necessary for the development of
basic motor skills
Practice of exercises for the development of speed, strength and
motor coordination
On-going physical evaluation tests.

References
1. Bocu T. Activitatea fizic n viaa omului contemporan. Editura Casa Crii
de tiin 2007
2. Bocu T. Cercetri n educaie fizic i sport. Actualiti i perspective.
Editura Casa Crii de tiin Cluj-Napoca 2008
3. Regulations of the practiced sport disciplines, handbooks and courses
specific for physical education and sport activities.
Evaluation
On-going evaluation.

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YEAR II
TOPOGRAPHIC AND SECTIONAL APPLIED ANATOMY

Course
type

I Compulsory

PA CI
4

PA

CI

28

56

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities studies
hours / week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Clinical, topographic and sectional anatomy
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bianca Szabo, MD, PhD
Morphological Sciences
Anatomy and Embryology
MED 2 1 01 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline
Course code

84

Written
exam +
Oral exam

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Achievement of a tridimensional representation of the human body as a


whole and by regions. Learning of superficial landmarks for the content of
the great cavities of the body. Development of dynamic ontogenetic
representations, of use in prenatal diagnosys. Assimilation of certain skills
and maneuvers.

Specific objectives:

Knowledge of topographic and sectional anatomical data with medical,


surgical and imagistic relevance.

Course content:
1. Central nervous system generalities.
2. Central nervous system development. Anomalies.
3. Clinical anatomy of the spinal cord, brain stem, cerebellum, diencephalon,
telencephalon, subarachnoidian space and cerebral ventricles.
4. Sectional anatomy of the central nervous system in adult and in foetus.
5. Anatomical substantiation of cranio-cerebral imagistic investigation
techniques.
6. Clinical anatomy of the organs of special sense. Development. Anomalies.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Topographic and sectional anatomy of limbs.


Clinical anatomy of the pleuro-pulmonary regions.
Sectional anatomy of the mediastinum.
Clinical anatomy of the antero-lateral and the posterior abdominal wall.
Retroperitoneal space.
The anatomical base of abdominal surgical operative techniques.
The anatomical base of genito-urinary surgical operative techniques and
investigations (pelvis and perineum).
14. Transverse anatomical sections at the level of the neck.
15. Anatomical substantiation of curative and investigative techniques at the
cervical level (tracheotomy, vascular surgical approach at the level of the
neck).
16. The anatomical base of investigations and surgical operative techniques of
the orbit, nasal cavities, paranasal sinuses, middle and internal ear.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Papilian, V.: Anatomia omului, vol. I Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2003.


Papilian, V.: Anatomia omului, vol. II Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2003
Ana Nadia Schmidt: Embriologie general, Editura Iuliu Hatieganu, 2005.
Ana Nadia Schmidt: Embriologie special, Editura Intelcredo, 2002.
Grigorescu-Sido, FR: Embriologie general i special, Editura Casa Crii de
tiint, 2006.
Giorgia, R., Ana Nadia Schmidt: Anatomia omului. Sistemul nervos central,
Editura UMF Cluj Napoca, 1993.
Grigorescu- Sido.FR: Anatomia omului. Generaliti.Editura Casa Crii de
tiint, 2003
Grigorescu-Sido, Fr., Blidaru, M., Blidaru, D.: Neuroanatomie n scheme,
Editura Casa Casa Crii de tiint, 2004.
Grigorescu-Sido.Fr,
Andreea
Seceleanu:
Anatomie
Humaine.
Gnralits.Editura Casa Crii de tiint, 2003
Bianca Szabo Upper and lower limbs.Topographic Anatomy. Clinical Data,
Editura Medicala Universitara, 2006, Cluj Napoca.
Bianca Szabo, Fr. Grigorescu Sido Anatomy of the human being.
Generalities. Editura Casa Cartii de Stiinta, 2003, Cluj Napoca.
Albu, I., Giorgia, R.: Anatomie Clinica, Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2005.
Albu, I.: Inima si nervi cranieni, Editura UMF Cluj Napoca, 1994

Evaluation:
Written exam
60%
Practical exam
25%
Activity portfolio 15%

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METABOLIC BIOCHEMISTRY

Semester

Course
type

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

42

42

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Metabolic Biochemistry
Lecturer Tiberiu Nistor, MD, PhD
Molecular Sciences
Medical Biochemistry
MED 2 1 02 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

84

Written
Exam

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

The students must learn the major metabolic pathways important in their
future activity in order to understand the etiopathogenesis of different
diseases in the human body.
The students need to be prepared for a correct interpretation of
biochemical analysis and for establishing connections which allows them
the understanding of physiological and pathological processes at a
molecular level.

Specific goals:
The knowledge of basic biochemical principles which are important in
medicine:
- Major metabolic pathways structure and
and deficiency of
carbohydrates
- Major metabolic pathways structure and deficiency of lipids
- Major metabolic pathways structure and deficiency of amino acids
- Major metabolic pathways structure and deficiency of nucleotides
Course content:
1. Metabolism general aspects
2. Carbohydrate metabolism:
- Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates
- Classification and structure of carbohydrates
- Glycolysis
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3.

4.

5.

6.

- Alternate fates of pyruvate


- Gluconeogenesis
- Tricarboxylic acid cycle
- Pentose phosphate pathway
- Glucuronic acid pathway
- Fructose metabolism
- Galactose metabolism
- Glycogen metabolism
- Glycosaminoglycans and glycoproteins
Lipid metabolism:
- Digestion, absorption and transport of lipids
- Classification and structure of lipids
- Oxidation of fatty acids
- Synthesis of fatty acids
- Synthesis and degradation of triglycerides
- Synthesis and degradation of complex lipids. Lipid storage diseases
- Metabolism and importance of ketone bodies
- Cholesterol importance, synthesis and regulation
- Synthesis and importance of bile acids
- Steroid hormones classification, synthesis, role
- Eicosanoids
Amino acid metabolism:
- Digestion of proteins and absorption of amino acids
- General catabolic reactions of amino acids:
- Metabolism of ammonia
- Urea cycle
- Amino acids that form pyruvate
- Amino acids that form acetyl-CoA or acetoacetyl-CoA
- Metabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine
- Metabolism of creatine and creatinine
- Synthesis and degradation of heme. Medical importance
Metabolism of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides:
- Synthesis of purine nucleotides
- Degradation of purine nucleotides
- Synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides
- Degradation of pyrimidine nucleotides
Storage and expression of genetic information:
- DNA replication
- DNA transcription (RNA synthesis)
- Genetic code
- RNA translation (Protein synthesis)

References:
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1. Michael L. Bishop, Janet L. Duben-Engelkirk, Edward P. Fody Clinical


Chemistry, second edition, 1992
2. Robert K. Murray, Daryl K. Granner, Peter A. Mayes, Victor W. Rodwell
Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry, twenty-sixth edition, 2003
3. Pamela C. Champe, Richard A. Harvey, Denise R. Ferrier Biochemistry,
Lippincotts Illustrated Reviews, 2005
4. David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox Lehninger-Principles of Biochemistry,
fourth edition, New York, 2005
5. Thomas M. Devlin Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations,
sixth edition, 2006
6. Nistor Tiberiu Basics in Metabolic Biochemistry. Theoretical and Practical
Approach, 2009
Evaluation:
Theoretical Exam written and multiple choice questions: 75%
Practical Exam written and oral questions
25%

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HISTOLOGY

L
Compulsory

PA
2

CI
-

L
28

PA

96

written
exam +
4
practical
exam

CI

28

40

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Courses
type

Medicine
Medicine
Histology- Organs
Assoc. Prof. Maria Crisan, MD, PhD
Morphological Sciences
Histology
MED 2 12 03 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Histology, anatomy, physiology and pathology are basic sciences that


represent the main stone of medical study, theory and practice.
Histology I - or the first part contains the microscopical and
electronomicroscopical study of tissues, correlated with their evolution
and histophysiology.

Specific objective:

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During practical work, students are encouraged to correctly identify the


tissues. The acquired notions represent a proper basis for their future
knowledge regarding pathology.
Great importance is given to individual study of histological sections,
allowing students to gain practical knowledge both regarding the use of
microscopy and the acquisition of a medical judgement, insisting on
differential diagnosis elements between sections, histophysiological,
histopathological and clinical correlations.

Course content:
1. Introduction. Epithelial Tissues. Covering epithelia and glands. Simple
epithelial tissues, stratified epithelial tissue and particular types. Exocrine,
endocrine and mixt glandular epithelia.
2. Connective tissue. General considerations. Classification of conective
tissues. Embryonary and common connective tissues. Specialized
connective tisssues. Cartilage: hyaline, elastic and fibrous cartilage.
Intervertebral disc. Bone: compact and spongy bone.
3. Muscle tissue: Scheletal muscle, cardiac and smooth muscle.
4. Vascular system. Histological structure of arteries, capillaries and veins.
5. The Blood vascular system and immune system. General considerations.
Definition. Red bone marrow. Hematopoesis: erythropoesis,
granulocytopoesis,
thrombocytopoesis,
lymphocytopoesis,
monocytopoesis. Lymphoid tissue. Classification, general considerations. T
lymphocytes and B lymphocytes. Thymus. Spleen. Lymph Node.
6. Nervous tissue and nervous system. Neuron and nevroglia. Classification.
Peripheral nervous system: nerve, spinal and vegetative ganglia.
References:
1. Crisan M. Basic Histology. Casa Cartii de stiinta. Cluj- Napoca 2008
2. Crisan M. Histology Textbook Volume I. Editura medicala universitara
Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2004
3. Crisan M. Histology Textbook Volume II. Editura medicala universitara
Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2005
4. Crisan M. Histology. Laboratory textbook for medical students. Editura
medicala universitara Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2004
5. Erlandsen SL, Magney JE. Color atlas of histology, Mosby Year Book,
1992.
6. Gartner LP, Hiatt JL. Color textbook of histology. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania: WB Saunders Company, 1997.
7. Junqueira LC, Carneiro J, Kelley RO. Basic Histology. 9th ed, Appleton
and Lange, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1995.
8. Stevens A, Lowe J. Human Histology. 2nd edition. London: Mosby, 1997.
9. Stevens A, Lowe JS. Histology. London New York: Grower Medical
Publishing, 1992.
Evaluation
Written exam
Practical exam
Activity during the semester

50%
40%
10%

91

SPECIAL PHYSIOLOGY

Compulsory
II

Practical Individual
activities study
Hours/semester
L
PA CI

Lectures

Evaluation

Practical
activities
Hours/week.
L
PA
CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Physiology
Lecturer Daniela Mitrea, MD, PhD
Functional Sciences
Physiology
MED 2 12 04 EN

TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
exam +
288
practical
6
exam
6

84

84

120

L=Lectures; PA=practical activity; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Cell Biology, Biophysics
General objectives:

To develop observational capacity, an essential skill for future physicians


To clarify and to render understandable some high complexity and
difficulty biological phenomena
To present the functional exploration of various organs systems

Specific objectives:

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to acquire the needed knowledge concerning the integration of the


functions at molecular-cellular level; at tissue-organ level; in order to
understand the physiology of the various organs, systems of organs and
the interactions between them;
to acquire information concerning the various categories of receptors,
neurotransmitters, cytokines, needed in order to have a modern base for
the various physiological mechanisms.

Course content:
1. Sanguine system physiology: Introduction of blood physiology. Blood
functions. Volemy.Erythrocyte, erytropoiesis. Blood groups. Leucocytes.
Immunity. Platelets. The function of maintaining fluid-coagulation
equilibrium. Blood homeostasis and coagulation. Fibrinolysis.
2. Cardiac System Physiology: Hearth physiology. Hearth muscle. Myocardial
properties. Hearth cycle. Hearth activity manifestations-mechanical,
acoustical, volumetric phenomena. Functional consequences of hearth
activity. Hearth performance
3. Hemodynamic: Hemodynamics. Physiological properties of vascular
system. Arterial pressure. Neuro-umoral arterial pressure. Arterial pulse.
Capillary circulation. Regional, coronary, liver, cerebral, pulmonary, renal
circulations.
4. Kidney Excretion Physiology: Kidney functions in homeostasis. Kidney
anatomy. Urinary tube physiology. Kidney combing out mechanisms.
5. Physiology of the nervous system: Somatic sensations. Somatic sensory
cortex. Pain. Pain receptors. Pain pathways. Types of pain. Reflexes. Types
of reflexes. Cord somatic reflexes. Spinal shock. Cortical control of motor
function. Motor cortex. Functions of the thalamus. Thermoregulation.
6. Endocrine grand physiology: Introduction in endocrine grand physiology.
Hypophysis gland physiology. Thyroid gland physiology. Parathyroid gland
physiology. Suprarenal gland physiology. Endocrine pancreas physiology.
Gonad physiology. Pineal gland physiology
References:
1. Anghel I, Dorofteiu M., Lucrari practice de fiziologie. Ed. UMF, Cluj-Napoca,
1997.
2. Boron W.F, Boulpaep E.L., Medical physiology, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
3. Chis Irina, Simedrea Ramona, Guide dexploration physiologiques, vol. I,
Ed. Casa Cartii de Stiinta, Cluj-Napoca, 2007.
4. Chis Irina, Simedrea Ramona, Guide dexploration physiologiques, vol.II,
Ed. Casa Cartii de Stiinta, Cluj-Napoca, 2008.
5. Dorofteiu M., Fiziologia coordonarii organismului uman. Ed. Argonaut, ClujNapoca, 1992.
6. Dorofteiu M., Mecanismele homeostaziei sanguine. Ed. Dacia, Cluj-Napoca,
1992.
7. Guyton A.C., Textbook of Medical physiology. WB Saunders Company, USA,
1986.
8. Guyton A.C., John E.Hall, Textbook of Medical physiology. WB Saunders
Company, USA, Sept. 2005 ISBN 0721602401.
9. Haulica I., Fiziologie umana. Ed. Medicala. Bucuresti, 2007.
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10. Mitrea Daniela-Rodica, Human Physiology- Laboratory Tests, Editura


Techno Media Sibiu, 2006.
11. Orasan R., Fiziologia sistemului endocrine. Editura Intelcredo. Sibiu. 2000.
12. Tache Simona, Structura funcional a sistemului nervos. Curs pentru
studenii Facultilor de Medicin General i Stomatologie. Litografia ClujNapoca, Cluj-Napoca, 104 pagini, 1992.
13. Tache Simona, Fiziologia Glandelor Endocrine. Tache S. Editura Medical
Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, 128 pagini, 1999.
14. Tache Simona, Fiziologia aparatului locomotor. Editura Medical
Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 53 pagini, 2001.
15. Tache Simona, Fiziologia excreiei renale. Artino MG., Tache S., Editura
Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 163 pagini, 2002.
16. Tache Simona, Fiziologia esuturilor excitabile. Saulea A., Tache S. Editura
Risoprint Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, 159 pagini, 2004.
17. Tache Simona, Artino M.G. Fiziologia aparatului digestiv Editura Medical
Universitar Iuliu Haieganu Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, 241pagini, 1998.
Evaluation:

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written exam:
70% of the final grade
practical exam: 10% of the final grade
evaluations at the end of every chapter: 10% of the final grade
weekly tests, during the entire semester: 10% of the final grade

GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

Courses
type

PA

Compulsory
II

CI

PA

CI

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Semester

Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Medicine
Medicine
Microbiology
Prof. Monica Junie, MD, PhD
Lecturer Dr. Carmen Costache, MD, PhD
Molecular Sciences
Microbiology
MED 2 12 05 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programe:
Course title:
Course coordinator:

written
exam &
practical
4
exam
4

56

56

56

168

L=Lectures; PA=practical activity; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Study of the microorganisms (bacteria and viruses): Properties of different


microorganisms groups and their relationship with humans and their
environment.

Specific objectives:

General Bacteriology, Medical Bacteriology, Virology


Assimilation of microbiology basic knowledge, following the criteria of
utility to students for different basic specialties, used in research fields,
molecular diagnosis and classical and molecular diagnosis of infections.
Knowledge of methods and techniques used for the detection and
identification of microorganisms.
Enabling students to perform minimum laboratory techniques necessary
for a general practitioner doctor.
Enabling student to interpretate microbiology laboratory data.

Course content:
General Bacteriology includes bacterial morphology, bacterial physiology,
genetics and microbial chemotherapy.
1. The world of microorganisms, Evolution, General properties (1)
microbiology, features of the microorganisms, differences between
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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

prokaryotes and eukaryotes; Bacterial taxonomy, Bacterial classification,


Current classification of microorganisms, bacterial nomenclature, Hazard
groups.
Bacterial morphology and structure (3): Essential components (necessary
structures); The nucleoid, Cytoplasm, Cytoplasmic membrane, Cells wall
(peptidoglycan or murein); Non-essential components (unnecessary
structures): The capsule, Glycocalix, Common pili and sex pili, Flagella,
Spores
Bacterial Metabolism (3): The importance of bacterial metabolism,
Particularities of the bacterial metabolism, The general scheme of bacterial
metabolism, The effect of physical factors on bacteria, Nutrition in
bacteria, Catabolic pathways, The bacterial energetic metabolism, Bacterial
growth and multiplication
Bacterial genetics (4): Heredity: DNA Structure, DNA replication, DNA
lesions Repair, The modification and restriction system, Transcription in
bacteria, Translation in bacteria, Operon: Lactose Operon, Tryptophan
Operon; Variability: Genetic recombination, Transposition, Mutation,
Transformation, Plasmids, Bacterial conjugation, phages, Transduction,
Lizogenic Conversion, Genetic engineering,
Antibiotics (4) : General properties of antibiotics, Antibiotic families,
Resistance to antibiotics, Bacterial cell wall inhibitors: -lactam family,
Antibiotics affecting the cytoplasmic membrane: cyclic polipeptydes,
Antibiotics which inhibit protein synthesis, Antibiotics with action at
genetic level, Inhibitors of folic acid synthesis; Quantitative aspects in
antibiotic therapy, Rules for antibiotic therapy
Infections postulates, endotoxins, exotoxins (2)

Medical Bacteriology treats the most important group of bacteria, which are
involved in human infectious diseases,
Bacteria: General properties, classification, genus species, main
representatives, transmission, pathogenesis, diseases, laboratory diagnosis,
sensitivity to antibiotics, control and prevention:
1. Gram positive cocci: Genus Staphylococci, Genus Streptococci,
2. Gram negative cocci and coccobacilli: Genus Neisseria: Neisseria
meningitidis (meningococcus), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus), Genus
Bordetella, Genus Haemophilus, Genus Brucella,
3. Gram positive bacilli: Genus Corynebacterium diphteria, Genus
Clostridium, Genus Bacillus; Genus Mycobacterium - tuberculosis,
4. Enterobacteriaceae family: pathogens: Salmonella, Shigella; opportunistic
pathogens (E.coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterobacter, Serratia, Yersinia
enterocolitica);
5. Genus Pseudomonas, Genus Vibrio- cholera,
6. Intracellular bacteria: Rickettsia, Genus Chlamydia, Genus Mycoplasma,
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7. Spirochetes: Genus Treponema, Genus Borrelia,


Legionella - Legionella pneumophila

Leptospira; Genus

Virology: presents the general characteristics of viruses and the most


important families of viruses involved in human diseases.
General virology - Viruses: definition, General properties, classification, viral
structure and architecture (2), Viral genetics, Viral multiplication (1), Viral
infections pathogeny (1) Viral Persistence, Antiviral drugs & other antiviral
agents, (1)
Medical virology: Representatives, Infections, viral replication, transmission,
pathogenesis, pathogenicity, antigens, antibody, immunity, vaccines,
laboratory diagnosis
1. Orthomyxoviridae: Representatives, Infections, Antigenic shift & antigenic
drift
2. Paramyxoviridae,
Coronaviridae,
Rhabdoviridae:
Rabies
virus,
Bunyaviridae, Togaviridae: arboviruses, rubivirus or rubella virus,
Arenaviridae, Filoviridae: Ebola viruses
3. Retroviridae Family: Human immuno-deficiency virus HIV
4. Hepatitis viruses : Types of hepatitis, Hepatitis A Virus, Hepatitis E virus,
Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis D virus
5. Fam Herpetovirinae, Picornaviridae, Caliciviridae -Norwalk agent,
Reoviridae: Reovirus, Rotavirus
References:
1. Lia Monica Junie, Carmen Costache. Basic bacteriology and virology, Iuliu
Hatieganu Publishing House, 2011, ISBN 978-973-693-422-3, 210 pg
2. Carmen Costache, Lia Monica Junie: Medical bacteriology and medical
virology. Ed. a 2-a, rev. Editura Medical Universitar "Iuliu Haieganu",
2011, 235 pg
3. Monica Junie, L. Stnil; C. Costache, Medical Microbiology (Infection,
Immunity, Medical Bacteriology and Virology) (in English), Iuliu
Hatieganu Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca Romania, 2002, 209 pg
4. George F. Brooks, Janet S. Butel, Stephen A. Morse, Joseph L. Melnick,
Ernest Jawetz, Edward A. Adelberg- Jawetz, Melnik Adelbergs Medical
Microbiology 24-th edition, McGraw-Hill Professional Ed., 2004, ISBN

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Evaluation:
Written final exam consisting of multiple choice tests and written
subjects
70%
Tests during the year through oral/writtten and examination for
laboratories + practical exam
30%

98

MEDICAL GENETICS

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
ore / sem.

Course
type

PA

Compulsory

CI

PA

CI

42

56

TOTAL

Sem.

Lectures

Evaluation

Department:
Discipline:
Course Code

Medicine
Medicine
Medical Genetics
Lecturer Vulturar Ramona, MD, PhD
Lecturer Rodica Elena Cornean, MD, PhD
Molecular Sciences
Medical Genetics
MED 2 12 06 EN

Credits

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:

II
2
2
L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

200

298

Exam written
4 and oral

Pre-requisites:
Medical Biochemistry; Cell Biology
General objectives:

Understanding of normal and pathological laws of heredity and variability


Understanding of the general molecular basis of human pathology
Understanding of the impact of genetics in medicine
Understanding of structure, mechanisms and basic laws of preservation,
transmission and expression of hereditary information, for the formation,
development and functioning of human organism
Understanding of the importance for medicine due to the new perspective
over the modern medicine, dominated by molecular biology, genetics and
immunology
Understanding that the genetic diseases are a major health problem
Understanding the relation between heredity and disease, the role of
mutations for disease or risk
Basic knowledge on diagnosis and care of patients with genetic disorders
and their families
Basic knowledge on genetic advice, prenatal diagnosis, neonatal screening,
and presymptomatic diagnosis

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Specific objectives
Understanding the role of biological individuality in:
a. differences of response to environmental factors, different vulnerability
to disease
b. common disorders interaction between the genetic structure
(predisposition) and the environmental factors
c. different phenotype and severity of symptoms for the same disease in
different individuals
d. different response to the same therapy in different patients suffering
from the same disease.
Course content:
1. Importance of genetics in medical practice
2. Human genome
3. Gene structure
4. Expression of genetic information. Regulation of gene expression
5. Preservation and transmission of hereditary information
6. Transmission of hereditary information
7. Variability of genetic information
8. Population genetics
9. Chromosomal abnormalities in pathology
10. Gene mutations in molecular diseases
11. Polygenic and multifactorial disorders
12. Developmental genetics. Defects of development
13. Normal and pathological sexualisation
14. Immunogenetics and immunopathology
15. Oncogenetics
16. Eco- and nutrigenetics
17. Pharmacogenetics
18. Mitochondrial diseases
19. Prophylactic measures for genetic disorders
20. Treatment of genetic disorders
21. Bioethics in genetics
Practical activities:
1. Human chromosomes morphology
2. Human chromosomes analysis (1)
3. Human chromosomes analysis (2)
4. Practical activities cytogenetics
5. Seminar
6. Prenatal cytogenetic diagnostic
7. Postnatal cytogenetic diagnosis
8. Molecular cytogenetics - FISH technique
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.

Seminar
Molecular analysis of genes (1)
Molecular analysis of genes (2)
Molecular diagnosis - genetics in forensic medicine
Practical activities molecular genetics
Seminar
Genetic counseling
Chromosomal autosomal trisomies
Chromosomal autosomal structural abnormalities
Chromosomal heterosomal abnormalities
Seminar
Autosomal dominant disorders
Autosomal recessive disorders
X-dominant disorders
X-recessive disorders
Seminar
Genetics of multifactorial disorders (1) - Common disorders
Genetics of multifactorial disorders (2) - Cancer
Genetics of multifactorial disorders (3) Congenital malformations
Genetics of multifactorial disorders (4) Teratogen-induced congenital
malformations

References:
1. Human molecular genetics - Strachan, Tom (2011)
2. Medical genetics - Jorde, Lynn B (2010)
Evaluation
Written exam
Oral exam

50%
50%

101

MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

II Compulsory

1.5

1.5

21

21

30

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/semester
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Medical Research Methodology
Assoc. Prof. Tudor Drugan, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
MED 2 1 07 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

72

written
exam +
4
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Medical informatics and biostatistics
General objectives:

To develop skills and knowledge for efficient retrieval, use and critical
appraisal of medical scientific literature.
To develop skills and knowledge about clinical study-types and correct
methods for medical research.
To develop skills and knowledge on suitable analysis and interpretation of
results coming from medical research.
To develop skills and knowledge on appropriate methods of presenting
results from original research.
To develop skills and knowledge for the practice of evidence based
medicine.

Specific objectives:
The lectures offer to 4th year students of the Faculty of General Medicine the
fundamental knowledge regarding:
1. Searching, recording and analyzing medical literature
2. Domains of medical research and types of clinical studies
3. Methods of medical research
4. Analysis and interpretation of results from medical studies
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5. Principles of correct written and oral presentation of research results


6. Principles of Evidence based Medicine (EBM)
7. Ethical principles in medical research
The practical labs have as an objective the acquisition and practice of
knowledge regarding:
1. Accessing relevant medical information through literature search
2. Formulating correct research questions, choosing a research aim and
objectives. Selecting and formulating research hypotheses. Identifying
target populations. Understanding sampling methods. Defining
appropriate research variables. Writing a research protocol.
3. Understanding and choosing correct data collection methods
4. Understanding and choosing correct data analysis methods
5. Using specific computer tools to assist medical research
6. Understanding and using correct principles for medical writing and oral
presentations of medical research
7. Study validity
8. Critical appraisal of scientific medical papers
Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Introduction
Basic methodology of medical research. Principles of literature search
Prognostic studies
Survival analysis
Diagnostic studies
Therapeutic studies
The description of a health phenomenon
Meta-analysis
Study validity. Avoiding bias in medical studies
Choosing statistical methods
Presenting data
Medical writing and communication of research results
Evidence based medicine (EBM)
Ethical aspects of medical research
Modeling and simulation in medical research

References:
1. Achima A. Metodologia Cercetrii tiinifice Medicale. Cluj-Napoca:
Editura Universitar Iuliu Haieganu; 1999.
2. Machin D, Campbell MJ. Design of studies for medical research. Chichester.
West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons Ltd; 2005.
3. Laplanche A, Com-Nougu C, Flamant R. Mthodes statistiques appliques
a la recherche clinique. Paris: Flammarion; 1987.

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4. Colosi H, Leucua D, Bolboac S. Lucrri practice de metodologia cercetrii


tiinifice medicale - pentru studenii facultii de medicin general
(RO/EN/FR)
[online]
2007-2012.
Available
from
URL:
http://www.info.umfcluj.ro/
Evaluation:
Practical exam Applicative problems based on research scenarios,
followed by an interview. The ability to understand, to reason and to
interpret research protocols and results, as well as practical abilities to
use computers for medical research will be evaluated (30% of the final
mark).
Written exam Multiple-choice questions aiming to evaluate the
theoretical understanding and reasoning regarding the design of medical
research, medical writing and critical appraisal of scientific medical papers
(70% of the final mark).

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PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
hours / semester
L
PA CI
C
LP St

Credits

Evaluare

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Basic Epidemiology / Primary Health Care
Assoc. Prof. Amanda Radulescu, MD, PhD
Community Medicine and Family Practice
Epidemiology
MED 2 2 09 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

82

Written
exam

Lectures

II Compulsory

14

14

40

L = lectures; PA= practical activities; CI=clinical internships

Pre-requisites: General objectives

Basic principles and concepts of Primary Health Care, applied in


Community medicine and Preventative medicine.
Explanation of disease causation and frequency measurements of health
events
Encourage the application of epidemiology in disease prevention and
health promotion
Introduction of clinical epidemiology

Specific Objectives

Introduction in community medicine


Health and determinants of health
Epidemiology - a science with practical approach: uses, methods applied
in Primary Health Care
Application of epidemiology in public health: epidemiological surveillance,
epidemiological investigation, epidemiological analysis, epidemiological
evaluation
Descriptive epidemiology indicators and indices
Epidemiological studies
Screening in secondary prevention
Causality
Clinical epidemiology
Principles and methods used in the prevention and control of diseases
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Fundamentals in the epidemiology of infectious diseases.

Course content
Courses = 21 hours
1. Community medicine background and general presentation.
a. Health individual health and community health. Health
determinants. Concepts of community health and community
oriented medicine. Successes and failures in the public health.
b. Methods for health promotion, maintenance and health recovery.
2. Epidemiology: History and definition of epidemiology as a science and a
practical approach. The scopes of epidemiology. Epidemiological methods
and rationales. Practical applications of epidemiology.
3. Surveillance. Definition, aims, algorithm. The attributes of the surveillance
system. Epidemiological investigation. Analysis in epidemiology.
Epidemiological evaluation. Application of epidemiology in public health:
management of epidemics, health programs, health policies.
4. Basic epidemiology in infectious diseases. Epidemiological characteristics
of the microorganisms, incubation period, transmission routes,
susceptibility to infectious agents, chain of infection. Preventive
measures, control and eradication of communicable diseases.
5. Causality in epidemiology
6. Clinical epidemiology.
7. Prophylaxis. Definitions and basics of primordial, primary, secondary and
tertiary prevention.
8. Primary health care (PHC): definition, history, content and management.
Tutorials = 21 hours
1. Descriptive epidemiology: incidence, prevalence, interrelationship
between prevalence and incidence. Adjusted mortality rates and ratios.
Exercises.
2. Epidemiological studies: overview of study designs used in epidemiology,
the merits and limitations. Case-control and cohort studies. Relative risk,
OR and attributable risk. Intervention studies.
3. Practical applications of study designs. Dolls study upon cigarette smoking
and lung cancer, study design for different research themes
4. Screening for disease in the community criteria for use of screening tests
and programs, properties of useful screening tests, evaluation of screening
tests. Exercise: introducing a screening test for HIV infection or for lung
cancer
5. Miniprojects application of the epidemiologic knowledge in health
programmes.
6. Management of an outbreak exercises.
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7. Keys to understanding articles on epidemiologic studies general outline


and discussion upon medical literature.
References
Materials / handouts from lectures and tutorials.
1. I.S. Bocan. Epidemiologie practic pentru medicii de familie. Editura
Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu , Cluj-Napoca, 1999.
2. Maria Irina Brumboiu. Metode epidemiologice de baz pentru practica
medical. Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu , Cluj-Napoca,
2005
3. I.S. Bocan. Epidemiologia general. Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu , Cluj-Napoca, 2006.
Evaluation

Exam MCQ final test

107

ROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Sem.

Course
type

PA

CI

PA

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credit

Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Medicine
Medicine
Romanian language
Asist. Ana Askar, Lect. Ana Coiug, Asist. Stefana
Duncea, Lect. Nora Marcean
Medical Education
Modern Languages Applied to Medicine
MED 2 12 10 EN

TOTAL

Study field:
Study program:
Course title:
Course coordinator:

84

On-going
evaluation

CI

I
2
Compulsory
56 II
2
L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

28

Pre-requisites: General objectives

integrating the four communication skills (listening, reading, speaking,


writing);
developing skills in academic and medical language;
developing team-work skills using pair and group-work;
Interdisciplinarity: raising ethical awareness of students future
profession.

Specific objectives

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Speaking: interacting in familiar and professional environment, expressing


personal opinion, expressing agreement and disagreement on a personal
or medical issue;
Listening: listening for understanding general information; listening for
understanding specific information;
Writing: writing short formal and informal texts; filling in a table, a
diagram; writing an abstract;
Reading: reading for understanding formal and informal texts; reading in
order to write a medical text; rearranging paragraphs into texts according
to the logic of the discourse.

Course contents
1. Basics of Romanian language phonetics, morphology and syntax.
2. Familiar and professional vocabulary, introduced through the
communicative method, in specific contexts.
3. Daily life.
4. The human body, basics in diagnosis and treatment.
5. The doctor-patient interview.
6. Filling in forms. Writing a CV.
7. Filling in medical tables and diagrams.
8. Medical letters, case presentations, abstracts of medical texts.
9. Conversation as the main method used in the teaching-learning process.
References:
1. Bejan, D., Gramatica limbii romne, editia a III-a, Ed. Echinox, Cluj, 2001
2. Brancus, G., Ionescu Adriana, Saramandu Mariana, Limba Romana. Manual
pentru studentii straini, editia a IV-a, Ed. Universitatii din Bucuresti, 1996
3. Kohn, Daniela, Puls. Limba romn pentru strini, Ed. Polirom, Iai 2009
4. Pop, Liana, Romna cu sau fara profesor, editia a V-a, Ed. Echinox, Cluj,
2003
5. Larousse Dicionar de Medicin, ed. Univers Enciclopedic, Bucuresti, 1998
Evaluation
On-going evaluation:
Students activity during the practical course and portfolio 50%
Written test
25%
Oral assessment 25%

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Sem.

Course
type

PA

CI

PA

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Physical Education and Sport
Assoc. Prof. Kiss Mihai, PhD
Medical Education
Physical Education
MED 1 12 12 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

84

On-going
evaluation

CI

I
2
Compulsory
42 II
1
L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

28

Preliminary conditions (pre-requisites):


13. General knowledge of physical education and sport. Practical work based
on offers and options.
General objectives
14. Maintenance of an optimal health status
15. Promotion of growth processes and harmonious physical development
16. Development of basic motor skills and motor skills specific for certain sport
disciplines
17. The correct acquisition of a rich system of motor skills (basic and practicalapplicative or specific for certain sport disciplines)
18. Development of the capacity and habit of systematic practice of physical
exercise, as a basic component of a life style favorable to health.
19. Prevention and correction of defective attitudes and recovery of
posttraumatic and disease sequelae
20. Development of moral-volitional and intellectual skills and traits, aesthetic
sense and social responsibility
21. Adaptation of the curriculum to the new individualized practical work
system, based on offers and options (elaboration of 10-12 framework
curricula).
Specific objectives

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Maintenance of an optimal health status


Promotion of growth processes and harmonious physical development

Development of basic motor skills and motor skills specific for certain sport
disciplines
The correct acquisition of a rich system of motor skills (basic and practicalapplicative or specific for certain sport disciplines)
Development of the capacity and habit of systematic practice of physical
exercise, as a basic component of a life style favorable to health.
Prevention and correction of defective attitudes and recovery of
posttraumatic and disease sequelae
Development of moral-volitional and intellectual skills and traits, aesthetic
sense and social responsibility
Adaptation of the curriculum to the new individualized practical work
system, based on offers and options (elaboration of 10-12 framework
curricula).

Course content
1) Improvement of technical elements necessary for the practice of individual
sports (by choice).
- Athletics
- Body building
- Swimming
- Skiing-Tourism
- Chess
Acquisition of skills and abilities necessary for the development of
basic motor skills
Practice of exercises for the development of speed, strength and
motor coordination
On-going physical evaluation tests.
2) Improvement of technical elements necessary for the practice of team
sports (by choice).
- Basketball football
- Dance sport + salsa
- Modern dance + cheerleading
- Volleyball
- Table tennis (ping-pong)
- Badminton
Acquisition of skills and abilities necessary for the development of
basic motor skills
Practice of exercises for the development of speed, strength and
motor coordination
On-going physical evaluation tests.
3) Acquisition of technical and methodological elements necessary for the
practice of modern physical activities.
- Aerobics
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- Aquagym
- Fitness
- Jogging
Acquisition of skills and abilities necessary for the development of
basic motor skills
Practice of exercises for the development of speed, strength and
motor coordination
On-going physical evaluation tests.
References
1. Bocu T. Activitatea fizic n viaa omului contemporan. Editura Casa Crii
de tiin 2007
2. Bocu T. Cercetri n educaie fizic i sport. Actualiti i perspective.
Editura Casa Crii de tiin Cluj-Napoca 2008
3. Regulations of the practiced sport disciplines, handbooks and courses
specific for physical education and sport activities.
Evaluation
On-going evaluation.

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YEAR III
INTERNAL MEDICINE SEMIOLOGY

Sem.

Course
type

PA

CI

PA

CI

I
3
6
42
84
compulsory
II
3
6
42
84
L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

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126

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
Hours / semester

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Semiology and Internal Medicine
Lecturer Cristina Hooleanu, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine
Medical Clinic II
MED 3 12 01 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

7
exam
8

Pre-requisites:
Physiology
General objectives:

To be able to develop a logical approach to the patient, based on


anamnesis (history taking), physical exam and main complementary
examinations

Specific objectives:

To be able to perform the correct physical exam of the patient, to correlate


the information obtained from anamnesis, physical exam and
investigations and to be able include the pathology in a syndrome/disease.

Course content:
Ist semester:
1. Introduction in medical semiology and internal medicine
2. Anamnesis (history taking): technique, principles, steps
doctor- patient relationship
principles of medical communication
3. General physical exam.
steps
general principles
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tools (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation)


4. Anamnesis and physical exam in respiratory diseases; respiratory
syndromes.
anamnesis and changes at the general physical exam in relationship
with respiratory pathology
respiratory physical exam
main syndromes: consolidation, broncho-obstructive, atelectasis,
cavitary, mediastinal, pleural syndrome, respiratory failure
5. Anamnesis and physical exam in urinary diseases; renal syndromes.
anamnesis and general physical exam changes in relationship with
urinary disorders
Renal physical exam
main syndromes: tubulo-interstitial, glomerular, vascular, renal failure
IInd semester:
1. Anamnesis and physical exam in cardiovascular diseases; cardiac and
vascular syndromes.
anamnesis and changes at the general physical exam in relationship
with cardiovascular pathology
cardiac physical exam; specific exam in vascular disorders
main syndromes: coronary artery diseases, pericardial syndromes,
cardiomyopathies, endocarditis, arrhythmias and conduction troubles,
cardiac failure; main vascular syndromes
2. Anamnesis and physical exam in digestive diseases; digestive syndromes.
anamnesis and changes at the general physical exam in relationship
with digestive disorders
specific physical exam
main syndromes
3. Anamnesis and physical exam in metabolic diseases
anamnesis and general physical exam changes in relationship with these
disorders
semiology of diabetes mellitus, gout, porphyria, dyslipidemia
4. Anamnesis and physical exam in hematologic disorders; hematology
syndromes.
anamnesis and general physical exam changes in relationship with
hematological disorders
physical exam: the assessment of splenomegaly, adenopathy
main syndromes: anemia, leukemias, lymphomas, main hemorrhagical
disorders
The main complementary examinations of each chapter are detailed during the
presentations scheduled weekly in the Amphiteather (as well as case reports).
References:

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Compulsory:
1. Hotoleanu Cristina. Medical semiology and Internal Medicine (vol.I).
Ed.Napoca Star, 2011
2. Hotoleanu Cristina (ed.). Medical Semiology. Digestive sundromes.
Hematological Syndromes. Ed. Casa Cartii de Stiinta, 2011.
3. Hotoleanu Cristina, Lupu Delia, Muntean Laura, Rusu Daniel. Medical
semiology. Respiratory syndromes. Renal syndromes. Ed. Casa Cartii de
Stiinta. 2008
4. Hotoleanu Cristina. Medical semiology: Cardiovascular syndromes.
Ed.Napoca Star, 2006; revised, second ed. 2008
5. Lectures- electronic format (presented during the course)
Optional:
1. Hotoleanu Cristina. Quizzes of semiology and internal medicine. Ed.Napoca
Star. 2009
2. Talley N, OConnor S. Clinical examination. A systematic guide to physical
diagnosis. 5th Ed. 2007
3. Douglas G, Nicol F, Robertson C. Macleods clinical examination. 11th Ed.
2007
4. Saunders WB. Hutchinsons clinical methods. 21 st Ed. Ed by M Swash.
2002
5. Bates* Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.1999
Evaluation
Written exam
35%
Practical exam (quiz and maneuvers)
45%
The results of 2 tests/semester
20%
Each part of the exam (written, quiz, maneuver) is eliminatory; a mark of
minimum 5 should be obtained at each one. Exam attendance is allowed
for the students who recovered all the absences at practical activity, who
were present at least at one test/semester and who obtained a mark of
minimum 5 at least at one test.

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NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SEMIOLOGY

Course
type

I compulsory

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

TOTAL

Semester

Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

0.5

13

Lectures

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Signs and symptoms in psychiatry
Senior lecturer Bianca Andreica-Sandica,
MD, PhD
Neurosciences
Psychiatry and Pediatric Psychiatry
MED 3 12 01 EN

Credit

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:

Written exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

acquiring fundamental concepts of descriptive psychopathology


clustering of signs into syndromes

Specific objectives:

systematic study of abnormal experience, cognition and behavior


the study of the products of a disordered mind

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Disorders of perception
Disorders of thought and speech
Disorders of attention, memory and imagination
Disorders of mood
Drive and motor disorders
Disorders of consciousness, sleep and its rhythms

References:
1. Casey, P, Kelly, B,( 2007) Fish`s Clinical Psychopathology, Gaskell, The Royal
College of Psychiatrists, London.
2. Sims, A,(2006) Syptoms in the Mind, Saunders, Elsevier Limited, London
Evaluation:

Written Exam multiple choice (part of signs and symptoms in medicine)

116

GENERAL SURGERY

Semester

Course
type

compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

42

56

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Surgical propedeutics, semiology and pathology
Assoc. Prof. Achimas Patriciu Cadariu, MD, PhD
Oncology
Oncologic Surgery and Gynecology
MED 3 1 02 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

98

Written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, general morphopathology
General objectives:

Learning the concepts and principles of Surgical propedeutics and


semiology; an introduction to the fundamental concepts of surgical
pathology.
Correlating the topics of Surgical propedeutics, semiology and pathology
with the concepts and topics taught in 3rd year introductive clinical
courses : Physiopathology, Medical Semiology and Immunopathology
Introducing concepts of therapeutic behaviour and paraclinical exams that
are necessary in order to understand the elements of Surgical pathology
Observing and offering examples of concepts such as Surgical semiology
and pathology through case studies and Problem-basedlearningexercises.
Acquiring a clinically-oriented medical and surgical vocabulary

Specific objectives:
Learning some basic principles and concepts regarding the surgical specialties
learning the correct principles of asepsy and antisepsy
learning all characteristics of specific and non-specific infections, that are
surgically treatable

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learning the methods of treating and healing wounds of the cutaneous


traumas of the hand, burns and frostbites or of abdominal and thoracic
traumas.
clinical recognition of hernias and their differentiation from eviscerations;
surgical treatment
implementing specific notions of the tumoral pathology: cutaneous and of
the soft tissues
learning the clinical features of the vascular pathology (artherial, venous
and limphatic) and of its surgical treatment
recognizing different clinical features in the pathology of the mammary
and the thyroid gland; differentiated diagnosis and treatment
introduction to the laparoscopic surgery and the surgery of transplants.

Course contents
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.

History of the surgery.


Asepsy and antisepsy in surgery.
Infections in surgery.
Hemorrhage and hemostasis Pathology of the hemostasis.
Traumas of the soft tissues Contusions and wounds; care and healing of
wounds.
Thoracic traumas.
Abdominal traumas.
Thermical, chemical, electrical traumas; burns.
Polytraumas.
First-aid elements in traumas.
Hernias, eviscerations.
Tumors Principles of oncologic surgery.
The artherial pathology.
The venous pathology.
The lymphatic pathology.
Cutaneous tumors.
Tumors of the soft tissues.
Semiology and pathology of the mammary gland.
Semiology and pathology of the thyroid gland.
Semiology and pathology of the hand.
Principle of laparoscopic surgery.
Biological and surgical principles of organ transplants.

References
1. Lazr . L, Murean M. A., Rancea A. C., Eniu D.T, SEMIOLOGIE I
PATOLOGIE CHIRURGICAL (vol. I, II), ed. Sincron, Cluj-Napoca, 1997
2. Davis J.H. , CLINICAL SURGERY, The CV Mosby Company, 1987
3. Burkitt HG, ESSENTIAL SURGERY, Harcourt Publishers Ltd., 2002
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4. Bland K.I., THE PRACTICE OF GENERAL SURGERY, WB Saunders Company,


2002
5. Brunicardi FC, SCHWARTZS principles of surgery, McGrow Hill Companies
Inc., 2005
Evaluation

MCQ test (50 questions)


Practical exam

60% of the final grade


40% of the final grade

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PHYSIOPATHOLOGY

20

76

25

81

Lectures

I
Compulsory
II

28

28

28

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
General physiopathology
Assoc. Prof. Prvu Alina, MD, PhD
Functional Sciences
Physiopathology
MED 3 12 03 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
exam +
practical
4
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Preliminary conditions:
Physiology
General objectives:

Understanding the integrative human physiopathology with an emphasis


upon homeostatic mechanisms and etiologies of disease.
The interrelationships of function and dysfunction at molecular, cellular
and tissue level, organ and systemic level and to the total human body will
be applied in each of the body systems.

Specific objectives:

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to identify etiological and risk factors that may alter the homeostatic
balance along the health-illness continuum.
to describe and discuss the pathophysiology of specific disease processes.
to be able to identify the pertinent diagnostic tests, which would be useful
to define the pathophysiology, and ultimately identify the pathological
processes at work, to correlate these to the clinical and laboratory tests.
to apply a diagnostic reasoning to accessing and evaluating case situations.

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

10.
11.
12.

13.

14.

15.

Introduction, disease, cell pathophysiology


Inflammatory response and Thermoregulation disorders pathophysiology
Protein metabolism disorders pathophysiology
Lipid metabolism disorders pathophysiology
Carbohydrate metabolism disorders pathophysiology
Haemostasis disorders pathophysiology
Red Blood cells disorders pathophysiology
Respiratory diseases pathophysiology
Cardiovascular diseases pathophysiology
a. ischemic heart disease disorders pathophysiology
b. blood pressure disorders pathophysiology
c. shock disorders pathophysiology
d. heart failure disorders pathophysiology
Fluid-electrolyte disorders pathophysiology
Acid-base disorders pathophysiology
Renal disorders pathophysiology
a. Acute renal disorder
b. Chronic renal disorder
c. Glomerular diseases
d. Tubulointerstitial disorders
e. Nepholitiasis
Digestive system pathophysiology
a. esophageal and gastric disorders pathophysiology
b. malabsorption pathophysiology
c. liver and gallbalder disorders pathophysiology
d. pancreatic disorders pathophysiology
Endocrine disorders pathophysiology
a. pathophysiology of hormones excess or deficiency
b. ADH disorders pathophysiology
c. prolactin disorders pathophysiology
d. STH disorders pathophysiology
e. suprarenal gland disorders pathophysiology
f. thyroid disorders pathophysiology
Nervous system disorders pathophysiology
a. pain pathophysiology
b. peripheral nerves disorders pathophysiology
c. central nervous system disorders pathophysiology

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References:
found at UMF Iuliu Hatieganu Library
1. Braunwald, Fauci, Kasper, Hauser, Longo, Jameson, Harrisonss Principles
of Internal Medicine, 15th Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 2001.
2. Bulboaca Adriana, Parvu Alina Elena, Pathophysiology For Dental
Medicine, Echinox, Cluj Napoca, 2009
3. Burns Mary V., Pathophysiology, Appleton & Lange, Stamford, Conneticut,
1998.
4. Grippi M., Pulmonary Pathophysiology, Lippincotts Pathophysiology
Series, 1995.
5. Henderson Joseph M, Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Lippincotts
Pathophysiology Series, 1996.
6. Kaufman Chirstian, Mc Kee Patrik A., Essentials Of Pathophysiology,
Curchill Livingstone, 1996.
7. Lauer Kathy, Brozenec Sally, Pathophysiology, Springhouse Pennsylvania,
1999.
8. Nowak Thomas J., A. Gordon Handford, Essentials Of Pathophysiology, Mc
Graw-Hill, Second Edition, 1999.
9. Prvu Alina Elena - General Pathophysiology Ed. Med. Univ. "Iuliu
Haieganu" Cluj-Napoca, 2003
10. Prvu Alina Elena - Systemic Pathophysiology Vol.I. Ed. Med. Univ. "Iuliu
Haieganu" Cluj-Napoca, 2004
11. Prvu Alina Elena, Bulboac Adriana, Brcan Adrian, Pathophysiology.
Handouts For Medical Students, Volume 1, Ed Echinox, 2010.
12. Schiffman F.J., Hematologic Pathophysiology, Lippincotts Pathophysiology
Series, 1998.
13. Shayman, Renal Pathophysiology, Lippincotts Pathophysiology Series,
1995.
14. Silbernagl Stefan, Lang Florian, Color Atlas Of Pathophysiology, Thieme
Publishing Group, 2009
Other recommended Reference Texts:
1. Ali Juzar, Summer Warren, Levitzky Michael, Pulmonary Pathophysiology:
A Clinical Approach, Third Edition, Lange Medical Book, McGraw-Hill
Medical, 2009.
2. Bunn Howard Franklin, Aster Jon C., Pathophysiology of Blood Disorders,
Lange Medical Books, McGraw-Hill Medical, 2010.
3. Levitzky Michael G., Pulmonary Physiology (Lange Physiology, McGrawHill Medical , 2007.
4. Lilly Leonard S., Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative
Project of Medical Students and Faculty, Fifth Edition, LWW, 2010.

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5. McCance Kathryn L., Huether Sue E., Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis
for Disease in Adults and Children, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2009.
6. McPhee Stephen J., Hammer Gary D., Pathophysiology of Disease: An
Introduction to Clinical Medicine, McGraw-Hill Education - Europe, 2009.
7. Mohrman David, Heller Lois, Cardiovascular Physiology, Seventh Edition
(Lange Physiology Series), McGraw-Hill Medical, 2010.
Evaluation:
Theoretical Exam
Practical Exam
Semester activity portfolio

70%
20%
10%

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PATHOLOGY

Course
type

I Compulsory

28

28

56

Credits

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.
C
L
PA CI
L
PA
I

Lectures

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Pathology: General Pathology
Lecturer Dan Gheban, MD, PhD
Morphological Sciences
Pathology
MED 3 12 04 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

84

Theoretical
and
4
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Histology
General objectives:

To acquire general notions of pathology - macroscopic and microscopic


features of basic pathological processes (fluid derangements, metabolic
disorders, inflammation, neoplasia) and to correlate them with data
presented in other specialties, referring to the etiology, pathogenesis,
diagnosis, evolution, and complications of the diseases.

Specific objectives:
At the end of the semester, students must be able to:
use specific terms of pathology
recognize macroscopic lesions: on pictures, surgical specimens, autopsic
cases
recognize microscopic lesions: on pictures, at the microscope
establish correlations between the clinical features and the pathologic
modifications of the diseases
interpret a histopathological report: to recognize a specific pathologic
entity and to formulate the main differential diagnoses

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Course content:
I. FLUID & HEMODYNAMIC DISORDERS:
1. Hyperemia.
2. Hemorrhage.
3. Ischemia.
4. Thrombosis.
5. Embolism.
6. Infarction.
7. Disseminated intravascular coagulation.
8. Shock.
9. Edema.
10. Disorders of the lymphatic fluid).
II. DISORDERS OF METABOLISM:
1. Adaptative processes: hypertrophy, hyperplasia, atrophy, metaplasia
2. Cellular injury and cell death: hydropic change, steatosis, cellular death
apoptosis, necrosis
3. Pathology of the extracellular matrix: proteoglycans, elastic fibers,
collagen, amyloid, hyaline.
4. Intracellular accumulations: proteins, mucopolysaccharides, pigments
melanin, hemosiderin, copper, bilirubin.
5. Pathologic calcification.
6. Lithiasis.
7. Keratin disorders.
III INFLAMMATION AND HEALING:
1. Inflammation: general features.
2. Acute inflammation: serous, fibrinous, purulent, hemorrhagic,
necrotizing.
3. Chronic inflammation: viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic.
4. Healing: regeneration, repair.
IV. NEOPLASIA:
1. Etiopathogenesis.
2. Tumor biology.
3. General features of benign and malignant tumors.
4. Tumor invasion and metastasis.
5. Benign and malignant epithelial tumors: papilloma, adenoma,
carcinoma.
6. Benign and malignant tumors of the soft tissue.
7. Benign and malignant melanocytic tumors.

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References:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Notes during lectures


The electronic form of the courses (pdf, ppt)
Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th or 8th editions
Florescu P, Prcis de Anatomie Patologic, vol I, Fundaia Academia Civic
Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, 2006
http://www.pathguy.com/
http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/
http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
http://alf3.urz.unibas.ch/pathopic/intro.htm
http://www.pathologie-online.de/ap/index.php
http://www.emedicine.com/

Evaluation:
Written theory exam:
Oral practical exam:
Activity during the semester:

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70% of the final grade


25% of the final grade
5% of the final grade

PATHOLOGY

Courses
type

II Compulsory

PA

CI

42

PA

42

CI

84

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Pathology: Systemic Pathology
Lecturer Dan Gheban, MD, PhD
Morphological Sciences
Pathology
MED 3 12 04 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programe:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Theoretical
and
126 5
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Preliminary conditions:
Histology
General objectives:

Based on the material studied in the first semester, students will acquire
notions of pathological changes from the main diseases of organ systems
and their integration in the context of knowledge acquired in other
specialties (physiopathlogy, medical and surgical semiology, pharmacology,
etc.).

Specific objectives:
At the end of the semester, students must be able to:
use specific terms of pathology
recognize macroscopic lesions: on pictures, surgical specimens, autopsic
cases
recognize microscopic lesions: on pictures, at the microscope
establish correlations between the clinical features and the pathologic
modifications of the diseases
interpret a histopathological report: to recognize a specific pathologic
entity and to formulate the main differential diagnoses.

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Course content:
I. PATHOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT.
1. Upper airways: congenital anomalies, inflammations, lethal midfacial
granuloma, tumor-like lesions, benign and malignant tumors.
2. Lung: congenital anomalies, vascular diseases, acute respiratory distress
syndrome, atelectasis, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis,
pulmonary infections, granulomatous lesions, pulmonary eosinophilia,
hypersensitivity pneumonitis, bronchial asthma, pneumoconiosis,
pulmonary fibrosis, tumors, pleural effusions, pleural tumors.
II. PATHOLOGY OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.
1. Heart: congenital anomalies, rheumatic fever, endocarditis (infective,
noninfective), other valvulopathies, complications of artificial valves,
myocarditis, ischemic heart disease, cardiosclerosis, cardiomyopathies,
tumors, pericardial effusions.
2. Blood vessels: congenital anomalies, vasculitis, atherosclerosis,
aneurysms, varices.
III. PATHOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
1. Esophagus: congenital anomalies, lesions associated with motor dysfunction,
esophageal varices, esophagitis, tumors (benign, malignant).
2. Stomach: congenital anomalies, gastritis (acute, chronic), ulcerations, peptic
ulcer, tumors (benign, malignant).
3. Small bowel: congenital anomalies, ischemic bowel disease, infectious
enterocolitis, malabsorbtion syndromes, tumors.
4. Large bowel: congenital anomalies, megacolon, necrotizing enterocolitis,
pseudomembranous colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease,
ulcerative colitis), polyps and polyposis syndromes, carcinomas, lymphomas
of the gastrointestinal tract, carcinoid, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, ileus.
Appendicitis.
5. Liver: congenital anomalies, vascular diseases, hepatitis (acute, chronic),
cirrhosis, tumor-like lesions, tumors (primary - benign, malignant; liver
metastases).
6. Gallbladder: congenital anomalies, cholecystitis, tumors.
7. Pancreas: congenital anomalies, cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis (acute, chronic),
benign and malignant tumors of the exocrine and endocrine pancreas,
diabetes mellitus.
IV. PATHOLOGY OF THE URINARY SYSTEM.
1. Kidney: congenital anomalies, cystic diseases, genetic nephropathies,
glomerulopathies, tubulopathies, interstitial nephropathies, vascular
diseases, benign and malignant tumors.
2. Urinary tract and urinary bladder: congenital anomalies, cystitis, tumors of
the urinary bladder.
V. PATHOLOGY OF THE MALE GENITAL SYSTEM.
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1. Penis: congenital anomalies, traumatic and vascular disorders,


inflammations, preneoplastic lesions, carcinoma.
2. Testis and epididymis: congenital anomalies, orchitis, epididymitis, infertility,
testicular tumors.
3. Prostate: prostatitis, benign hyperplasia, carcinoma.
VI. PATHOLOGY OF THE FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM.
1. Congenital anomalies, intersexuality.
2. Vulva. Vagina.
3. Uterine cervix: cervicitis, cervical polyp, carcinoma.
4. Uterine body: nontumoral lesions of the endometrium, tumors. Pelvic
inflammatory disease.
5. Ovary: non-neoplastic and functional cysts, tumors. Gestational
trophoblastic disease.
6. Breast: congenital anomalies, mastitis, fibrocystic chance, benign and
malignant tumors.
VII. PATHOLOGY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM.
1. Thyroid: congenital anomalies, thyroiditis, goiters, tumors.
2. Adrenal glands: pathology of the cortex and of the medulla.
VIII. PATHOLOGY OF BONES, JOINTS AND MUSCLES
1. Bone: congenital anomalies, developmental and acquired abnormalities in
bone cells, matrix, and structure, osteonecrosis, osteomyelitis, tumor-like
lesions, bone-forming tumors, cartilage-forming tumors.
2. Joints: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis.
3. Muscular system: Congenital myopthies, muscular dystrophies, myotonic
disorders, inflammatory myopathies, myasthenia gravis, denervation
atrophy.
IX. PATHOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
1. Congenital anomalies, meningitis and encephalitis, tumors.
X. PATHOLOGY OF WHITE CELLS AND LYMPH NODES
1. Lymphadenitis, reactive proliferations, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, multiple
myeloma/plasma cell myeloma, Waldenstrm macroglobulinemia, Hodgkin
lymphoma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
References:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Notes during lectures


The electronic form of the courses (pdf, ppt)
Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 7th or 8th editions
Florescu P, Prcis de Anatomie Patologic, vol I, Fundaia Academia Civic
Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, 2006
5. Florescu P, Prcis de Anatomie Patologic, anul IV, Fundaia Academia
Civic Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, 2007
6. Crian D, Patologia Tubului Digestiv, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu Cluj-Napoca, 2008
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7. Florescu P, Prcis de Anatomie Patologic, anul V, Fundaia Academia


Civic Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, 2008
8. http://www.pathguy.com/
9. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/
10. http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
11. http://alf3.urz.unibas.ch/pathopic/intro.htm
12. http://www.pathologie-online.de/ap/index.php
13. http://www.emedicine.com/
Evaluation:
Written theory exam:
Oral practical exam:
Activity during the semester:

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70% of the final grade


25% of the final grade
5% of the final grade

PHARMACOLOGY

compulsory
II

28

14

14

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
Hours / week.
hours / sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA
CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Pharmacology
Lecturer Corina Bocsan, MD, PhD
Functional Sciences
Pharmacology and Toxicology
MED 3 12 05 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
+
120
practical
2
exam
4

50

L=lecture; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Physiology, microbiology
General objectives

General characteristics of drugs, national and international regulation,


pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics,
pharmacoeconomics
and
pharmacoepidemiology; drugs with role in basic functions of the body;
chemotherapy.

Specific objectives

Major criteria of efficacy in drug treatment and risc-beneficial analysis


Basic elements of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model
Selection criteria of drugs based on therapeutic objectives
Basic principles and treatment guidelines in antibiotherapy, antiviral and
other specific drug therapy

Course content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

General Pharmacology.
General Pharmacokinetics.
General Pharmacodynamics.
Pharmacovigilance.
Neurotransmitters and chemical modulators.
Cholinergic autonomic system.
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

Adrenergic autonomic system.


Serotonin. Serotonin antagonists.
Histamine. Histamine antagonists.
Amino acids as mediators.
Opioids.
Renin-angiotensinogen-angiotensin system.
Plasma kinins.
Purinergic nervous system (Adenosine and ATP).
Eicosanoids (prostaglandins, prostacyclins, tromboxans, leucotrienes).
PAF.
Endothelial vascular agents.
Nitritergic system (nitric oxide).
Endothelins.
Vitamins.
Enzymes as drugs.
Ion and ion-channel pharmacology.
Cytokines and growth factors.
Steroid hormones. Thyroid hormones. Proteic hormones.
Diabetes treatment. Oral antidiabetics. Insulins.
Chemotherapeutic agents in infectious diseases.
Guidelines for antibiotic use.
Antibacterial agents.
Antiviral agents.
Antifungal agents.
Antiprotozoar agents.
Antineoplastic medication.

References
1. C.H. Bear, BR Williams. Clinical Pharmacology and Nursing 3rd edition,
Springhouse 1996.
2. Goodman and Gillmans Manual of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
(12th edition). McGraw Hill Publishing 2008.
3. Katzung Basic and clincal Pharmacology McGraw-Hill ed. 11. - 2009
4. R.A. Harvey, P.C. Champe, M.J. Myuk Pharmacology 2nd edition.
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2000
5. Rang & Dales Pharmacology with Student consult 2011
6. Rang HP, Dale MM, et al. Pharmacology, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone,
7th ed. 2012.
7. Colman Rebecca, Somogiy Ron. The Toronto Notes for Medical
Students 2008
Evaluation
Written exam
132

70%

Practical exam
Activity profile

20%
10%

133

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Course
type

II Compulsory

PA

CI

14

PA

14

Credits

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/semester

Lectures

53

written
exam +
2
practical
exam

CI

25

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Microbiology Clinical Microbiology
Lecturer Carmen Costache, MD, PhD
Molecular Medicine
Microbiology
MED 3 2 06 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Microbiology 2nd year
General objectives:

Study of the microorganisms (parasites, fungi) and their relations with


humans, their biotic or non biotic medium.
Revealing the protozoa, helminthes and fungi importance, as etiologic
agents of different infectious clinical entities: respiratory tract infections,
CNS infections (meningitis, encephalitis) and the diarrhea syndrome.
Integrating bacteriology, virology, parasitology and mycology in one single
discipline.

Specific objectives:

Learning the notions concerning the pathogenesis and laboratory


diagnosis of parasitic and fungal infections, in order to understand their
role in the human pathology.
Knowledge of methods and techniques used for microorganisms
detection and identification.
Enabling students to perform minimum laboratory techniques necessary
for a general practitioner doctor.
Enabling student to interpretate microbiology laboratory data.

Course content:
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1. Parasites parasitism, definitive host, intermediary host, vector (active,


passive), life cycle
Parasites action on human body. Human body reaction to the presence of
parasite. Parasites.
Generalities, genres and species proprieties, classification, The natural
reservoir, transmission/ human contamination; pathogenity factors,
pathogenesis, diseases produced, prevention, treatment, and laboratory
diagnosis.
2. Helminthes: trematodes (fasciola), cestodes (tapeworms): Tenia,
Diphylobotrium, Echinococcus , Cisticercosis, Hydatic cyst, Alveolar
echinococcosis
Nematodes: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis,
Trichinella spiralis, Ancylostoma duodenalis, Strongyloides stercoralis
3. Protosoa: Entamoeba, Free living amoeba: Naegleria, Acanthamoeba,
Giardia, Trichomonas, Cryptosporium, Microsporidium, Toxoplasma,
Plasmodium, Flagelates of blood
Blood Protozoa - Plasmodium
Congenital infections -Toxoplasma
Sexually transmitted infections: vaginitis. Candida and Trichomonas vaginalis
Digestive tract infections produced by Protozoa: Entamoeba, Giardia,
Cryptosporidium, Microsporidium
4. Fungi: general properties, morphology, species, Transmission, infections,
Risk factors, pathogenesis, diseases produced, susceptibility to antifungal
drugs, prophylaxis and laboratory diagnosis: genus Pneumocistis
(Pneumocystis jiroveci), Candida, Criptococcus, Aspergillus
Respiratory tract infection, Fungal Pneumonia
- Pneumocystis jiroveci
- Aspergillus,
Central nervous syndrome infections
Fungal Infections of the CNS (meningitis)
- Criptococcus neoformans,
Parasitic Infections of the CNS, Encephalitis produced by parasites
- Free living amoeba: Naegleria, Acanthamoeba
- Cerebral malaria,
- Cerebral toxoplasmosis
Fungal Generalized infections - Candida
5. Infections with intestinal Nematodes: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris
trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis, Trichinella spiralis, Ancylostoma
duodenalis, Strongyloides stercoralis
Infections with intestinal Flatworms: Fasciola, Tenia, Diphylobotrium,
Echinococcus,
Diseases produced by nematodes larvae
Cisticercosis, Hydatic cyst, Alveolar echinococcosis
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References:
1. George F. Brooks, Janet S. Butel, Stephen A. Morse, Joseph L. Melnick,
Ernest Jawetz, Edward A. Adelberg- Jawetz, Melnik Adelbergs Medical
Microbiology 24-th edition, McGraw-Hill Professional Ed., 2004, ISBN
0071412077, 9780071412070
2. Medical Parasitology Markell, Voge, John, 9-th edition, 2006
3. Diagnostic Medical Parasitology - Lynne Shore Garcia, 5th Edition, ASM
Press, 2006
4. www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx
Evaluation:
Written final exam consisting of multiple choice tests and written subjects
(70%). Tests during the year through oral/written and examination for
laboratories + practical exam (30%)

136

IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

1,5

1,5

21

21

Evaluation

II

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Immunology
Professor Diana Deleanu, MD, PhD
Oncology
Immunology
MED 3 2 07 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

42

Written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Microbiology, physiology
General objectives:

Acquiring information about immune system functioning in normal and


pathological conditions.
Enabling students to recognize clinical picture of major autoimmune
diseases, allergy, immunodeficiency, and treatment principles that apply
to these pathological entities.

Specific objectives:
Knowledge of basic principles of normal and pathological immunology:
knowledge of organs and cells in the body with importance in the
development of immune responses;
knowledge of molecules involved in immune response (antigens,
antibodies, cytokines, adhesion molecules, complement);
knowledge of interrelations established between cells and molecules
above in order to build an immune response;
knowledge of cellular and molecular deviations occurring during diseases
with immune substrate;
knowledge of clinical pictures of the main classes of diseases with
immune substrate: allergies, autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiencies;
knowledge of therapy principles applicable to the diseases listed above;
knowledge of particular aspects related to the immune system:
transplant immunology, tumor immunology;
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Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

Major defence mechanisms of the body.


Lymphoid organs, immune system cells.
Specific immunity.
Antigens.
Antibodies.
Major Histocompatibility Complex.
Complement system.
Phases of immune response and cooperation between cells.
Molecular mediators of immune response.
Hypersensitivity.
Immunodeficiency.
Autoimmune diseases.
Allergic diseases.
Transplantation immunology and tumor immunology.

References:
1. CRISTEA V, CRIAN M. Curs de Imunologie pentru studenii Facultii de
Medicin, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca
2011
2. Charles A Janeway, Paul Travers. Immunobiology 8th edition, Garland
Science, 2011
Evaluation:
Evaluation during semester:
Written final examination:

138

30%
70%

HYGIENE

Compulsory

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Hygiene / Environmental Health
Professor Monica Popa, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Hygiene
MED 3 12 08 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

20

48

II Compulsory
2
2
28
28
30
L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

86

2 Written +
practical
4 exam

PA

CI
-

PA

14

14

CI
-

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Understanding the influence of the environment and environmental


agents on human health
Exposure sources recognition relating to common environmental agents
and conditions
Knowledge and skills in finding and using information about
environmental diseases
Understanding the concept of environmental risk and its application to
groups and individuals
Developing implementation strategies for intervention and environmental
manipulation

Specific objectives:

Identification of environmental current hazards and their correct


classification (physical, chemical, biological, irradiation hazards)
A critical approach upon the complex relationship between environmental
pollution and the health of those exposed to establish a possible link
exposure - health effect.
Specific skills to elicit an appropriately detailed environmental exposure
history
Identification of recommendations at individual/ population level to
minimize the risk upon health
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Solid knowledge of human nutrition (in terms of diet, food and human
health)
Selection and application of proper techniques / methods used in hygiene
(anthropometric measurements, questionnaires, statistical analyses,
laboratory methods)
Synthesis and interpretation of the nutritional status data for population
groups and sub-groups.
Identification of the most proper preventive / interventional strategies for
specific nutritional problems in a population.

Course content:
I. Environmental hygiene
1. The basic requirements of a healthy environment. The relationship
between global ecological change and health.
2. The basic characteristics of chemical, physical, biological, mechanical
and psychosocial hazards.
3. The
basic
mechanisms
through
which
environmental
pollutants/contaminants act upon human health.
4. Basic method in the assessment and control of physical, chemical,
biological hazards.
5. Data collection concerning the recognition, assessment, management
and control of environmental hazards.
6. Knowledge and application of preventive / interventional strategies in
communities at risk or potentially affected.
7. Air/water/soil pollution related to human health: major sources of
environmental pollution, quality criteria for environmental factors &
their importance as determinants of health.
8. The acute/chronic health effects of air pollution.
9. Water quality, sanitation and health. The nature and extent of
waterborne diseases.
10. Human settlements as ecosystems: health problems related to
urbanization, housing and health, indoor pollution - exposure and
control, waste management.
II. Food hygiene and nutrition
1. Basis knowledge in interpretation and application of nutritive demands
in healthy humans and food requirements at different population
groups. The health impacts of nutritional deficiencies.
2. Demonstration of nutrients changes during different stages of life
cycle.
3. Adequate selection and application of nutritional status evaluation
methods for early identification of nutritional problems in target
populations.

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4. Knowledge of the factors that are limiting the foodstuffsavailability,


quality & security.
5. Identification of chemical/biological hazards given by the consumption
of contaminated foodstuffs or due to improper cooking techniques,
and the determination of health risks for consumers. Food poisoning
and foodborne infections.
6. The determination of adequate preventive/interventional measures,
consecutive to simple risk assessments in collectivities. The impact of
HACCP system on food safety.
7. Demonstrating ability skills for carrying out and dissemination of
educational measures in the domain of food and nutrition at target
populations
III. Scholar hygiene
1. Knowledge and application of growth and physical development
investigation methods during childhood and adolescence at the level
of primary health assistance.
2. Analysis and interpretation of physical development data related to
scholar ergonomy.
3. Demonstrating ability skills in organisation and development of
medical control of physical development in scholar colectivities.
References:
1. Popa Monica Environmental Hygiene and Human Health - course for
medical students, Ed. Med. Univ. I. Haieganu Cluj, 2006.
2. Popa Monica Food Hygiene and Human Health - course for medical
students, Ed. Med. Univ. I. Haieganu Cluj, 2006.
3. A. Yassi, T. Kjellstrom, T. de Kok, T. Guidotti Basic Environmental
Health, Oxford Uni. Press, 2001
4. D.Bender Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism CRC Press, 2008
5. W.Ott, A.Steinemann, L. Wallace- Exposure analysis, CRC Press, 2006
6. Deshpande S.- Handbook of Food Toxicology, M.Dekker Publ., 2002
Evaluation:
Written exam
Practical exam
Activity during the semester

60 %
30 %
10%

141

BASIC PRACTICAL SKILLS

I Compulsory

0,5

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Basic practical skills
Lecturer Dr. Gherman Claudia, MD, PhD
Surgery
Surgical Clinic II
MED 3 1 09 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

21

Practical
exam

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internships

Pre-requisite: Obiective generale:

Gaining the necessary practical skills in order to achieve basic medical


practical gestures

Obiective specifice:

Knowledge of indications and clinical skills techniques, as described in


Book for practical abilities, chapter Performe by itself and explain to the
patients. Practical learning of these skills by hands-on exercises on
mannequins and simulators.

Course contents
Intensive Care Station
Venous puncture
Setting up an iv line
Arterial puncture
Oxygen administration
ECG, SpO2, BP, pulse, temperature monitoring
Emergency Station
Airway desobstruction
Defibrillation
Fractures immobilisation
External bleeding control
Surgery 2 stations
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Sterility: induction, control, maintenance


Knots and Sutures
Sutures removal
Injections: sc, id, im, iv
Incision and drainage of superficial lesions
Simple dressing - fixation
Wound and Stoma care
Nasogastric tube
Rectal examination
Male urinary catheterisation
Obstetrics and Ginecology station
Normal birth
Vaginal examination
Papanicolau test
Female urinary catheterisation
References:
Printed documents for each manoeuvre (available at the Simulation Centre)
Evaluation
Practical examination. Instructor evaluation
corresponding with the evaluation forms

for

each

station,

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ROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Sem.

Course
type

PA

CI

PA

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Romanian language
Lecturer Oana Murean
Medical Education
Modern Languages Applied to Medicine
TOTAL

Study field:
Study program:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:

112

On-going
evaluation

CI

I
3
Compulsory
84 II
3
L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

28

Pre-requisites: General objectives

integrating the four communication skills (listening, reading, speaking,


writing);
developing skills in academic and medical language;
developing team-work skills using pair and group-work;
interdisciplinarity: raising ethical awareness of students future
profession.

Specific objectives

Speaking: interacting in familiar and professional environment, expressing


personal opinion, expressing agreement and disagreement on a personal
or medical issue;
Listening: listening for understanding general information; listening for
understanding specific information;
Writing: writing short formal and informal texts; filling in a table, a
diagram; writing an abstract;
Reading: reading for understanding formal and informal texts; reading in
order to write a medical text; rearranging paragraphs into texts according
to the logic of the discourse.

Course contents
1. Basics of Romanian language phonetics, morphology and syntax.
2. Familiar and professional vocabulary, introduced through
communicative method, in specific contexts.
3. Daily life.
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the

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

The human body, basics in diagnosis and treatment.


The doctor-patient interview.
Filling in forms. Writing a CV.
Filling in medical tables and diagrams.
Medical letters, case presentations, abstracts of medical texts.
Conversation as the main method used in the teaching-learning process.

References:
1. Bejan, D., Gramatica limbii romne, editia a III-a, Ed. Echinox, Cluj, 2001
2. Brancus, G., Ionescu Adriana, Saramandu Mariana, Limba Romana.
Manual pentru studentii straini, editia a IV-a, Ed. Universitatii din
Bucuresti, 1996
3. Kohn, Daniela, Puls. Limba romn pentru strini, Ed. Polirom, Iai 2009
4. Pop, Liana, Romna cu sau fara profesor, editia a V-a, Ed. Echinox, Cluj,
2003
5. Larousse Dicionar de Medicin, ed. Univers Enciclopedic, Bucuresti, 1998
Evaluation
On-going evaluation:
Students activity during the practical course and portfolio 50%
Written test
25%
Oral assessment 25%

145

YEAR IV
INTERNAL MEDICINE GASTROENTEROLOGY

Compulsory

17.1

56

120

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/semester
L
PA Cl
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Courses
type

Medicine
Medicine
Internal Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Sprchez Zeno, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine
Medical Clinic III
MED 4 1 01 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

written
exam +
196 10
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Biochemistry, Physiology, Physiopathology, General Morphopathology,
Semiology, Immunology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology
General objectives:

Approach to the patient with digestive disease


Work up of clinical data and results of investigations in order to establish
the diagnosis and therapeutic options

Specific objectives:

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Recognition of the digestive diseases with high prevalence


Learning of basic skills in clinical dignosis of gastrointestinal and liver
diseases
The knowledge of investigations indications and interpretation in above
mentioned pathology
The knowledge of clinical and investigational data integration
The ability to work up a corect and complete diagnosis
The ability to create a therapeutic management

Course content:
1. Dyspepsia. Functional dyspepsia. Functional gastrointestinal disorders
2. Oesophageal disease: essentials of anatomy and physiology, motility
disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal carcinoma
3. Gastric disease: Peptic ulcer disease. Gastric cancer. Gastric surgery
related complications
4. Chronic diarrhea. Investigations of the small intestine. Malabsorption.
Lactase deficiency. Bacterial overgrowth syndrome. Celiac disease.
Whipples disease
5. Colonic disease. Irritable bowel syndrome. Constipation. Diverticular
disease
6. Colonic polyps and polyposis. Colorectal cancer.
7. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
8. Jaundice. Chronic hepatites. Alcohol induced liver disease. Non alcoholic
fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis. Drug induced liver damage
9. Chronic viral hepatitis. Autoimmune hepatitis
10. Liver cirrhosis. Hemochromatosis. Wilsons disease. Primary biliary
cirrhosis.
11. Complications of liver cirrhosis. Variceal bleeding. Hepatic
encephalopathy.
Hepatorenal syndrome. Bacterial spontaneous
peritonitis. Hepatic tumors
12. Disease of biliary system. Gall stone disease. Bile duct tumours. Primitive
sclerosing cholangitis. Investigations in biliary tract disease.
13. Pancreatic disease. Chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic carcinoma. Other
opancrreatic tumors. Investigations of pancreatic disease.
References:
1. Harrisons Principles of internal Medicine. Ed.McGraw Hill 2009
2. O.Pascu (sub redacia). Gastroenterologie. Hepatologie., Bazele Practicii
Clinice. Editura Medicala Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj Napoca
3. S.P.L Travis, T.Ahmad, J.Collier, A.H Steinhart .Gastroenterology (Pocket
consultant). Blackweell Publishing 2005
4. S.L Friedman, KR McQuiad, J.H Grendell. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in
Gastroenterology. Lange Medical Books, McGraw-Hill 2003
Evaluation:

Written exam
Practical exam
Activity portofolio

40%
50%
10%

147

DIABETES AND NUTRITION RELATED DISEASES

Course
type

I compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic diseases
Assoc. Prof. Gabriela Roman, MD, PhD
Medical specialties
Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic diseases
MED 4 1 01 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

28

Exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Introducing the concept of metabolic diseases and nutritional pathology:


diabetes mellitus, obesity, metabolic syndrome, hyperuricemia, healthy
nutrition.

Specific objectives:

Learning basic information about metabolic diseases and nutrition:


diabetes, obesity, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, hyperuricemia,
cardiometabolic risk, healthy nutrition.
Providing general knowledge about metabolic diseases, their impact,
pathogenesis and evolution, prevention.
Providing general skills for practical approach of patients with metabolic
diseases: clinical and biochemical laboratory test correlated with clinical
assessment, diagnosis, screening and evaluation of chronic complications.
General knowledge about healthy nutrtion and medical nutrition therapy
in metabolic diseases.

Course content:

148

Metabolic diseases: epidemiology, medical, social, economic impact


Diabetes mellitus: definition, classification, risk factors, pathogenesis,
clinical aspects, complications, clinical management
Hypoglicemia

Obesity: definition, classification, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical


aspects, complications, clinical management
Dyslipidemia : definition, classification, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical
aspects, complications, clinical management
Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk: definition, assessment,
clinical management
Evidence based medicine in metabolic diseases
Hyperuricemia: definition, clinical and biochemical assessment, clinical
management
Healthy nutrition and medical nutrition therapy: definition, principles

References:
Handouts from the courses
Toronto Notes 27th ED, 2011
Optional:
1. Catedra de DNBM. Diabet, Nutriie, Boli metabolice-Curs pentru studeni,
Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2009
2. Hncu N., Roman G., Veresiu I.A. (editori). Diabetul zaharat, nutritie, bolile
metabolice- Tratat, vol 1 si 2, Editura Echinox Cluj-Napoca, 2010
3. Hncu N., Roman G., Veresiu I.A. (editori). Farmacoterapia diabetului
zaharat. Editura Echinox Cluj-Napoca, 2008
Evaluation:
Theoretic written exam
Practical exam

50%
50%

149

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Courses
type

compulsory

PA

CI

21

PA

14

55

Written
exam +
3
practical
exam

CI

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Clinical Pharmacology
Lecturer Corina Bocsan, MD, PhD
Functional Sciences
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology
MED 4 1 02 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
General pharmacology
General objectives:

the information core consists in supplement of general pharmacology


knowledge (basic) with the systems and special pharmacology.
medicine students must have the ability of learned drugs, must be capable
to apply the knowledge in clinical practice, thinking in clinical context
according to all the criteria that they have in choosing one drug.

Specific objectives:
To know some basic principles in clinical pharmacology
The pharmacokinetic principles and how to monitor pharmacological
treatment
To prevent and to manage the adverse reactions induced by drugs and
drugs interactions
Some pharmacogenetics aspects and the variability of therapeutic
response
Age and sex as variables of therapeutic response
The specific aspects regarding the prescription in elderly, in pediatric
patients, in pregnancy and during lactation

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The specific aspects regarding the prescription in patients with hepatic


and renal failure
The principles of treatment in acute intoxications
To prevent the prescription errors

Course content:
1. Drugs used in gastrointestinal diseases
Drugs used in peptic ulcers. Antisecretory drugs. Drugs that protect
gastric mucosa. Therapy of helicobacter pylori infection.
Recommendations for peptic ulcer treatment
Prokinetic drugs.
Pharmacological modulation of vomiting
Antispasmodic drugs.
Pharmacological modulation of diarrhea
Pharmacological modulation of constipation
Pancreatic substituents
Treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases
Treatment of gall bladder diseases
Therapy of hepatic diseases. Antiviral drugs used in chronic viral
hepatitis
2. Drugs used in haematological diseases
Agents used in anemias. Hematopoietic growth factors
Drugs used in disorders of coagulation. Anticoagulant drugs.
Antiplatelet and fibrinolytic drugs. Haemostatic and procoagulant
drugs.
3. Metabolic therapy.
Agents used in hyperlipidemia.
Therapy of obesity
4. Diuretics
References:
1. Harvey RA, Champe PC, Mycek, MJ. Pharmacology 4th edition.
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2009.
2. Katzung BG. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (10th edition) - McGraw
Hill, 2007
3. Goodman and Gillman's. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
(12th edition). McGraw Hill Publishing, 2011
4. Rang HP, Dale MM, et al. Pharmacology, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone,
7th ed. 2012.
5. Colman Rebecca, Somogiy Ron. The Toronto Notes for Medical
Students 2008
Evaluation:
151

152

Written exam
Practical exam
Activity portofolio

70%
30%
10%

NEPHROLOGY

Type of
the
course

Lectures

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/week
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

TOTAL

Credit

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Nephrology
Professor Vladuiu Dan, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine
Nephrology
MED 4 1 03 EN

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department :
Discipline :
Course code :

Compulsory

69

Written ex,
practical ex

21

28

20

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Physiopathology, Morphopathology, Pharmacology, Semiology
General objectives

Providing basic, theoretical and practical concepts of diagnosis and


treatment of renal disease

Specific objectives

Providing basic notions on approaches of renal patients, as well as


diagnostic procedures (renal biopsy included) and specific treatment
options including renal replacement therapy(hemodialysis, peritoneal
dialysis, renal transplantation)

Course content
1. Classification of renal diseases.
2. Glomerular diseases (general aspects).
3. Primary glomerular diseases (IgA nephropathy, minimal change disease,
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, membranous glomerulopathy,
membranoprolipherative glomerulonephritis, extracapillary proliferative
glomerulonephritis.
4. Secondary glomerular diseases (postinfectious, lupus nephritis, sistemic
vasculitides,cryoglobulinemia, amyloidosis).
5. Diabetic nephropathy.
6. Preeclampsia and eclampsia.
7. Tubulointerstitial diseases.
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8. Urinary tract infection.


9. Vascular diseases of the kidney (nephroangiosclerosis, renovascular
hypertension, thrombotic microangiopathies HUS/TTP).
10. Congenital diseases of the kidney (Autosomic dominant polycystic disease,
Alport syndrome, hereditary tubular diseases).
11. Chronic renal failure.
12. Acute renal failure.
13. Renal replacement therapy.
14. Water and electrolyte disorders.
15. Acid base disorders.
16. Urinary stone disease.
References
1. Gherman Cprioar M: Nefrologie, ed Medical Universitatea Iuliu
Haieganu Cluj Napoca, 1998
2. Vladuiu DS, Spnu C,I Dulu-Florea: Nefrologie pentru examenele de
licen i rezideniat, ed Medicala Universitara Iuliu Haieganu Cluj
Napoca, 1999:99-118
3. Vladuiu DS: Nefrologie- Teme eseniale n actualitate I, ed Medicala
Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj Napoca, 2004:134-162
4. Harrison Principles of Internal Medicine Ed XIV, XV, XVI
Evaluation

154

Written evaluation
Practical evaluation

70 %
30 %

UROLOGY

II Compulsory

PA
-

CI
4

L
14

PA
-

62

written
and
2
practical
exam

CI
28

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Urology
Professor Ioan Coman, MD, PhD
Surgical Specialties
Urology
MED 4 2 04 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, Physiology, Physiopathology, Medical imaging
General objectives:

To acquire the basic concepts for urologic pathology


To acquire the practical skills in diagnosis and treatment in urologic
pathology

Specific objectives:

Implementation of basics semiology and pathology of the urinary tract in


both sexes and male genitalia
Implementation of modern diagnostic and treatment approach in urologic
pathology
Learning by students the practical skills how to perform basic urological
maneuvers and emergency care
Formation of algorithms based on clinical reasoning

Course content:
1. Urological pathological entities: technological progress, top surgery,
minimally invasive treatments.
2. Urinary stones.
3. BPH and prostate cancer.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Specific and nonspecific urinary tract infections.


Congenital malformations of the uro-genital apparatus.
Urothelial tumors of low and high.
Renal tumors.
Emergencies and urogenital injuries.

References:
1. Urologie vol I, coordonator Prof Dr Mihai Lucan in Tratat de chirurgie sub
redactia Prof Dr. Irinel Popescu, Editura Academiei Romane, 2008
2. "Bazele Urologiei", L. Ghervan, C.Lucan, Editura Medicala Universitara
"Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca
3. Caiet de lucrari practice pentru studenti, Litografia UMF "Iuliu Hatieganu"
Cluj, 1998
4. Campbell's Urology, Xth edition, 2012
5. Tratat de tehnici chirurgicale Urologice, Editura Infomedica, 2001
Evaluation:
Written examination
Practical examination

156

50%
50%

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

II Compulsory

14

28

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA
CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Courses
type

Medicine
Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Lecturer Armand Rjnoveanu, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Occupational Medicine
MED 4 1 05 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

62

written
exam +
2
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship.

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

The courses and practical activities aim is for students to assimilate an


informational core regarding the relationship between workplace and
health status.
The students must gain the practical and theoretical basic knowledge
necessary in recognizing the main occupational diseases, their treatment
and prophylactic measures.

Specific objectives:
Upon completing the lecture hours, practical and clinical activities, the
students will be able to:
correctly describe the aetiology of the featured occupational diseases
(OD) and occupationally related diseases (ORD)
name the compulsory stages for positive diagnose/ prophylactic and
curative treatment for the featured ODs and ORDs
analize functional respiratory exploration reports indicative of
different types of ventilatory dysfunctions
code pneumoconiotic opacities and other thoracic radiographic
anomalies described whilst interpreting some of the standard chest xrays

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appreciate the consequences of occupational noise exposure based on


tonal liminar audiometry reports
name the steps in executing the cardiovascular tests (Teslenko,
Brouha, Crampton) and interpret the obtained results.

Course content:
Chapters:
Occupational health, occupational medicine: definition and its role in
supervising the health. Occupational respiratory diseases. Occupational
toxicology. Occupational pathology induce by physical factors.
Small chapters:
Occupational disease and occupationally related disease. Occupational asthma.
The pneumoconiosis (silicosis, coal workers pneumoconiosis, asbestosis).
Pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma. Occupational cancer. Occupational
toxics (occupational intoxications with: lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium,
manganese, arsenic, organic solvents, benzene, nitrous and ammonium
derived compounds of polynomial aromatics, cyanide compounds, methylated
alcohol). Noise-induce occupational pathology. Occupational pathology
induced by exposure to vibrations. Occupational pathology cause by
unfavorable climate conditions
References:
1. Cazamian P., Traite d' Ergonomie., Ed. Octares Entreprises, Marseille, 1987.
2. Cocrl A., Medicina Ocupaional, Ed. Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2009.
3. Cocrl A., Tefas L., Petran Marilena, Manual de Medicina Muncii, Ed.
Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2000.
4. Cocrl A., Bronhopneumopatiile cronice n mediul industrial, vol. I-II, Ed.
Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1984.
5. Dessoile H., Scherrer J., Truhaut R., Precis de Medecine du Travail., Ed.
Masson, Paris, 1984.
6. La Dou Joseph, Occupational Medicine, Ed. Appleton & Lange, Norwalk,
Connecticut, 1990.
7. Lauwerys R. Robert, Toxicologie industrielle et intoxications
professionnelles, Ed. Massson, Troisieme edition, 2 tirage, Paris, 1992.
8. Toma I. Practica Medicinii Muncii. Sitech Craiova, 2008.
9. Merchant James A., Occupational Respiratory Diseases., US Dept. of Health
& Human Services, Washington, 1986.
10. Oarga Marilena, Medicina Muncii, Ed. Medical Universitar "Iuliu
Haieganu", Cluj-Napoca, 2006.
11. Parkes Raymond W., Occupational Lung Disorders., Butterworths, London,
1974.

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12. Brooks, Stuart M., Environmental medicine. Place: St. Louis, Publisher:
Mosby Year book, 1995.
13. Rom William N., Environmental and Occupational Medicine., Ed. Little,
Brown & Co, Boston, 1992.
14. Zenz Carl, Occupational Medicine. Principles and Practical Applications.,
Ed. Year Book Medical Publishers, INC, Chicago, 1988.
Evaluation
Written exam
Practical exam

75%
25%

159

RADIOLOGY

L
Compulsory

PA
3

CI
-

L
21

PA
21

84

Written
exam
3
+ oral
exam

CI
-

42

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Courses
type

Medicine
Medicine
Radiology
Prof. Dudea Sorin, MD, PhD
Surgical Specialties
Radiology
MED 4 1 06 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Medical semiology, Morphopathology
General objectives:

Learning the physical background of conventional and imaging equipment


(nuclear physics, physics of ultrasound, MRI physics, etc.), biological
effects of radiation and the principles of professional and general
radiation protection.
Acquiring concepts of semeiology according to each examination
technique (conventional and imaging) with the explanation of the basic
concepts in obtaining images.
Underlining the indications and contraindications of each examination
technique as well as learning of algorithms of examination in order to
reduce exposure to radiation. Correlation of common and/or specific
pathological imaging findings with organ pathology.

Specific objectives:

160

Recognition of the imaging method


Recognition of the normal anatomical elements and of the variants
Recognition of the semeiological elements and their signification
Recognition of the pathological findings
Discussion of the differential and positive diagnosis
Elaborating a radiological report.

Course content:
1. Elementary notions of physics and technique: The structure of the atom;
Electromagnetic and corpuscular radiation: classification, properties; Xrays: mechanisms of production, properties; X-ray tube: structure of a
radiology device, conventional radiological examination techniques
(radioscopy, fluoroscopy, radiography, plain tomography, special
techniques, and angiography).
2. Elements of physics and technique of imaging equipment: conventional
radiological image (radiography and fluoroscopy), digital image;
Ultrasound: physics, basic notions; Computed tomography: physics, basic
notions; Magnetic resonance imaging: physics, basic notions; Examination
plan of a radiological image.
3. Radiobiology notions: Natural and artificial irradiation; Biological effects
of ionizing radiations; Acute irradiation disease: general notions.
4. Radioprotection notions: Notions of measurements in S.I.; Useful and
unnecessary irradiation; Main nations of general and professional
radioprotection; legislation.
5. Genitourinary system: Examination technique (KUB, ultrasound, CT).
Normal radiological anatomy. Syndroms: small kidney, large kidney, renal
mass, obstruction, stones, malformation.
6. Imaging of retroperitoneum and pelvis (adrenals, lymph nodes, bladder,
genitals).
7. Musculoskeletal system: examination technique (radiography,
ultrasound, CT, MR); Radio-imaging anatomy; Elementary semeiology of
the musculoskeletal system pathology.
8. Elementary semeiology of the musculoskeletal system pathology.
Elementary notions of infectious and tumor pathology of the
musculoskeletal system.
9. Elementary notions of the inflammatory joint pathology. Degenerative
processes of the musculoskeletal system. Skeletal pathology specific for
children (rickets, congenital hip dysplasia).
10. Emergencies: Abdomen and pelvis: trauma, acute abdomen; Extremities:
trauma, vascular emergencies, disc hernia; Foreign body.
11. Rehearsal and integration through algorithms of the indications of the
imaging techniques
References:
1. D. Rdulescu (sub redacia) Radiologie Medical, Ed.IMF Cluj Napoca,
1983.
2. David Sutton Textbook of radiology and imaging, 7th edition.
3. Otto H. Wegener Whole body computed tomography.

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4. M.Buruian sub redactia, Tratat de tomografie computerizat, Ed.


University Press, 2006
5. R.Badea, S.Dudea, P.Mircea, F.Stamatian Tratat de ultrasonografie
clinic, Vol.I, Ed. Medical Bucureti, 2000.
Evaluation:

Composed exam with Medical Imaging (overall 60% radiology, 40%


medical imaging).
Written test (50%), practical exam (50%: of which recognition of
pathological images, written 30%, oral description of a clinical case
20%)
The examination is held in front of a Committee of teachers from both
Radiology and Medical Imaging disciplines. Theoretical sample consists
of 30 questions on the theme of Radiology and 20 questions on the
theme of Medical Imaging. The interpretation of service consists of the
design of the pathological changes 10 images with the theme: 6 images
of studied topics related to the discipline of Radiology and 4 images
from the associated discipline of theme medical imaging. An
appropriate clinical trial will take place in front of a Joint Committee
composed of 2 members, 1 teaching member from Radiology discipline
and 1 teaching member from medical imaging discipline.

162

MEDICAL IMAGING

Course
type

I Compulsory

PA

CI

14

PA

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/semester

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Medical Imaging Digestive tract
Prof. Radu Badea, MD, PhD
Surgical Specialties
Medical Imaging
MED 4 1 06 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study Programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

written
exam+
practical
exam

CI

28

56

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, Semiology, Morphopathology
General objectives

To provide information and get students familiarized with the state of the
art imaging diagnostic tools, for clinical use of early finding, and for
evaluation of acute and/or chronic illnesses of the abdomen.
Inducing clinical-imaging integrated way of thinking, understanding
individual or in combination indications for different imaging techniques,
in accordance with each peculiarity.
Understanding the technological novelties in the Imaging and future
perspective.

Specific objectives
At the end of the course the students should know:
the main up to date Imaging techniques to be used in general practice in
abdominal pathology;
their indications and limitations;
the possible risks that patients are exposed to, while using these methods;
clinical criteria on witch bases medical imaging techniques will be
indicated;
understanding the basic principles and goals of different interventional
imaging guided procedures
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criteria and modalities of selecting an imaging diagnostic method,


according to the degree of illness;
modalities of combining the imaging different methods in order to
provide the right diagnosis;
the importance of using each medical imaging method according to the
individual complains, the value and the limitations and also for the follow
up of chronic illnesses and/or evolution of acute phases;
the preparation of each patient in order to benefit to the best condition of
the investigation;

Course content
1. The Ultrasound examination of the liver and biliary tree. Procedures of
examination, syndromes (Diffuse Hepato-biliary pathologies - acute and
chronic. Porthal hypertension Syndrome, Hepatic Tumors (primary,
metastatic, benign, malignant), Hepatic abscess, Lithiasis Disease
(gallbladder, billiary tree). Acute Colecistytis. Jaundice Syndrome and other
illnesses of the billiary tree: colecistosys, tumors)
2. The Ultrasound examination of the digestive tract and peritoneal serosa.
(normal aspect). Tumors of the digestive tract. Inflammatory disease (acute
apendicytis, chronic inflammatory bowel). Digestive emergencies (ileus,
intestino mesenteric infarct)
3. The Ultrasound of the pancreas. Normal aspect. Acute and chronic
Pancreatitis. Tumors of the pancreas (cystic and solid).
4. Peritoneal/ retroperitoneal Collections (diffuse and circumscribed). Ascitis.
5. The Computerized Tomography in abdominal pathology. Normal aspect.
Specific modalities of examination. Liver pathology (diffuse hepatopathies,
tumors), pathology of the billiary tree (colestasis, tumors), of the pancreas
(inflammatory disease, tumors), digestive tract (tumors) and peritoneum
(collections, ascitis). Introduction in Interventional Radiology.
6. The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in abdominal pathology. Procedures of
examination. Examples from Liver pathology, pathology of the billiary tree,
pancreas, digestive tract and peritoneum.
7. Nuclear Medicine. Generalities: radioizotops, the exploration equipment in
body scintigraphy, the image formation and acquisition techniques.
Applications in abdominal pathology: exploration of the digestive tract hepato-splenic scintigraphy, salivary glands, esophagus, tumors, intestinal
bleedings and Meckels diverticulum.
8. MRI in abdominal pathology. Examination protocol. Normal aspect. Liver
pathology (diffuse hepatopathies, tumors), bile ducts (cholestasis, tumors),
pancreas inflammation, tumors), digestive tract ( tumors), peritoneum
(collections, ascites)
9. MRI in the digestive tract pathology: clinical-imaging correlation. Compared
imaging in hepatic, bowel and annex glands pathology.
164

References:
1. Badea R, Mircea PA, Dudea SM, Stamatian F. (sub red) Tratat de
ultrasonografie clinic (vol. I). Ed. Medical, Bucureti, 2000
2. Badea R. Explorarea imagistic a pancreasului. In: Tratat de de
Gastroenterologie, Editura Medical Naional, Bucureti, 2001, M.
Grigorescu (sub red). p. 714 727
3. Badea R. Explorarea CT i RMN a tubului digestive.. In: Tratat de de
Gastroenterologie, Editura Medical Naional, Bucureti, 2001, M.
Grigorescu (sub red). p. 710 - 714
4. Badea R, Socaciu M. Imagistica tumorilor hepatice. In: Gastroenterologie.
Hepatologie Bazele practicii clinice. Pascu O, Grigorescu M, Acalovschi
M, Andreica V. Ed. Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu Cluj Napoca,
2008, p. 423 432
5. Ghid de utilizare a tehnicilor scintigrafice Andries G si colab. Ed.medicala
Universitara Iuliu HatieganuCluj-Napoca 2006, ISBN 973 693 175 -7
6. Imagistica scintigrafica Codorean I.. Ed.Militara 2001 ISBN 973 32 0594 x
7. Scintigrafia secveniala in gastroenterologie Cotul S. Ed. Dacia1983
8. Imaginea scintigrafica in practica clinica Codorean I.. Ed. Militara
Bucuresti 1985
9. gammm.wustl.edu/home.html
Evaluation
Written exam
Practical exam

50%
50%

165

HAEMATOLOGY

Semester

Courses
type

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

21

28

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Haematology
Prof. Andrei Cucuianu, MD, PhD
Oncology
Haematology
MED 4 1 07 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

69

written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Physiology, Genetics, Cell Biology, Semiology
General objectives:

Knowing the diagnostic approach in the main haematological syndromes:


anemia, bleeding disorders, disorders of leukocytes, disorders of the
spleen, etc.
Knowing the diagnostic approach and principles of treatment in the main
haematological disorders

Specific objectives:

Diagnostic approach of a patient with anemia.


Diagnostic approach to the bleeding disorders
Diagnostic approach to the leukocytes disorders
Knowing the diagnostic approach and principles of treatment in the main
haematological disorders
Knowing the indications of bone marrow biopsy, lymph node biopsy, bone
marrow aspiration, etc.
Diagnostic approach of the lymph node and spleen disorders.

Course content:
1. Course 1 3 h: - Hematopoiesis
Chronic Myeloproliferative Diseases: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Polycythemia
2. Course 2 3 h: - Acute leukemias
Aplastic anemia
166

Myelodysplastic syndromes
- ethiopathogenesis, classification, diagnosis, prognostic factors and
treatment
3. Course 3 3 h: - Chronic lymphoid leukemias: classification,
ethiopathogenesis, diagnosis, prognostic factors, treatment
Malignant monoclonal gammopathies: Pathophysiology, pathogenesis,
classification, criteria of diagnosis, prognostic factors, treatment
4. Course 4 3 h: - Malignant lymphomas. Classification, pathogenesis,
histopathology, staging, prognosis and treatment
- Hodgkins disease
- Non Hodgkins lymphomas
5. Course 5 3 h: - Disorders of hemostasis: pathophysiology of hemostasis,
exploration of hemostasis, classification of bleeding disorders, principles of
treatment
Platelet disorders /quantitative and qualitative congenital and
acquired
6. Course 6 3 h: - Blood transfusion. Generalities. Blood grouping, leucocyte
and platelet antigens. The use of blood components. Posttransfusional
reactions : diagnosis and management
Stem cell transplantation / bone marrow, peripheral stem cells:
The HLA-system, mode of inheritance, stem cell sourses, indications of
allogenic and autologous stem cell transplantation, results,
complications
7. Course 7 3 h: - The anemias. Classification, pathophsisiology, diagnosis,
management.
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Anemia of chronic disorders
- Megaloblastic anemias: vitamin B 12 and folic acid deficiency
- The congenital hemolytic anemias: hereditary spherocytosis, glucose6-phosphate dehydrogenase and pyruvat-kinase deficiency,
thalasemias, sikle cell anemia
- The acquired hemolitic anemias: autoimmune hemolytic
anemias/warm and cold autoantibodies / paroxismal nocturnal
hemoglobinuria
References:
1. L. Petrov, A. Cucuianu, Anca Ghiurt - Manual de hematologie clinica, Ed.
Casa Cartii de Stiinta, editia 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2009.
2. Prof. Dr. D. Colita - Medicina interna - Hematologie clinica, vol. I sub
redactia Radu Paun, Editura medicala, Buc. 1998.
3. M. Wintrobe - Clinical Hematology, Lea & Feboiger, Philadelphia, London,
1999.
167

4. Andrei Cucuianu, Mihnea Zdrenghea, Steve Johnson, Mariana Patiu, Calin


Coldea, Bogdan Fetica Manual of Clinical Hematology. Ed. Casa Cartii de
Stiinta, Cluj Napoca, 2008
5. Andrei Cucuianu, Mihnea Zdrenghea, Steve Johnson, Mariana Patiu, Calin
Coldea, Bogdan Fetica Manual of Clinical Hematology. Ed. Casa Cartii de
Stiinta, Cluj Napoca, 2011
Evaluation:
Written exam
80%
Activity portofolio 20%

168

GENERAL SURGERY

II compulsory

20

56

140

196 13

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
General Surgery
Lecturer Doru Munteanu, MD, PhD
Surgery
Surgery Clinic III
MED 4 2 08 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
+oral
exam

L =lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, General Morphopathology
General objectives:

Sound knowledge of surgical pathology


Students must know when to refer a patient for operation and what type
of operation is indicated.

Specific objectives:

Clinical manifestations of surgical diseases


Knowledge about basic principles in surgery
Clinical diagnosis, differential diagnosis, para-clinical examinations in
surgical diseases
Operative indications and surgical treatment.

Course content:
1. Surgical pathology of the esophagus, of the stomach and duodenum, of
the small bowel, of the caecal appendix, of the large bowel and rectum.
2. Perianal surgical pathology.
3. Surgical pathology of the liver, of the bile ducts of the pancreas and
spleen.
4. Acute surgical abdomen.
5. Abdominal trauma.
6. Organ transplantation
169

References:
1. Vlad L Patologie chirurgical. Ed.Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu,
Cluj-Napoca, 2003
2. Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, Eighth Edition 2005, McGraw-Hill
3. Oxford Textbook of Surgery, 2nd edition, 2001
Evaluation:

170

Test
10%
Written paper
40%
Oral examination (clinical case) 50%

ONCOLOGIC SURGERY

II compulsory

21

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Oncologic Surgery
Prof. Alexandru Irimie, MD, PhD
Oncology
Oncologic gynecology and surgery
MED 4 2 08 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Evaluation
form

L =lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, Physiology
General objectives:

Assimilating elements and principles of Surgical Propedeutics and


Semiology
Introducing the fundamental notions of surgical pathology in General
Surgery
Correlating the topics of this course with the notions and topics of the
clinic introductive courses in IIIrd year: Physiopathology, Medical
Semiology and Immunopathology
Introducing elements of therapeutical conduct and praclinic
investigations, which are necessary for comprehending the notions of
Surgical Pathology.
Observing and illustrating specific elements of Surgical Semiology and
Pathology through case studies and Problem-based-learningexercises
Building a clinical, oriented medico-surgical vocabulary.

Specific objectives:

implementing specific notions of the tumoral pathology: cutaneous and of


the soft tissues
recognizing different clinical features in the pathology of the mammary
and the thyroid gland; differentiated diagnosis and treatment

Course contents:
171

1.
2.
3.
4.

Breast cancer
Thyroid cancer
Skin cancers
Genital cancers

References:
4. Lazr . L, Murean M. A., Rancea A. C., Eniu D.T, Semiologie i Patologie
Chirurgical (vol. I, II), ed. Sincron, Cluj-Napoca, 1997.
5. Andercou A., Galea F., Rdulescu ., Mironiuc A., Ciuce C., Gherman I.,
Strmbu C., Pintea D., Demco D., Mircioiu D., Propedeutic Chirurgical,
ed. Mediamira, Cluj-Napoca, 2000.
6. Popescu I. (sub redacia), Tratat de Chirurgie vol. 8 partea 1a i 1b, ed.
Academiei Romne, Bucureti, 2008.
7. Andercou A., Rdulescu ., Mironiuc A., Galea F., Semiologie i patologie
chirurgical, Editura Medical universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca,
2009.
6. Schwartz S. I., Shires G. T., Spencer F. C., Principles Of Surgery 7th
edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2004.
Evaluation:
Evaluation form available at :
http://cv.umfcluj.ro/ghidstudiu/uploaded/ghiduri/ghid292.pdf

172

Medicine
Medicine
Cardiovascular surgery
Assoc. Prof. Traian Scridon, MD, PhD

Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Surgical Specialties
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
MED 4 2 08 EN
Lectures

TOTAL

Sem.

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI
II compulsory
1
2
7
14
21
L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship
Courses
type

Evaluation

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:

Credits

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY

grid

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Course objectives (course and applications) familiarize students with the


pathology of cardiovascular and thoracic practice attitude in
cardiothoracic major emergencies.

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.

Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction
Valvulopathy
Complications of prosthetic heart valve
Acute pericarditis.
Cardiac tamponade
Acute pulmonary edema
Acute dissection of the aorta
Anevrsimul the aorta
Peripheral arterial anevrisms
Acute periferic ischemia
Critical ischemia
Carotid artery pathology. Stroke
Deep thrombophlebitis
Mesenteric ischemia
Chest Traumatisme
Heart Traumatisme
Cardiac tumors and bromhopulmonare
173

References:
1. Cardiovascular surgical pathology Treaty, vol 1 and 2 - Socoteanu, Medical
Publishing House - Bucharest 2007
2. Cardiac Surgery in the Adults - Edmunds - Mc Graw Hill, 1997
3. Vascular Surgery, vol 1 and 2 - Rutherford, Saunders Company, 2000
4. Chronic peripheral arteriopathy - Mironiuc A., S. Radulescu, A. Molnar,
Risoprint, Cluj-Napoca, 2002
5. Diseases of veins - Scridon T., A. Molnar, S. Radulescu, Ed Info Medica,
Bucharest, 1999
Evaluation:
Grid

174

PLASTIC SURGERY RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY

II compulsory

20

34

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Plastic Surgery Reconstructive Microsurgery
Prof. Alexandru Georgescu, MD, PhD
Surgical Specialities
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
MED 4 2 08 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

At the end
of Surgery
module,
written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, physiopathology, general surgery, orthopedics, radiology
General objectives:

Students should know the complex pathology connected to plastic


surgery, including: burns, traumatology, hand surgery, congenital
malformations. The student should recognize the plastic surgery
emergencies, should learn the main principles of emergency assistance for
those cases.
The student should recognize the plastic surgery emergencies and should
know the main principles of emergency assistance for those cases.

Specific objectives:

Guiding principles of trauma care


Guiding principles of hand surgery and hand rehabilitation
Guiding principles of replantation and revascularization
Guiding principles of burn and frostbite care
Guiding principles of microsurgery
Guiding principles of aesthetic surgery

175

Course content:
1. Skin. Skin vascularisation. Wound healing. Surgical care of simple and
complex wounds, including wounds with soft tissue and/or bone loss.
2. Soft tissue defects coverage. Skin Grafts. Local, regional, free flaps.
Perforator flaps.
3. Replantation. Revascularisation.
4. Burns (including chemical and electrocution): etiology, pathology,
therapy. Frostbite.
References:
1. A. V. Georgescu - Lambourile in chirurgia reconstructiva vol. I, Ed. Quo
Vadis, Cluj Napoca, 1999
2. A. V. Georgescu - Lambourile in chirurgia reconstructiva vol. II, Ed.
Echinox, Cluj Napoca, 2002
3. Green D., Hotchkiss RN., Pederson WC - Greens Operative Hand Surgery
Ed. Churchill Livingstone
4. Georgescu A, Matei I, Ardelean F, Capota I. Microsurgical
nonmicrovascular flaps in forearm and hand reconstruction. Microsurgery
2007; 27(5): 384-394.
5. Blondeel PN, Morris SF, Hallock GG, Neligan PC, editors. Perforator flaps:
Anatomy, technique & clinical applications. St. Louis, Missouri: Quality
Medical Publishing, Inc; 2006
6. Taylor GI, Palmer JH. The vascular territories (angiosomes) of the body:
experimental study and clinical applications. British Journal of Plastic
Surgery 1987; 40: 113-141.
7. Papilian V. - Anatomia omului, vol. I, II, ed. a 6-a, Ed. Didactic i
Pedagogic Buc., 1982
8. Charles H. Thorne; Scott P. Bartlett, Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surgery, Ed.
6 Lippincott Williams & Wilkinson, 2006
9. N. Angelescu - Tratat de patologie chirurgical, Ed. Medical, Buc. 2001
Evaluation:

176

Written exam

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/semester

Lectures
Course
type

II Compulsory

PA
2

CI
-

L
14

PA
14

Credits

Semester

Course code

Medicine
Medicine
Maxillofacial surgery
Assoc. Prof. Hurubeanu Lucia, MD, PhD
Medicin dentar
Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery and
Dental Emergencies
MED 4 2 09 EN

TOTAL

Field of Study
Study programme
Course title
Course coordinator
Department
Discipline

68

Written Ex. +
Practical Ex. +
2
Practical
Application

Evaluation

CI
-

40

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, physiology
General objectives:

Acquiring practical and theoretical concepts about oral and maxillofacial


pathology. Skills needed for diagnostic and therapeutic means applied in
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.

Course content:
Theme (the major chapters):
1. Clinical examination of the patient in oral and maxillofacial surgery
2. Pathology of dental eruption
3. Dento-maxillo-facial trauma
4. Oro-maxillo-facial infections
5. Pathology of dental origin of the maxillary sinus
6. Benign tumors of soft and hard tissues of the maxillo-facial territory.
7. Malignant tumors of soft and hard tissues of the maxillo-facial territory
8. Salivary gland pathology
9. Cranio-maxillo-facial malformations.
10. Temporo-mandibular joint pathology and trigeminal neuralgia
Sub-chapters:
177

1. Clinical examination of the patient in oral and maxillofacial surgery.


Pathology of dental eruption
2. Dento-maxillo-facial injuries: oro-facial soft tissue wounds, dentoperiodontal trauma, massive facial fractures; politrauma.
3. Oro-maxillo-facial infections: maxillary infections of soft tisues, abscesses
of superficial and profound maxillary regions, specific and nonspecific
bone infections jaws.
4. Pathology of dental origin of the maxillary sinus. Etiopathogeny, clinical
signs, diagnosis and treatment.
5. Benign tumors of soft and hard tissues of maxillo-facial territory. Clinical
aspects, therapeutic conduct. Malignant tumors of soft and hard tissues of
maxillo-facial territory. Clinical aspects, therapeutic conduct.
6. Pathology of salivary glands. Methods of investigation of salivary glands.
Wounds and fistulae salivary glands. Salivary lithiasis. Salivary gland
tumors. Sialoze
7. Cranio-maxillo-facial malformations.Temporo-mandibular joint pathology
and trigeminal neuralgia.
Practical activities
Theme (the major chapters):
1. Clinical examination of the patient in oral and maxillofacial surgery
2. Pathology of dental eruption
3. Dento-maxillo-facial trauma.
4. Oro-maxillo-facial infections
5. Pathology of dental origin of the maxillary sinus.
6. Benign tumors of soft and hard tissues of the maxillo-facial territory.
7. Malignant tumors of soft and hard tissues of the maxillo-facial territory
8. Salivary gland pathology
9. Cranio-maxillo-facial malformations.
10. Temporo-mandibular joint pathology and neuralgia trigeminala
Sub-chapters:
1. Demonstrations of the peculiarity of the clinical examination in
Maxillofacial surgery . Pathology of dental eruption. Clinical examination,
diagnosis and treatment.
2. Dento-maxillo-facial trauma. Clinical aspects, diagnosis, emergency and
definitive treatment. Management of politrauma.
3. Oro-maxillo-facial infections. Etiopathogeny, clinical aspects, diagnosis,
emergency treatment and curative. Pathology of dental origin of the
maxillary sinus. Diagnosis and treatment.
4. Benign tumors of soft and hard tissues of the maxillo-facial territory: jaw
and
cervico-facial soft tissues cysts, mouth papilloma epitelioconjunctival hyperplasia, granuloma pregnant, epulisl, hemangioma,
ossteoma, fibrous dysplasia, adamantinoma (ameloblastoma).
178

Malignant tumors of soft and hard tissues of the maxillo-facial territory:


the particular forms of oro-facial cancer, cancer of the middle face,
sarcomas jaws, dental care of the patient to be irradiated .
6. Pathology of salivary glands. Clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment.
Cranio-maxillo-facial defects. Clinical aspects, diagnosis, therapeutic
principles.
7. Temporo-mandibular joint pathology: diagnosis, treatment. Trigeminal
neuralgia: clinical forms, diagnosis, treatment.
5.

References:
1. Burlibasa Corneliu, CHIRURGIE ORALA SI MAXILOFACIALA, Editura
Medicala, Bucuresti, 1999;
2. Alexandru Rotaru, Grigore Baciut, Horatiu Rotaru, CHIRURGIE MAXILOFACIALA, Vol. I si Vol. II, Editura Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu
Cluj- Napoca, 2003.
3. Lucia Hurubeanu, STOMATOLOGIE SI CHIRURGIE ORO - MAXILOFACIALA.
Editura Medicala UniversitaraIuliu Hatieganu Cluj Napoca 2002, ISBN
973 8385 01 6
4. Bucur A. & all, Compendiu de Chirurgie oro-maxilo-faciala vol. I Q Med
Publishing, 2009;
Evaluation:
Written exam

100% of the final grade

179

ORTHOPEDICS TRAUMATOLOGY

Course
type

II Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

28

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credits

Semester

Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Medicine
Medicine
Orthopedics and traumatology - Skeletal trauma
and orthopedics
Prof. Dan Lucaciu, MD, PhD
Surgical specialties
Orthopedic and traumatology
MED 4 2 10 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programe:
Course title:

70

Written
and oral

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, Semiology
General objectives:
Gaining theoretical and practical knowledge with regard to traumatic and
nontraumatic bone and joint disorders
Specific objectives:

Training the students to properly diagnose the diseases of the bones


and joints by integrating clinical, paraclinical and imagistic data
Training the students to perform first aid treatment in bone and
joints traumatic injuries
Training the students in performing and following conservative
treatments in traumatic injuries
General principles about surgical treatment of bone and joint
diseases
Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
180

General principles of osteoarticular traumatology


Traumatic disorders of the shoulder girdle and arm
Traumatic disorders of the elbow, forearm and hand
Traumatic disorders of the spine, pelvis and hip

5.
6.
7.
8.

Traumatic disorders of the thigh and knee


Traumatic disorders of the leg and foot
Bone and joint tumors and infections
Osteoarthritis

References:
10. Campbells Operative Orthopedics, Canale TS (ed,), Mosby Year Book,
St.Louis, 11th edition.
11. Clinical Orthopedic Examination, McRae R, Churchill Livingstone, New
York, 1990.
12. Skeletal Trauma, Browner BD, Jupiter JB, Levine AM, Trafton PG,
W.B.Saunders Company, Philadelphia 1992.
Evaluation:
Written exam
Oral exam

50%
50%

181

OPHTHALMOLOGY

II Compulsory

PA

CI

14

PA

28

72

Written
exam, Oral
exam,
2
Practical
activities
evaluation

CI

30

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities Study
hours / week
Hours/sem

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Ophthalmology
Assoc. Prof. Cristina Nicula, MD, PhD
Surgical specialties
Ophthalmology
MED 4 2 11 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study Programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code

L = lectures; PA = Practical Activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives

Learning the basic principles of ophthalmology, proving the importance of


ophthalmic knowledge for general pathology.

Specific Objectives

Acquiring the basic skills useful for general practice: examining the eye in
daylight, instillations, ointment administration, eyelid exam, foreign body
extraction, visual acuity measurement, ophthalmoscopic exam, ability to
recognize the most frequent pathology (hordeolum, conjunctivitis, minor
traumatisms).

Course Content
1.
2.
3.
4.

182

Eye Physiology: Visual Function, Refraction, Binocular Vision.


Pathology of ocular annexes: Orbit, Eyelid, Tear system, Conjunctiva
Eye Pathology: Cornea, Uveea, Lens, Retina, Optic Nerve, Glaucoma
Ocular Traumatisms

References
1. Cristina Nicula :Ophthalmology, Ed.UMF Cluj, 2011,1-133;
2. J.Olver, L.Cassidy: Ophthalmology at a Glance, Blackwell Science Ltd, USA,
ISBN-13: 978-0-632-06473-1, 2005
Evaluation
Written exam
Oral exam
Practical activities evaluation

30%
60%
10%

183

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY

Sem.

Course
type

PA

CI

PA

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
hours / semester

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Clinical biochemistry
Prof. Alexandra Crciun, MD, PhD
Molecular Sciences
Biochemistry
MED 4 1 12 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

41

Written

CI

I compulsory
2
1
14
7
L = lectures; PA = Practical Activities; CI = clinical internship

20

Pre-requisites:
Biochemistry, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Semiology
General objectives:

Developing skills in applying and interpreting the rational logic of


laboratory tests in conjunction with the clinical context

Specific objectives:

Knowledge of preanalitic factors (related to the patient, harvesting,


trasnsport of samples) that may affect laboratory results
Understanding the pathogenetic mechanisms that cause changes in
laboratory parameters in various diseases
Acquiring the ability to indicate laboratory tests and to justify the
indications from a clinical context
Acquiring the ability to perform an analysis

Course content:
1. Plasma proteins-disproteinemia types. Deficiencies of some plasmatic
proteins. Diagnostic significance of serum enzyme changes.
2. Laboratory explorations in liver and gastrointestinal pathology.
3. Iron and hemoglobin metabolism. Laboratory explorations indeficiency and
iron overload.
4. Laboratory explorations in the metabolism of calcium, phosphorus and
magnesium.
5. Lipids and lipoproteins-transport, lipid metabolism laboratory explorations.
6. Primary and secondary dyslipidemia laboratory diagnosis.
184

7. The significance of laboratory abnormalities in carbohydrate metabolism


and uric acid.
8. Disturbances and laboratory exploring fluid and electrolyte balance and
electrolyte
References:
9. Ioana Brudac. Biochimie clinic note de curs i activiti practice.
Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu Cluj Napoca, 2011
10. Dobreanu M. Biochimie clinic, implicaii practice (ed.II). Editura Medical,
Bucureti, 2010
11. Alexandra Crciun. Compendiu de biochimie clinic i explorri de
laborator. Editura Dacia Cluj Napoca, 2006
12. Ioana Brudac, Anca Cristea. Ghid de laborator, Editura Medical
Universitar Iuliu Haieganu Cluj Napoca, 2005
13. Sub redacia Luminia Pleca Manea, M. Cucuianu, I. Crsnic, Ioana
Brudac, Biochimie clinic. Fundamentare fiziopatologic, Editura
Argonaut Cluj Napoca 2003
14. Cucuianu M., Trif I., Cucuianu A. Hemostaza. Biochimie, fundamentare
fiziopatologic, Editura Dacia Cluj Napoca, 1994
15. Bishop M.L, Duben Engelkirk J. L., Fody E.P. Clinical chemistry. Principles,
procedures, correlations J. B. Lipincott (Eds), Philadelphia, New York,
London, Hagerstown, 1992
16. Marshall W. J. Clinical chemistry Mosby, London, 1995
17. Gaw A., Cowan R., OReilly D., Stewart M., Shepherd J. Biochimie clinique,
Elsevier 2004
18. http//www.specialtylabs.com/books
19. www.medramo.ac.ma/fmp/docm/bio.pdf
Evaluation:

Written exam, multiple choice questions, interpretation of test reports

185

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Sem.

Course
type

L
II

compulsory

PA
4

CI
-

L
21

PA
28

Credits

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
hours / semester

Lectures

69

Written
exam +
3
practical
exam

CI
-

20

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Endocrinology
Prof. Carmen Georgescu, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Endocrinology
MED 4 2 13 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = Practical Activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Semiology, physiology, physiopathology, internal medicine.
General goals:

There are three general objectives in teaching clinical Endocrinology: The


informational core which involves transmitting knowledge of clinical and
paraclinical endocrinology. Moreover, acquiring certain clinical abilities
specific to the field is also needed as they are to be used while examining
patients, formulating a diagnostic, establishing a target for paraclinical
explorations or while elaborating a therapeutical plan after a thorough
examination of the patient. Beside these, students in Medicine have to
develop competences in clinical diagnostic and monitoring of the chronic
treatment of endocrine diseases and have to be able to put their acquired
knowledge into practice.

Specific goals:

186

Knowing the principles in medical assisstance of patients with


endocrine disorders: diagnosis and treatment of endocrinopathies.
Running into good clinical practice of hormone replacement therapy in
pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and gonadal diseases.
Establishing indications of investigation and management in primary
care of most important endocrine diseases myxedema,

thyrotoxicosis, hypocalcemia, chronic and acute adrenal insufficiency,


postmenopause, osteoporosis.
Course content:

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

1. Chemical classification of hormones. Feedback control in the endocrine


systems
THE HYPOTALAMUS
- Functions of the nonendocrine hypothalamus.
- Precocious puberty.
- Diabetes insipidus.
THE PITUITARY GLAND
- The pituitary tumoral syndrome.
- Acromegaly.
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Pituitary insufficiency
THE THYROID GLAND
- The goiter.
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism.
- Thyroiditis
THE PARATHYROID GLANDS
- Hormones involved in the calcium regulation.
- Hyperparathyroidism{primary, secondary, tertiary}
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
THE ADRENAL GLANDS
- Primary adrenal insufficiency
- Secondary adrenal insufficiency
- Cushings syndrome
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
THE GONADS
- Normal sexual differentiation
- Ovary
- Ovarian failure
- Testis
- Testicular failure

References:
1. Duncea I. Endocrinologie. Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu
Cluj-Napoca, 2006
2. Duncea I. Endocrinologie, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu
Cluj-Napoca, 2000
187

3. Duncea I. Explorri paraclinice n bolile endocrine, Editura Medical


Universitar Iuliu Haieganu Cluj-Napoca, 2000
4. Aron DC, Findling JW, Blake Tyrell J Greenspan FS and Gardner DG Basic
and Clinical Endocrinology 8th edition, 2007, McGraw-Hill, New-York
Evaluation

188

Written exam 70%


Practical exam 30%

YEAR V
INTERNAL MEDICINE

I Compulsory

PA
-

CI
17.1

Lectures
L
63

Practical Individual
activities study
hours/sem.
PA
-

CI
120

20

Evaluation

Practical
activities
hours/week

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Internal Medicine Cardiology
Associate Professor Dana Pop, MD, PhD
Internal Medicine
Cardiology Heart Institute
MED 5 1 01 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
exam +
223 12
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Biochemistry, physiology, physiopathology, general morphopathology,
immunology, microbiology, anatomo-pathology, semiology, farmacology
General objectives:

Basic knowledge of respiratory and cardiovascular disease.


Running into good theoretical and practical issues in therapeutical and
diagnosis management of different respiartory and cardiovascular
diseases.

Specific objectives:

Knowing the principles in adjustment of proper cardio-respiratory


diagnosis, treatment and medical assistance.
Recognition of the cardiovascular patient, the cardiac arrest and the
syndromes leading to cardiac arrest.
Implementation of triage and therapeutic diagnosis emergency
management concepts in vital risk medical emergencies:
rhythm/conduction disturbances, myocardial infarction, shock, acute
respiratory failure.
Basic ECG and echocardiography
189

Interpretation of laboratory values, including Astrup, blood gas analysis


and radiography.

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.

Approach to the patient with respiratory disease


Respiratory structure and function: mechanisms and testing
Disorders of ventilatory control.
Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Interstitial lung disease. Sarcoisosis.
Pneumonia
Lung abscess. Lung cancer.
Diseases of the diaphragm, chest wall, pleura, and mediastinum
Respiratory failure
Approach to the patient with possible cardiovascular disease.
Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease
Heart failure: pathophysiology, diagnosis, menagement, prognosis
Diseases of the myocardium and endocardium
Principles of electrophysiology. Cardiac arrhythmia
Arterial hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension
Congenital heart disease in the adults
Atherosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology
Angina pectoris
Acute coronary syndrome: unstable angina and non-st segment elevation
myocardial infarction
ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction and complications of
myocardial infarction
Valvular heart disease
Pericardial disease
Diseases of the aorta
Atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease
Peripheral venous disease. Superficial thrombophlebitis. Deep vein
thrombosis. Post-thrombotic syndrome
Pulmonary embolism.

References:
1. MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY, Fifth Edition. Ed. Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins.Joseph Alpret, Gordon A. Ewy.
2. PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. Harrison, Seventeenth Edition. 2008.
3. BRAUNWALD,S HEART DISEASE. A TEXT BOOK OF CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE. Ed. Elsevier Saunders. 8th ed. 2007
4. CARDIOLOGY, Second edition. Crawford . 2004.
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5.

APARAT RESPIRATOR I CARDIOVASCULAR. P. Mircea i colectivul Clinicii


Medicale I. Ed. Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca.
2005.
6. Goldman: Cecil Medicine, 23rd ed. - 2007 - Saunders, An Imprint of
Elsevier
7. COMPEDIU DE ELECTROCARDIOGRAFIE CLINIC. Ediia a II-a. Sub. Red. D.
Zdrenghea. Ed. Clusium. 2007.
8. TESTAREA DE EFORT N PRACTICA CLINIC. D. Zdrenghea, Dana Pop. Ed
Clusium 2009.
Evaluation

Written exam
Practical exam
Activity portofolio

50%
40%
10%

191

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY HEART INSTITUTE

Courses
type

I Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Prof. Capalneanu Radu MD, PhD
Internal Medicine
Cardiology - Niculae Stancioiu Heart Institute
MED 5101 RO

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Multiple
choice
test

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Internal medicine and semiology
General objectives:

Acquiring knowledge of diagnostic and therapeutic interventional


cardiology

Specific objectives:

Knowing the main applications of interventional cardiology in the


coronary, valvular and congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies,
arterial and venous diseases

Course content:
1. Cardiac catheterism-left and right
- indications, contraindications, risks, technical data, the significance of
pressional and oximetric measurements, ventricular function and
angiography, coronary angiography
2. Cardiac catheterism in valvular, congenital and ischemic heart disease
- other diagnostic methods
3. Coronary interventional revascularization therapy (angioplasty + stenting)
4. The valvuloplasties
- Treatment of septal defects and patent ductus arteriosus by occluders
- Therapeutic embolizations
5. Arteriography and percutaneous revascularization of the limbs
192

Carotid, cerebral and visceral arteriography (including the


interventional therapy)
6. The endocavitary electrophysiologic study, interventional techniques by
radioablation.
7. Endomyocardial biopsy-indications, techniques, interpretation.
8. Temporary and permanent pacemakers. Pacemaker malfunction.
References:
1) Christian W Hamm et al-ESC Guidelines for the management of acute
coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment
elevation European Heart Journal (2011), 32, 2999-3054.
2) Anderson JL et al-ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of
patients with unstable angina/non ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a
report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Commitee to Revise the 2002
Guidelines for the management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non STElevation Myocardial Infarction): developed in collatoration with the
American College of Emergency Psysician, the Society for Cardiovacular
Angiography and Interventions, and the Society of Thoracic Surgenosc:
endorsed by the American Associatins of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Circulation.Aug 14 2007; 116(7): 1598-1660.
3) Baunwald-Heart disease, a textbook of cardiovascular medicine, 9th
edition, 2012, Sauders Elsevier.
4) A.E. Epstein ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of
Cardiac Rhytm Abnormalities. J Am Col Cardiol,2008; 51: 1-62.
5) Grossmans Cardiac Catheterisation, Angiography And Interventiona.
Donald S.Baim. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2005.
6) Oxford Textbook of Interventional Cardiology. Autori: Simon Redwood,
Nick Curzen, Martifyn R.Thomas, Oxford University Press, 2012.
7) Textbook of Interventional Cardiology. Eric Topol, Joseph Jacobs, Elsevier,
2011.
Evaluation:
Multiple choice test.

193

RHEUMATOLOGY

I compulsory

Practical
Lectures
activities

Hours/week
L
PA CI

14

Practical
activities

Idividual
study

Hours/semester
PA
CI
-

14

Evaluation

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Rheumatology
Lecturer Muntean Laura, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Rheumatology
MED 5 1 11 EN

TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

28

Written +
2 practical
ex.

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Semiology, Internal Medicine IVth and Vth year
General Objectives

Students awareness regarding the epidemiology, types, importance and


social impact of rheumatological disorders.
Performing musculoskeletal clinical examination and evaluating the degree
of activity of different rheumatic diseases
Learning the main laboratory tests used in rheumatology along with their
interpretation
Recognition of rheumatologic disorders and the correct refferal to the
rheumatologist
Revision of the main classes of medication used in the treatment of
rheumatic diseases.
Recognition and classification of a musculoskeletal disease and their
correct referral.
The importance of summarizing the specific issues of the history taking and
clinical examination in rheumatological disorders:
- Use syndromes in order to guide clinical questions
- Make the difference between inflammatory arthritis and
osteoarthritis
- Characterize the main articular patterns

Specific Objectives
194

General information about Rheumatology: clinical examination, treatment,


patient evaluation.
Rheumatoid arthritis - Recognition of rheumatoid arthritis; differential
diagnsosis; priciples of diagnosis and treatment; monitoring of the
disease; articular and functional evaluation; use of the activity score;
referral to the rheumatologist.
Seronegative spondilarthritides - Recognition of the spondilarthritides as
interdisciplinary diseases; multidisciplinarry team in making the diagnosis
and following patients with these diseases.
Connective tissue diseases - Identifying and classifying the connective
tissue diseases. Necessary conditions for reffering patients to the
rheumatologist. Monitoring and follow-up of patients with these diseases.
Systemic vasculitides - Identifying and classifying systemic vasculitides. .
Necessary conditions for reffering patients to the rheumatologist.
Monitoring and follow-up of patients with these diseases.
Osteoarthritis. Osteoporosis - Principles of diagnosis and treatment in
osteoarthritis and osteoporosis
Crystal-induced arthropathies gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition
disease and other crystal-induced arthritides
Rheumatic features of other systemic diseases - Identifying the rheumatic
manifestations as features of other systemic diseases.
Discussion. Clinical cases/scenarios. Questions and answers.
Course content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Introduction what is Rheumatology?


Rheumatoid arthritis
Seronegative spondilarthritides
Is this a connective tissue disease? Systemic lupus erythematosus.
Antiphospholipid syndrome.
Is this a connective tissue disease? Systemic Sclerosis, inflammatory
myopathies, Sjogrens syndrome, Relapsing polychondritis, mixed
connective tissue disease, etc
Systemic vasculitides an overview
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Microcristal deposition diseases Gout, CPPD etc
Rheumatic features of other systemic diseases (Endocrinology,
Hematology etc)

195

References
1. Ciurea P. et al Reumatologie, editura Medicala Universitara, Craiova, 2007
2. Da Silva JAP, Woolf AD. Rheumatology in Practice, Springer Verlag, London,
2010
3. Harrisons ed. Manual de Medicina (editia 15), A. S. Fauci E. Braunwald K. J.
Isselbacher ed. editura Teora, Bucuresti, 2003 (retiparire editia 2001)
4. Hunder GG ed. Atlas of Rheumatology, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
Philadelphia, 2002
5. Ionescu R. Esentialul in Reumatologie, editia a 2-a revizuita, editura
Amaltea, Bucuresti, 2006
6. Klippel JH ed Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases , Springer, New York, 2008
7. Rednic S et al: Ghid de studiu: Reumatologie clinica
8. Stone JH ed. A Clinicians Pearls and Myths in Rheumatology, Springer,
Dordrecht, Heidelberg, 2009
9. West S. Rheumatology Secrets , 2nd edition, Hanley & Belfus Inc,
Philadelphia, 2002
Evaluation
Exam:
written (20 multiple choice questions)
practical (maneuver + clinical scenarios)

196

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

I Compulsory

PA
3

CI
-

L
21

PA
21

62

Written
exam +
4
practical
exam

CI
-

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Clinical Pharmacology
Lecturer Dr. Bocsan Corina, MD, PhD
Functional Sciences
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology
MED 5 1 02 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
General pharmacology
General objectives:

the information core consists in supplement of general pharmacology


knowledge (basic) with the systems and special pharmacology.
medicine students must have the ability of learned drugs, must be capable
to apply the knowledge in clinical practice, thinking in clinical context
according to all the criteria that they have in choosing one drug.

Specific objectives:
To know some basic principles in clinical pharmacology
The pharmacokinetic principles and how to monitor pharmacological
treatment
To prevent and to manage the adverse reactions induced by drugs and
drugs interactions
Some pharmacogenetics aspects and the variability of therapeutic
response
Age and sex as variables of therapeutic response
The specific aspects regarding the prescription in elderly, in pediatric
patients, in pregnancy and during lactation

197

The specific aspects regarding the prescription in patients with hepatic and
renal failure
The principles of treatment in acute intoxications
To prevent the prescription errors

Course content:
1. Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system
Antianginal drugs. Nitrates. Beta adrenoceptor blocking agents.
Calcium channel blockers. Other antianginal drugs
Peripheric and cerebral vasodilators
Antiarrhythmic drugs
Antihypertensive drugs. Diuretic drugs in hypertension. Beta
adrenoceptor blocking agents. The renin angiotensin aldosteron
system. Calcium channel blockers. Alfa adrenoceptor blocking agents.
Symphatetic central inhibitors. Ganglioplegic agents. Vasodilator
drugs. Treatment of hypertensive emergency
Pharmacologic management of cardiac heart failure. Diuretic drugs in
cardiac heart failure. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.
Vasodilators in cardiac heart failure. Beta adrenoceptor blocking
agents in cardiac heart failure. Cardiac glycosides
2. Respiratory system pharmacology.
Drugs used to treat cough
Expectorant and mucolytic drugs
Drugs used in bronchial asthma treatment
Drugs used in allergic rhinitis treatment
Pulmonary surphactant
3. Drugs affecting the central nervous system
Sedative hypnotic and anxiolytic drugs
Antipsyhotic drugs
Drugs used in mood disorders
Drugs affecting neuromuscular transmission
Drugs used in Parkinson disease.
Antiepileptic drugs
Drugs used in neurodegenerative diseases
Cardio-respiratory analeptic drugs.
Drugs abuse. Drugs dependence.
References:
1. Harvey RA, Champe PC, Mycek, MJ. Pharmacology 4th edition. Lippincott
Williams and Wilkins, 2009.
2. Katzung BG. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (10th edition) - McGraw Hill,
2007
198

3. Goodman and Gillman's. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics (12th


edition). McGraw Hill Publishing, 2010
4. Rang HP, Dale MM, et al. Pharmacology, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 7th
ed. 2012.
5. Colman Rebecca, Somogiy Ron. The Toronto Notes for Medical Students
2008
Evaluation:
Written exam
Practical exam
Activity Portofolio

70%
30%
10%

199

NEUROSCIENCES
ADULT NEUROLOGY

I Compulsory

PA
-

CI
8

L
56

PA

CI
56

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Adult Neurology
Prof. Dafin Fior Mureanu, MD, PhD
Neurosciences
Neurology
MED 5 1 03 RO

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

written
exam +
112 10
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, physiology, physiopathology, semiology, general pharmacology
General objectives:

Introducing the neurological examination into clinical practice.


Settlement of theoretical and practical principles of diagnosis and
management of different neurological diseases.

Specific objectives:

200

Appreciate that a patient has a neurological problem;


Evaluate the common neurological presenting symptoms;
Recognise the common neurological disorders;
Recognize neurological emergencies and initiate treatment;
Manage the common neurological disorders using appropriate drugs and
alternatives of general management;
Principles of care in neurological disability

Course content:
1. 1.Neurological semiology: motility, stance and gait examination, reflexes,
equilibrium and coordination, sensibility testing, pain, autonomic
function, cortical functions
2. Cranial nerves examination and disorders
3. Neurological syndromes: pyramidal syndrome, lower motor neuron
syndrome, myopathic sundrome, cerebellar and ataxic syndromes,
sensory syndromes, parkinsonian , meningeal syndrome
4. Alteration in consciousness: stupor and coma; persistent vegetative state;
brain death. Sleep disorders
5. Primary and secondary headaches: diagnostic approach and principles of
mamagement
6. Multiple sclerosis and inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central
nervous system
7. Movement disorders: Parkinson disease; parkinsonism; chirea, dystonias:
diagnostic principles and menagement
8. Vascular diseases of the nervous system: ischemic stroke; hemorrhagic
stroke; cerebral venous thrombophlebitis
9. Spinal cord pathology: acute and chronic myelopathies
10. Disorders of the neuromuscular transmission; myastenia gravis;
myasthenic syndromes. Muscular diseases; primitive and secondary
myopathies
11. Peripheral nervous system pathology: disorders of nerve roots, plexus and
nerve trunks; mononeuropathies; polyneuropathies.
12. Degenerative disorders of the nervous system: motor neuron diseases;
spinocerebellar ataxias;
dementias: principles of diagnostic and
mamagement
13. Tumors of the nervous system: diagnostic evaluation and therapeutical
approach
14. Adult apilepsies: diagnostc and principles of treatment
References:
1. Dafin Mureanu, Treatise of Fundamental Neurosciences (for students and
residency use), The Publishing House of the University of Medicine and
Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2004
2. Dafin Mureanu, Neurotrophic Factors, Antagonists of NMDA Receptors
and Cerebral Ischemia, Casa Crii de tiin Publishing House, ClujNapoca, Romania, 2000
3. Ovidiu Bjenaru, Ghid de Diagnostic i Tratament n Neurologie, Ed.
Amaltea, 2010
4. Harrisons Neurology in Clinical Medicine, Derived from Harrisons Principles
of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006
201

5. Mark Mumenthaler, Heinrich Mattle, Neurology, Thieme, 2004


6. Adams R. D. And Victor M., Principles of Neurology, Ed. 8, New-York,
McGraw-Hill Companies, 2005
7. Geraint Fuller, Neurological Examination Made Easy, Churchill Livingstone,
Elsevier, 2008
Evaluation:
The mark for Neurology exam is a component of the final mark calculated
by the following formula:
Final mark = (Neurology written exam/2 + Neurosurgery written exam/4 +
Pediatric Neurology written exam/4) x 70/100 + Neurology practical exam
x 30/100

202

PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY

Modular
(compulsory)

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

14

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Paediatric Neurology
Assistant professor Mihaela Vinan, MD, PhD
Neuroscience
Paediatric Neurology
MED 5 1 03 RO

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
exam

L = Lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, general pharmacology, pediatrics
and puericulture, neurological semiology
General objectives:

Gaining of basic knowledge by students:


to assess the level of neurological and psychological development of
children at different ages
to understand how to approach children with neurological disorders
to create an image of the whole area of the patient in terms of the
symptoms, diagnostic classification and therapy, rehabilitation and
recovery measures of neurological
implementation of notions with theoretical and applicative nature of
the material presented in class.

Specific objectives:

recognition and individualization of semiology characteristics, at the


patients age: newborn, infant, toddler, student.
training and application of specific techniques and methods of review,
tailored to the pediatric age for characterization of neuro-psychological
development of the child and to specify the type of neurological clinical
picture
recognition the peculiarities of neurological sufferance since the age of the
newborn until the age of adolescence
203

recognition of the developmental disorders in infant and toddler in order


to ensure early diagnosis and immediate therapy procedures.
identification and implementation of specific measures:
Cerebral Palsy
Brain and peripheral nervous system trauma (including the obstetrical
ones)
Epileptic seizures in childhood
Developmental disorders - cognitive and sensory motor in childhood

Course content:
1. The ontological development of the nervous system. Teratogen factors
which disrupt the formation, development and functioning of the nervous
system in periods of intrauterine life - embryonic and fetal.
2. Assessment of the maturational level of the nervous system.
3. Normal psychomotor development at different ages: newborn, infant and
toddler.
4. Peculiarities of the neurological examination in newborn, infant and
toddler.
5. Early Diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders, the importance of early
diagnosis and early intervention to prevent the installation of specific
disability or minimizing this.
6. Obstetrical Trauma: brain trauma, spinal and peripheral nervous system
trauma.
7. Congenital malformations of the brain and spine.
8. Cerebral palsies: spastic, dyskinetic, hypotonic, mixed. Developmental
disorders of the central coordination. Principles of curative and
prophylactic treatment.
9. Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes in children. Forms of epilepsy in
relation to the age of onset. Types of epileptic seizures and epileptic
syndromes in the light of new classifications for epilepsy. Distinct epileptic
seizures. General therapeutic principles in epilepsies in childhood. The
treatment of seizures crises. Status epilepticus: definition, clinical forms,
therapeutical approach.
References:
1. Course support
2. Ileana Benga, Alexandru Cristea: Evaluarea neurologic a copilului,
Editura Napoca Star, Cluj-Napoca, 2005
3. Ileana Benga, Alexandru Cristea, Mihaela Vinan: Ghid de diagnostic i
tratament de neurologie pediatric, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2006.

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4. Ileana Benga: Introducere n neurologia pediatric, Editura Dacia, ClujNapoca, 1994.


5. Ileana Benga: Tratat elementar de neurologie pediatric, vol.1: Epilepsia
i crizele neepileptice, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu,
Cluj-Napoca, 2003.
6. E.Ciofu, Carmen Ciofu: Esenialul n pediatrie ( capitolele de patologie
nerologic), ediia a 2-a, Ed.Almateea, Bucureti, 2002.
7. Valeriu Popescu: Neurologie pediatric, vol.1 i vol.2, Editura Teora
Bucureti, 2001.
8. Kenneth F. Swaiman, Stephen Ashwal, Donna M. Ferriero: Pediatric
Neurology: Principles and Practice, 2-Volume, MOSBY Inc, March, 2006
Evaluation:
The mark for Pediatric Neurology exam is a component of the final mark
calculated by the following formula:
Final mark = (Neurology written exam/2 + Neurosurgery written exam/4 +
Pediatric Neurology written exam/4) x 70/100 + Neurology practical exam x
30/100

205

NEUROSURGERY

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

14

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
Type

Medicine
Medicine
Neurosurgery
Prof. Ioan Stefan Florian, MD, PhD
Neuroscience
Neurosurgery
MED 5 1 03 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:


Aknowledgment of elementary neurosurgical principles and techniques.
Specific objectives:

Acknowledgment of basic principles of neurosurgery


Acknowledgment of neurosurgical pathology
Acknowledgment of specific investigation methods in neurosurgical
pathology
Specific aspects of providing pre-hospital emergency medical care to
patients with head trauma, spinal injuries, stroke, etc.
Principles of neurosurgical treatment(medication or surgery)
Description of some basic neurosurgical techniques
Principles of prevention and treatment of postoperative complications
Nursing and postoperative treatment of patients with neurological
deficits.

Course content:
1. Introduction in Neurosurgery acknowledgment of basic principles of
neurosurgery, basic neurosurgical techniques, aspects of medical care in
neurosurgical patients.
2. Head trauma acknowledgment of the neurosurgical pathological aspects
in head trauma patients, investigation methods and their correlation with
the neurosurgical operative indication, pre-hospital emergency medical
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3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

care principles, and principles of surgical treatment, description of basic


techniques, nursing and postop treatment of head trauma patients.
Spinal injuries - acknowledgment of the neurosurgical pathological
aspects in spinal trauma patients, investigation methods and their
correlation with the neurosurgical operative indication, pre-hospital
emergency medical care principles, principles of surgical treatment,
description of basic techniques, nursing and postop treatment of spinal
injured patients.
Brain tumours acknowledgment of the cerebral tumoral pathology,
clinical aspects in brain tumours, investigation methods, case
management principles, operative indications, principles of neurosurgical
treatment and techniques, adjuvant therapies, principles of prevention
and treatment of postoperative complications
Spinal cord compressions - acknowledgment of the pathology, clinical
aspects, investigation methods, case management principles, operative
indications, principles of neurosurgical treatment and techniques,
principles of prevention and treatment of postoperative complications,
nursing and postop treatment of patients with neurological deficits due to
spinal cord compression
Brain hemorrhagic stroke acknowledgment of the different types of
haemorrhages, causes, risk factors, investigations methods regarding
operative indications and complications detection, pre-hospital
emergency medical care, principles of neurosurgical treatment and
techniques, prevention and treatment of postoperative complications,
nursing and treatment of patients with neurological sequellaes
Paediatric Neurosurgery introduction to the neurosurgical
congenital/malformative pathology in children, presentation of
developmental abnormalities, clinical recognition of neurosurgical
pathologies in children, radiological investigations and principles of
treatment.

References:
1. Neurochirurgie curs pentru student, Florian Ioan Stefan, Editura
Didactica Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 215 pag., 2003.
2. Handbook of Neurosurgery by Mark S. Greenberg. Thieme Medical
Publishers, New York, 2006
3. Atlas of Neurosurgicals Techniques, Brain, editors L.N.Shekar, R.G.Fessler,
Thieme 2006

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Evaluation:
The mark for Neurosurgery exam is a component of the final mark calculated
by the following formula:
Final mark = (Neurology written exam/2 + Neurosurgery written exam/4 +
Pediatric Neurology written exam/4) x 70/100 + Neurology practical exam x
30/100

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RADIOLOGY

II Compulsory

PA CI
2

L
14

PA
14

56

Written
exam +
2
Oral
exam

CI
-

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Courses
type

Medicine
Medicine
Radiology
Lecturer Ciurea Anca, MD, PhD
Surgical Specialties
Radiology
MED 5 2 04 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Medical semiology, general morphopathology, Radiology IVth year.
General objectives:

Learning the physical background of conventional and imaging equipment


(nuclear physics, physics of ultrasound, MRI physics, etc.), biological
effects of radiation and the principles of professional and general
radiation protection.
Acquiring concepts of semiology according to each examination technique
(conventional and imaging) with the explanation of the basic concepts in
obtaining images.
Underlining the indications and contraindications of each examination
technique as well as learning of algorithms of examination in order to
reduce exposure to radiation. Correlation of common and/or specific
pathological imaging findings with organ pathology.

Specific objectives:

Recognition of the imaging method


Recognition of the normal anatomical elements and of the variants
Recognition of the semeiological elements and their signification
Recognition of the pathological findings
Discussion of the differential and positive diagnosis
Elaborating a radiological report.
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Course content:
1. Lungs: anatomy and examination techniques. Pulmonary radiological
semeiology (opacity, lucency, mix image).
2. Pulmonary syndroms: parietal, pleural, alveolar filling, bronchial,
interstitial, (RX and CT).
3. Lung cancer. Mediastinum pathology (RX and CT).
4. Heart examination. Radio-imaging techniques: Contrast media used in
radiology: indications, contraindications, riscs, treatment; Radio imaging
techniques of vascular examination (angiography, ultrasound, MRI,
angioCT); Radiographic anatomy of the heart (PA and LL); Notions of
echocardiography and MRI anatomy of the heart; Elementary
radiographic semeiology of the heart. Enlargement of heart chambers.
5. The pulmonary vascular syndrome. The radiographyc appearance of the
heart in the main valvulopathies. The miocardial and pericardial
syndrome. Elementary changes in peripheral arterial and venous diseases.
Elementary notions of vascular interventional radiology.
6. Radio-imaging of the brain and spine: CT and MRI findings in: stroke,
tumors, trauma; MRI of the spine (disc hernia, tumors, aso.); Some other
indications and aplications specific for MRI (MS, spine posttraumatic
lesion).
7. Emergencies: Head and neck trauma, stroke; Thorax: trauma, pulmonary
embolism, pneumotorax, pulmonary edema, cardiac tamponade;
Abdomen and pelvis: trauma, acute abdomen; Extremities: trauma,
vascular emergencies, disc hernia; Foreign body.
References:
1. D. Rdulescu, (sub redacia) Radiologie Medical, Ed. IMF, Cluj Napoca,
1983.
2. David Sutton Textbook of radiology and imaging, 7th edition.
3. Otto H. Wegener Whole body computed tomagraphy.
4. M. Buruian sub redacia, Tratat de tomografie computerizat, Ed.
University Press, 2006.
5. R. Badea, S. Dudea, P. Mircea, F. Stamatian Tratat de ultrasonografie
clinic, Vol.I, Ed.Medical, Bucureti, 2000.
6. Indra Mihi, Ligia Opri IRM vertebro-medular, Centrul de imagistic
MEDINST, 2004.
7. Ligia Opri Imagistica cerebral prin rezonan magnetic, Ed. Solness,
2004.

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Evaluation:
Written exam: 50%
Practical exam: 50% of which:
- recognition of pathological images, written: 30%
- oral description of a clinical case:
20%

211

PEDIATRICS AND PUERICULTURE

PA

10
II compulsory

CI

24

70

14

PA

CI
168

110
14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Pediatrics and Puericulture
Assoc. Prof. Man Sorin Claudiu, MD, PhD
Mother and Child
Pediatrics Clinic III
MED 5 2 05 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programe:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Tests,
practical
376 12
and
written
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Acquiring core information on clinical paediatrics.


Acquisition
by students of competence in diagnosis
pediatric diseases

and therapy of

Specific goals:

212

Knowledge
of pediatric pathology: concepts of
epidemiology,
etiopathogenesis, pathology, diagnosis, complications, clinical course,
prognosis and individualized medical therapy.
Practical implementation of all steps required for making a diagnosis:
history, physical exam, interpretation of clinical data (clinical diagnostic
formulation), ordering and interpretation of laboratory examinations,
diagnostic formulation (learning several modalities in making a diagnosis).
The practical implementation of a treatment plan; treatment monitoring
knowledge items.
Communication skills with patients and carers.

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.

Growth and Development of Children


Nutritional Needs of Children
Human Milk and Breastfeeding
Cow Milk and Formula Feeding
Complementary Feeding and Nutrition of Toddlers, Pre-School and School
Children
The Common Cold
Streptococcal Pharyngitis
Laryngitis
Acute Bronchitis
Acute Bronchiolitis
Pneumonia
Cystic Fibrosis
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Asthma
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
Gastritis
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Acute Gastroenteritis
Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Disorders
Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Disorders of Malabsorption
Chronic Diarrhea
Jaundice and Liver Function Tests
Chronic Hepatitis
Congenital Heart Disease: classification, hemodynamics
The Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions (ASD, VSD, PDA)
Congenital Heart Disease: The Right-to-Left Shunt Lesions (Tetralogy of
Fallot, Ebstein Anomaly, Transposition of the Great Arteries)
Congenital Heart Disease: The Obstructive Lesions (Coarctation of the
Aorta, congenital aortic stenosis)
Congenital Heart Disease: Treatment
Abnormalities of Chromosomes
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (Phenylketonuria, Galactosemia,
Glycogenosis,
Birth Defects
Glomerulonephritis and Nephrotic Syndrome
Urinary tract infection
Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
Acute Renal Failure
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38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
47.
48.
49.
50.
51.
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.

Chronic Renal Failure


Failure to Thrive and Malnutrition
Rickets
Obesity
Congenital Hypothyoidism
Adrenocortical Insufficiency (including 21-hydroxilase deficiency)
Short Stature
Diabetes Mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis
Anemia
The Leukemias
Lymphoma
Hemorrhagic Diseases
Immunodeficiencies
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatic Fever
Diagnostic criteria in other rheumatic diseases
Fever in children (Fever Without a Source, Occult Bacteremia, Fever of
Unknown Origin, Antipyretics)
Coma
Seizures
Heart failure
Acute poisonings
Respiratory failure
Shock (hypovolemic, cardiogenic, anaphylaxis, neurogenic, infectious)

References:
1. Kliegman RM et al - Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th ed., W.B.
Saunders Company, 2011.
2. Marcdante K, et al. - Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, 6th edition, 2011.
3. Hay WW, et al. - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 20e ed. The
McGraw-Hill Companies, 2010.
4. Lectures notes and morning clinical demonstrations.
Evaluation:

214

Writen tests during the module


Characterization during the module
Final practical exam
Final written exam

10%
5%
45%
40%

PEDIATRIC SURGERY

Course
type

II compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

28

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Pediatric surgery and orthopedics
Assoc. Prof. Vasilescu Dana, MD, PhD
Mother and child
Pediatric surgery and orthopedics
MED 5 2 06 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

62

written exam
+ practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Surgery, pediatrics, medical imaging.
General objectives:
Introduction to the most frequent surgical and orthopedical conditions in
children.
Therapeutical algorithms for the most frequent surgical and orthopedical
conditions in children.
Specific objectives:

Knowing the principles in pediatric surgery and orthopedics


Pediatric surgical conditions according to the age
Pediatric orthopedic conditions according to the age
Basic principles of pediatric surgery
Basic principles of pediatric orthopedics

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Esophageal atresia
Hypertrophic pilor stenosis
Congenital malformations of the duoden
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Intestinal malrotations
Occlusive syndrom in children
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.

Peritoneal irritation sindrom


Meckel diverticulus
Intestinal invagination
Acute apendicitis
Intestinal foreign bodies
Meconial ileus
Congenital megacolon
Ano-rectals malformations
Digestive duplications
Digestive hemorrhage in children
Trauma of the abdominal organs
Omphalocele
Pathology of the peritoneo-vaginal canal
Epispadias
Hypospadias
Testicular ectopy
Testicul torsions
Phimosis and paraphimosis
Characteristics of bone in children
Classifications of closed fractures in children
Classifications of open fractures in children
Classifications of physeal fractures in children
Treatment of fractures in children
Volkmann syndrom
Obstetrical fractures
Congenital clubfoot
Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

References:
1. Prian Ioan. Chirurgie pediatric, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2006
2. Ashcraft K. Pediatric surgery, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990
3. Vasilescu D., Cosma D., Negreanu I. Ortopedie pediatric, Editura
Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2003.
4. Staheli L. Practice of Pediatric Orthopedics, LWW, 2006.
5. Hefti F. Pediatric Orthopedics in Practice, Springer Verlag, 2007
Evaluation:

216

Written exam 50%


Practical exam 50%

ENT OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Course
type

II Compulsory

PA

CI

28

PA

28

Credit

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

96

Written
exam
4
Practical
exam

CI

40

Evaluation

Medicine
Medicine
Otolaryngology
Lecturer Sever Septimiu Pop, MD, PhD
Surgical Specialties
Otolaryngology
MED 5 2 07 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L =lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Head and neck anatomy, Surgery.
General objectives:

Basic knowledges of ENT pathology: rhinology, pharyngology, laryngology,


otology .
Running into good theoretical and practical issues in therapeutical and
diagnosis management of different ENT pathologies.
Since the great majority of medical students will not become
otolaryngologists, it becomes much more important to them to
understand how to recognize potentially dangerous problems that should
be referred to the ENT specialist, as well as how to manage uncomplicated
cases that can be taken care of at the primary care level.

Specific objectives:

Knowing the theoretical principles in anatomy, examination and main


pathologies of each organ
Development of practical skills in performing the clinical examination of
the ENT patient
Recognition of the main pathologies in otolaryngology based on typical
pictures presented during the lectures and practical stages

217

Recognition of the main pathologies in otolaryngology based on


examination of ENT patients

Course content:
RHINOLOGY
1. ANATOMY OF THE NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES
2. EXAMINATION OF THE NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES:
2.1. Symptoms of nasal diseases
2.2. Clinical examination
2.3. Investigations
3. ACUTE AND CHRONIC RHINITIS:
3.1. Acute Rhinitis (Coryza)
3.2. Acute Purulent Rhinitis
3.3. Dyphteria
3.4. Chronic Specific Rhinitis: Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Rhinoscleroma,
Rhinosporidiosis
3.5. Chronic Atrophic Rhinitis
4. NASAL MANIFESTATIONS IN SYSTEMIC DISEASES:
4.1. Wegeners Granulomatosis
4.2. Sarcoidosis
5. ALLERGIC RHINITIS
6. NON-ALLERGIC VASOMOTOR RHINITIS
7. NASAL POLYPOSIS
8. RHINO-SINUSITIS:
8.1. Acute Sinusitis
8.2. Chronic Rhino-sinusitis
8.4. Fungal Sinusitis
9. EPISTAXIS
10. TUMORS OF THE NOSE AND PARANASAL SINUSES:
10.1. Benign Tumors
10.2. Malignant Tumors
PHARYNGOLOGY
1. ANATOMY OF THE PHARYNX
2. EXAMINATION OF THE PHARYNX
2.1. Symptoms
2.2. Clinical Examination
2.3. Investigations
3. PHARYNGITIS:
3.1. Acute Pharyngitis
3.2. Acute Follicular Tonsillitis
3.3. Peri-tonsillar Abscess
3.4. Dyphteria
3.5. Vincents Angina
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3.6. Scarlet Fever


3.7. Pharyngeal Manifestations In Blood Disorders : Infectious
Mononcleosis, Agranlocytosis,
3.8. Chronic Non-specific Pharyngitis
3.9. Chronic Tonsillitis
3.10. Adenoids
3.11. Chronic Specific Pharyngitis: Tuberculosis, Syphilis
4. NASOPHARYNGEAL CANCER
5. BENIGN TUMORS OF THE NASOPHARNX
6. TUMORS OF THE OROPHARYNX:
6.1. Benign Tumors
6.2. Malignant Tumors
7. TUMORS OF THE HYPOPHARYNX
7.1. Benign Tumors
7.2. Malignant Tumors
8. FOREIGN BODIES IN THE PHARYNX
9. NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS OF THE PHARYNX
9.1. Sensory disorders: Anaesthesia, Hyperaesthesia, Parestesias,
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
9.2. Motor disorders: Paralysis, Spasms
LARYNGOLOGY
1. ANTOMY OF THE LARYNX
2. EXAMINATION OF THE LARYNX
2.1. Symptoms
2.2. Clinical Examination
2.3. Investigations
3. LARYNGITIS
3.1. Acute Laryngitis
3.2. Acute Epiglottitis
3.3. Laryngeal Diphteria
3.4. Chronic Non-specific Laryngitis
3.5. Chronic Specific Laryngitis: Tuberculosis, Syphilis, Leprosy, Scleroma,
Laryngeal Hyperkeratosis
3.6. Reinkes Oedema
3.7. Vocal Cord Nodules
3.8. Vocal Cord Polyps
4. BENIGN LARYNGEAL TUMORS
5. MALIGNANT LARYNGEAL TUMORS
6. NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES
6.1. Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsy
7. TRACHEOSTOMY
OTOLOGY
1. ANATOMY OF THE EAR
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2. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE EAR


3. EXAMINATION OF THE EAR
3.1. Symptoms
3.2. Clinical Examination
3.3. Investigations Of Hearing
4. DISEASES OF THE EXTERNAL EAR
4.1. Diseases Of The Auricle
4.1.1. Congenital Abnormalities
4.1.2. Trauma
4.1.3. Perichondritis
4.1.4. Skin Infections
4.1.5. Tumors
4.2. Diseases Of The External Auditory Canal
4.2.1. Wax
4.2.2. Foreign Bodies
4.2.3. Trauma
4.2.4. Localized External Otitis (Furuncle)
4.2.5. Diffuse External Otitis
4.2.6. Otomicosis
4.2.7. Tumors
5. DISEASES OF THE MIDDLE EAR
5.1. Injuries Of The Eardrum
5.2. Bullous Myringitis
5.3. Acute Suppurative Otitis Media
5.4. Otitis Media With Effusion
5.5. Simple Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
5.6. Cholesteatoma
5.8. Otosclerosis
6. DISEASES OF THE INNER EAR
6.1. Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
6.2. Progressive Sensorineural Hearing Loss
6.2.1. Presbyacusis
6.2.2. Ototoxic Drugs
6.2.3. Noise Exposure
6.2.4. Infections
6.2.5. Menieres Disease
6.2.6. Acoustic Neuroma
7. PERIPHERAL VESTIBULAR SYNDROME
7.1. Vertigo
7.2. Examination Of The Vestibular Function
7.3. Menieres Disease
7.4. Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV)
7.5. Vestibular Neuronitis
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7.6. Acoustic Neuroma


References:
1. Marcel Cosgarea, Magdalena Chiril, Alma Maniu, Violeta Necula, Sever
Pop Otorinolaringologie Clinic, Editura Alma Mater Cluj-Napoca, 2010
2. Alma Maniu, Sever Pop, Magdalena Chiril, Violeta Necula Caiet de
lucrri practice n ORL, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu
Cluj-Napoca, 2005
3. Colman BH Hall&Colmans Diseases of the Nose, Throat and Ear, and
Head and Neck, Churchill Livingstone 1992
4. Browning GG, Luxon LM Scott-Browns Otorhinolaryngology, Head and
Neck Surgery, Edward Arnold (publishers) 2008
Evaluation:
Multiple-choice examination with 30 questions
Performing a clinical ENT examination maneuver
Recognition of an image from ENT pathology

50%
25%
25%

221

ONCOLOGY AND RADIOTHERAPY

Courses
type

II Compulsory

PA

CI

Lectures

14

Practical Individual
activities study
hours/ week
PA

Evaluation

Practical
activities
hours / week

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Oncology and Radiotherapy
Prof. Viorica Nagy, MD, PhD
Oncology
Oncology-Radiotherapy
MED 5 2 08 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Study domain
Study program
Course
Discipline holder
Department
Discipline
Course code

Written
exam+
practic
al exam

CI

28

30

72

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Internal medicine, imagistic, pathology basically acknowledgements
General objectives

To know useful basic theoretical and practical aspects to understand place


of cancer in community

Specific objectives
To know few basic principles in clinical oncology
Situation of cancer end its trends of evolution in our country and in the
world
To know the etiology of cancer
Cancerogenesis mechanisms
The histogenesis of malignant tumors and of pre-cancer lesions
General principles of diagnosis, pretreatment investigations, the staging
General principles of oncological treatment
The follow-up
Prophylaxis notions
To identify individual risk factors for cancer
To recognize, to describe and the interpretation of characteristic lesions
of most frequent cancers in our country available for ordinary clinical
exam
222

To identify and the interpretation of necessary complementary exams for


diagnosis, treatment monitoring and follow-up
To evaluate individual prognosis

Course content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Epidemiology and etiology of cancer.


Cancerogenesis, natural history and malignant phenotype.
Diagnosis and classification of cancer.
Treatment results.
Principles of surgical oncology and cancer radiotherapy.
Principles of cancer chemotherapy, hormonal therapy and biologic
therapy.
7. Cancer prevention, precursor lesions and risk factors.
8. Oncologic emergencies.
9. Basic methods of Pain Control.
Bibliography
1. Kacso G et al: Cancer. Principles and Practice of General Oncology. Ed.
Medical Universitara Iuliu Haieganu Cluj Napoca, 2009.
2. Nagy V et al: Propedeutic Oncologic. Ed. Medical Univ. Iuliu
Haieganu Cluj-Napoca, 2008.
3. DeVita VT, Lawrence TS, Rosenberg SA: Cancer- Principles& Practice of
Oncology. 8th Ed, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
4. Schmoll HJ: Handbook of cancer diagnosis and treatment evaluation.
ESMO. Ed. Iforma Healthcare USA. 2009
Evaluation

Written exam 50%


Practical exam 50%

223

PNEUMOLOGY

II compulsory

14

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
hours / sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Phtysiology
Prof.dr. Monica Pop
Medical specialties
Pneumology
MED 5 2 09 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament
Discipline:
Course code:

28

Written
exam +
2
practical
exam

L=lectures; PA= practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Semiology
General objectives:

Fisiopathology of tb, positive diagnosis of tb, principles of tb treatment,


epidemiological reseach in tb nuclea, tb prevention and prophylaxisis

Specific objectives:

history , Morphofology of Mt, Pathogenesis of tb, Kochs phenomenon,


Sources of Mt,Ways of tb transmision, Conditions of tb desease, Primary
tb infection, phtysis, positive diagnosis, tb treatment, epidemiological
reseach tb, dispensarisation, prophyaxisis, tb nuclea, disinfection in tb
nuclea, differential diagnosis.

Course content:
1. Hour (1): Tubercle bacilli. The genus. The specie. Clinical mycobacteriology.
Clinical
laboratory considerations. Acid-fast staining. Mycobacterial
culture. Conventional identification techniques. Rapid identification
techniques. Disinfection: ventilation, filtration, ultraviolet germicidal
irradiation.
2. .Hour (2): Bacteriology and diagnosis. The source case. Source of infection.
Transmission of M tuberculosis.
3. Hour (3): Pathogenesis and Immunology. Morphology of healing.
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4. Hour (4): Tuberculosis Infection to the human being methods of detecting


infection and disease. Population at special risk for tuberculosis. New
developments for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: the impact of molecular
biology.
5. Hour (5): Risk factors for developing tuberculosis: exogenous and
endogenous factors.
6. Hour (6): Primary tuberculosis. Epidemiology. Clinical manifestations.
Diagnosis.
7. Hour (7): Clinical and radiography anatomic forms. Haematogenous
dissemination. Dissemination in serous cavities. Differential diagnosis.
8. Hour (8): Pulmonary tuberculosis to the adult. Symptoms and signs.
Laboratory examination. Chest radiography. Diagnosis. Criteria for activity
in pulmonary TB. Diagnosis difficulties Tuberculosis and acquired immune
deficiency syndrome.
9. Hour (9): Extra pulmonary tuberculosis. The cavity form tuberculosis.
10. Hour (10): Endobrochial tuberculosis. Particular clinical forms of
tuberculosis. Association tuberculosis other diseases. Differential
diagnosis. Complications: pneumothorax, endobronchial tuberculosis,
bronchiectasis, emphysema, late secondary infections, mycetoma,
hemorrhage, hyponatremia. Tuberculosis and HIV infection.
11. Hour (11): Treatment of tuberculosis. Pathogenesis of drugs resistance:
bacteriologic factor, clinical factors, definitions, transmission, factor
associated with drug resistance.
12. Hour (12): Therapeutic schema of tuberculosis treatment. Treatment of
drug-resistant tuberculosis. Treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Second-line drugs.
13. Hour (13): Treatment of recalcitrant patients. Quarantine, no adherence
and noncompliance. Epidemiologic indices for tuberculosis.
14. Hour (14): Tuberculin skin testing.
15. Hour (15): Preventive treatment of tuberculosis. Sanitary education.
16. Hour (16): The strategic plan to eliminate tuberculosis in Romania.
Strategic plan for elimination of tuberculosis in Romania. National action
plan to combat MDR tuberculosis. Coordination of tuberculosis control in
hospital. Recognition, isolation and treatment. The noncompliance
patients. Environmental controls.
References:
1. Sinteze in pneumologie, Monica Pop, Ed.Medicala UniversitaraIuliu
Hatieganu Cluj Napoca, 2006.
2. Atlas de patologie toraco-pleuro-pulmonara, Monica Pop, 250,
Ed.Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj Napoca, 2004.
3. Ghid de ftiziologie pentru medicii de familie, Monica Pop. 147,
Ed.Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj Napoca, 2003.
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4. Tuberculoza curs pentru studenti, The Global Fund Everest, Bucuresti,


2004 (colectiv UMF Cluj Monica Pop).
5. Insuficienta respiratorie cronica clinica, tratament, C.D.Zamora, Monica
Pop, Ed.Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu, Cluj Napoca, 2004.
6. Algoritm semne si simptome, Monica Pop, vol.1, Ed.Universitara Iuliu
Hatieganu, Cluj Napoca, 2002, 155.
7. Epidemiologia bolilor pulmonare cronice cu extindere n mas.
8. Epidemiologia astmului bronic (Cap scris op),.41-72. Editura Curtea
Veche. Bucureti, 2000, 193(31).
9. Textbook of pneumology, Murray, FOURTH EDITION, 2006,
10. Tuberculosis, Monica Pop, Ed.Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj
Napoca, 2002.
Evaluation:

226

Written exam
Practical exam (activity)

75%
25%

BALNEOPHYSIOTHERAPY

Sem.

Course
type

I compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

14

20

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours/week
hours/semester

Lectures

Credits

Medicine
Medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Lecturer Irsay Laszlo, MD, PhD
Medical Specialties
Balneophysiotherapy
MED 5 1 10 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

48

Written
exam

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Knowledge about locomotor system disorders
General objectives:

Acquiring elementary knowledge about physical medicine and


rehabilitation
Acquiring elementary knowledge about physiotherapy, balneology,
climatology and the modern concept of rehabilitation

Specific objectives:

Knowledge of rehabilitation basics


Cybernetic concept in rehabilitation
Definition of impairment, disability and handicap
Treatment with natural physical agents and primary therapeutical
indications
Treatment with artificial physical agents and primary therapeutical
indications

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Definition of physical medicine and rehabilitation


Branches of balneophysiotherapy
Prescription of balneophysiotherapeutic treatments
Homeostatic stabilization and optimization
Impairment, disability and handicap
Main procedures of electrotherapy, hydrotherapy and exercise
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7. Main types of mineral waters, therapeutic gases and bioclimates in


Romania therapeutical effects, mechanism of action, indications and
contraindications
8. Primary massage techniques, indications and contraindications
9. Aerosols - therapeutic effects, types of mineral water used, inidcations.
References:
1. L. Pop Curs de balneofizioterapie i recuperare medical, Cluj-Napoca,
1994.
2. L. Pop, L. Irsay Textbook of physiotherapy, Cluj-Napoca, 2006.
3. L. Pop Evaluare clinic articular i muscular, Cluj-Napoca, 2002.
4. Adriana Nica Recuperare medical, Bucureti, 2003.
5. I. Kiss Fiziokinetoterapia i recuperarea medical n afeciunile
aparatului locomotor, Bucureti, 2002.
Evaluation:
Written exam
Portofolio of activity

228

90%
10%

YEAR VI
FAMILY MEDICINE

I Compulsory

10

42

63

60

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
Study
hours / week.
hours / semester
L
PA CI
L
PA
CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Family Medicine
Prof. Madelaine Gherman, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Family Medicine
MED 6 1 01 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

written
exam +
165 6
practical
exam

L= lectures; PA= Practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Semiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, oncology, epidemiology, public health
General objectives:

Getting the basic theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of


primary care medical practice necessary in medical training and useful in
future exams.
Assessing the basic practical skills in clinical judgement,diagnosis,
management
Getting ability to design preventive medicine interventions, health
promotion campaignes

Specific objectives

Family physicians tasks


Theoretical and practical knowledge assessment, regarding health
promotion, early risk factors identification, early diagnosis, chronic
diseases management (comprehensive history, efficient physical exam)
Primary and secondary prophylaxisprinciples
Selection and interpretation of diagnostic procedures (appropriate and
gradual use of laboratory tests)

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Acquiring the knowledge necessary for the diagnosis and treatment in


primary care(counseling regarding the diet, psychological, social and
physical stress, recommendations for lifestyle changes)
Acute and chronic disease treatment, side effects
Complementary therapies principles
Iatrogenic pathology-diagnosis errors.
Therapeutic particularities in geriatry
Acquiring the knowledge and skills for interventions in palliative care and
home care.

Course content
1. Family medicine: definition, functions, methodology, specific objectives,
family physicians tasks, patients rights, basic primary care services in the
Romanian health care system.
2. Family medicine principles: first contact medical assistance, long life
medical assistance, patient centered care, family centered care,
community care, echology approach of human pathology.
3. Primary care particularities: consultations particularities, diagnosis
particularities, treatment particularities, diagnosis and treatment
sinthesis, home care, community care, management issues
4. Physician-patient communication in family medicine
5. Prophilaxis and follow up principles in primary care: primary prophilaxis
(individual, family, community), family riskogramme; secondary
prophilaxis, third prophilaxis; health periodically control,follow up
principles.
6. Family physician place in the modern health care system: family physician
place in the medical community, the relationships with the Health
Assurance House, family physicians services offer.
7. Family medicine setting: conditions for general practitioner setting
opening, financial resources, paying modalities, work team, informations
circuit, family physician collaborations with others specialists from
outpatient and inpatient settings. Family medicine organizations.
8. Family structure and functions: family like social unit, family tipes,
pathologic family, life circuit, family physicians roles in family
sanogenesis.
9. Iatrogenic pathology-diagnosis errors.
10. Geriatric issues: geriatric diagnosis; therapeutic particularities.
11. Terminally ill patients home care.
12. Investigations strategy in family medicine
13. Toxics abuse: - family physician attitude, drug and nicotine addiction
prevention and treatment
14. Common symptoms approach in family medicine setting: Astenia, fever
syndrome, allergic pathology, chronic cough
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15. Frequent syndromes and diseases in family physician practice: dyspnoea,


headache, chest pain, leg pain, hepatomegaly syndromes.
16. Complementary medicine.
References
1. Council of the Academy of Theachers in General Practice The Educational
EURACT.Agenda of General Practice /Family Medicine , -WONCA Region
Europe Conference, Kos, Grecia , 2005.
2. FRIEDMANN C.Toxicodependenele, Ed Fundaiei Romnia de Mine,
Bucureti, 2004
3. Kevin Clifford Family Practice-Common Presenting Problems,44 -113,
2000
4. Ivan A. -Medicina omului sntos. Ed. Med. Buc. 1993.
5. Oprea S.; Gherman Madeleine Practica medicinei interne in ambulator.
Ed.Dacia Cluj-Napoca 1997
6. Oprea S.; Gherman Madeleine Probleme curente in practica medicului de
familie. Tipografia UMF Cluj-Napoca 1998
7. Legea nr. 46/21.01. 2003 privind drepturile pacientului,Codul deontologic
al Colegiului medicilor din Romania
8. Marko Kolsec Introducing performance-based assessment of family
physician Medical Teacher-International Journal of Education in the
Health Sciences, vol.25, nr.1, 59-63;2003
9. Pieper SJ., Stanton MS. Concise Review for Primary Care Physicians,
Mayo Clin Proc. 70: 371, 2000.
10. Rakel R.E. -Textbook of family practice. 5th edition, 1995.
11. R Taylor R.B. -Fundamentals of family medicine. Springer 1996.
12. Restian A.-Bazele Medicinei de Familie. Ed. Med. Buc. Vol. I 2001
13. Ungureanu G., Stoica O., Patologia iatrogena dificultatile abordarii:
delimitarea domeniului si evaluarea dimensiunii epidemiologice. Rev Rom
Bioetica, 4:3, 39-44, 2006;
14. Ungureanu G., Stoica O., Alexa I., Ardeleanu S., Iatrogenia
medicamentoasa: dificultatile preventiei si dilemele bioetice, Rev Rom
Bioetica, 4:4, 2006
15. Ungureanu G; Astarastoae V, Maria-Christina Ungureanu, Ortansa Stoica.
Iatrogenia: dileme etice si modalitati de abordare a erorii medicale. Revista
Romana de Bioetica, 6 (2), 2008.
16. Van Es. J. C. -Medicul de familie i pacientul su. Ed. Libra Buc. 1997.
17. WONCA EUROPA 2002 Buletin Informativ pt. Medicii de Familie
Definitia Europeana A Medicinei de Familie 2005 vol. 5 pag. 122 137.
Evaluation
Written exam

50%
231

Practical exam clinical case presentation 30%


Case report portfolio
10%.

232

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study

hours / week

hours / sem.

L
PA CI
L
PA CI
II compulsory
3
6
42
- 84
42
L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Evaluation

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Infectious Diseases
Assoc. Prof. Lupe Mihaela, MD, PhD
Medical specialities
Infectious Disease
MED 6 2 02 EN

TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

168

Exam

Pre-requisites:
Knowledge of internal medicine, neurology, microbiology, clinical
pharmacology
General objectives:

At the beginning of the third millennium the infectious diseases still


represent, worldwide, major causes of morbidity and mortality. The study
and understanding of the infectious diseases is a necessity regarding
epidemiological, etiology-pathogenesis and clinical aspects but also
concerning the methods of diagnostic and the therapeutic strategies
(etiologic, pathogenic and symptomatic).
Importance of Infectious Diseases in condition of the new and reemerging pathogens and bioterrorism threat.
Difficulties in establishing the therapeutic attitude due to high resistance
to chemotherapy of many pathogens (bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic).
Knowledge that many causes of immunosuppression are contributing
factor for emergence of infectious diseases with serious development.

Specific objectives:

Under the current conditions clinical presentation and outcome of many


infectious diseases is not typical being influenced by changes in resistance
and reactivity of host organism, pathogenicity and chemotherapeutic
sensitivity of microorganisms. As a result, epidemiological and clinical
diagnosis requires corroboration with laboratory examinations
(microbiological, serological, molecular), and a complex differential
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diagnosis of many other diseases (infectious or noninfectious)must be


done.
Establishing therapeutic strategy (etiologic, pathogenic, symptomatic)
takes into account the changes in sensitivity to chemotherapy and clinical
forms of disease, often severe, and possible complications that may
influence the clinical course and prognosis.

Course content:
Basic principles of infectious diseases
1. Infection, Infectious diseases
2. Pathogenic Mechanisms of Infectious Diseases
3. Basic Principles in the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
4. Anti- Infective Therapy
4.1 Principles of Anti-Infective Therapy
4.2 Pharmacokinetics of antiinfective agents, clinical prophylactic use,
untowards reactions
4.3 Antibacterial drugs: Beta-Lactam Antibiotics ( Penicillins,
Cephalosporins, Other Beta-Lactam Antibiotics), Aminoglycosides,
Macrolides, Clindamycin, Ketolides, Glycopeptides, Rifamycins,
Tetracyclines, Chloramphenicol, Polymyxins, Oxazolidinones,
Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim, Quinolones, Metronidazole
4.4 Antiviral drugs ( other than antiretrovirals)
4.5 Systemic antifugal agents
5. Therapy with hyperimmune antiserum, interferons, immunoglobulins,
glucocorticosteroids, immunomodulatory agents
Infectious Diseases
1. Acute Pharyngitis
1.1. Viral Pharyngitis
1.2. Bacterial Pharyngitis ( group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, group
C and G beta-hemolytic streptococci, mixed aerobic/anaerobic
infection)
1.3. Vincent and Ludwig Angina, Peritonsillar Abscess
2. Streptococcal Infectious (Scarlet Fever, Erysipelas, Streptococcal Toxic
Shock Syndrome)
3. Staphylococcal Infectious
4. Rubeola ( Measles)
5. Rubella ( German Measles)
6. Infectious with Varicella-Zoster Virus ( Varicella, Herpes Zoster)
7. Influenza
8. Infectious Mononucleosis
9. Mumps
10. Diphteria
11. Pertussis
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12. Acute Pneumonia ( Infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae,


Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia spp,
Staphylococcus aureus, Klansiela spp, Pseudomonas aeroginosa,
Legionella spp; viral pneumonia)
13. Central Nervous System Infections
13.1. Viral and Bacterial Meningitis
13.2. Acute Encephalitis
14. Gastrointestinal Infections
14.1. Shigellosis
14.2. Foodborne Disease
14.3. Botulism
14.4. Cholera
14.5. Trichinosis
15. Acute Hepatitis ( Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E, G and TT Virus)
16. Cardiovascular Infections: Endocarditis
17. Thetanus
18. Anthrax
19. Rhabie
20. Sepsis and sepsis shock
21. Leptospirosis
22. Lyme disease
23. Acquired immunodeficiency virus infection
Clinical Practice:
Clinical cases( regarding the etiopathogenie, positive and differential
diagnosis, therapeutic strategies in the infectious diseases)
1. Streptococcal Infectious
2. Staphylococcal Infectious
3. Infectious with Varicella-Zoster Virus
4. Urlian Infectious
5. Rubeola
6. Infectious Mononucleosis
7. Influenza
8. Viral and Bacterial Pneumonias
9. Viral and Bacterial Meningitis( including TB meningitis)
10. Acute Encephalitis
11. Acute Viral Hepatitis
12. Gastrointestinal Infections
13. Foodborne Disease
14. Shigellosis
15. Botulism
16. Trichinosis
17. Leptospirosis
18. Anthrax (clinical practice or images)
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19.
20.
21.
22.

Thetanos (clinical practice or images)


Sepsis
HIV infection/AIDS
Diphteria (clinical practice or images

References:
1. Cohen J., Powderly W. G. Infectious Diseases, Second Edition, vol I, II,
Mosby, 2004
2. Zanc Virginia Boli infecioase Ed. Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu Cluj-Napoca 2011
3. Lupse Mihaela- Lecture Notes on Infectious Diseases Ed. Medical
Universitar Iuliu Haieganu Cluj-Napoca 2011
4. Mandell G. L., Bennett J. E. , Dolin R. Mandell, Douglas and Bennetts
Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases,7th Edition, vol I, II. Churchill
Livingstone, 2010.
5. Gillespie S. H., Hawkey Principles and Practice of Clinical Bacteriology.
Second Edition, 2006, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
6. Cooke a. Robin Infectious Diseases- McGraw-Hill Austrralia Pty Ltd,2008
Evaluation
Written exam
Practical exam
Activity during clinical practice

236

60%
20%
20%

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Compulsory

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
hours / sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Epidemiology, prevention and control of diseases
Asoc. Prof. Amanda Radulescu, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Epidemiology
MED 6 1 03 EN

TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code

48

Written
exam

Lectures

14

14

20

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives

Epidemiology in medicine- importance and uses in research and public


health.
Prevention and control of infectious and chronic diseases with important
impact in the communities, molecular and behaviour epidemiology as
important tools in modern epidemiology

Specific objectives

Learning, understanding and using epidemiology, prevention and control


of the main infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases, plus molecular
epidemiology and behavioural epidemiology.

Course content
Courses = 14 hours
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Epidemiology, prevention and control of respiratory infectious diseases


Epidemiology, prevention and control of gastrointestinal infections
Epidemiology, prevention and control of nosocomial infections
Epidemiology, prevention and control of acute viral hepatitis
Epidemiology, prevention and control of HIV infection and AIDS
Behaviour epidemiology
Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases
Molecular epidemiology
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Tutorials = 14 hours
1. Active and passive immunoprophylaxis - National Immunization
Programmes
2. Immunoprophylaxis and vaccine efficacy practical approach
3. Emerging and vaccine preventable diseases outbreak investigation and
pandemic alert
4. Practical approach of epidemiology for general practitioners
5. Chemoprophylaxis in medicine
6. Standard and transmission based precautions, attitude in case of
occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious materials.
References
1. Materials/handouts from lectures and tutorials.
2. I.S. Bocan. Epidemiologie practic pentru medicii de familie. Editura
Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu , Cluj-Napoca, 1999.
3. Maria Irina Brumboiu. Metode epidemiologice de baz pentru practica
medical. Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu Haieganu , Cluj-Napoca,
2005
4. I.S. Bocan. Epidemiologia general. Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu , Cluj-Napoca, 2006.
Evaluation
Written exam MCQ final test

238

DERMATOLOGY

I compulsory

28

28

28

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Dermatology
Prof. Rodica Cosgarea, MD, PhD
Medical specialties
Dermatology
MED 6 1 04 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

84

written
exam +
4
practical
exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI= clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Histology, histopathology, physiopathology
General objectives:

To recognize the elementary skin lesions


Running into good theoretical and practical issues in diagnosis and
therapeutical management of different skin diseases.

Specific objectives:

To acquire the knowledge connected with pathology of the skin.


To integrate the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in previous
years of study
To recognize common skin lesions
To make the diagnosis and therapy of common skin diseases

Course content:
1.

2.

General data about skin


1.1 The structure and function of the skin
1.2 Basic morphologies: skin lesions
1.3 Tests and techniques for diagnosis
1.4 Histopathology of the skin
1.5 Immunology of the skin
Viral diseases
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Bacterial diseases
Fungal diseases. Infestations
Genodermatoses
Urticaria
Eczematous dermatoses
Vasculitis
Psoriasis and other papulosquamous dermatoses
Vesiculobullous diseases
Connective tissue disorders
Adnexal diseases
Leg ulcer. Vascular disorders
Neoplasms of the skin
Sexually transmitted diseases

References:
1. Rodica Cosgarea, Alexandru Tataru, Adrian Baican, Daniela Vornicescu,
Dermato-Venerologie clinica, Editura Medical Universitar Iuliu
Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2011;
2. Rodica Cosgarea, Dermato-Venerologie Clinic, Editura Medical
Universitar Iuliu Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2008;
3. Alexandru Ttaru, Curs de Dermato-Venerologie, Editura Dacia ClujNapoca, 2003;
4. Rooks Textbook of Dermatology, Vol. I-IV, 7th edition;
5. J.L. Bolognia, J.L. Jorizzo, R.P. Rapini Dermatology, Vol. I-II, 2th edition;
6. O. Braun-Falco, G. Plewig, H.H. Wolff, W.H.C. Burgdorf Dermatology
Evaluation

240

Written exam 60%


Practical exam 20%
Seminar
20%

OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY

Hours/week
L

I compulsory

10

PA
24

Hours/sem
CI
-

L
70

PA
168

CI
-

72

Evaluation

Course
type

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study

Credits

Lectures

Medicine
Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lecturer Todea Cezarin, MD, PhD
Mother and child
Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic II
MED 6 1 05 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

Theoretical
exam +
310 12
practical
exam

L=lectures: PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Getting the basic theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of


obstetrics and gynecology necessary in medical training and useful in
future exams

Specific objectives

Theoretical and practical knowledge assessment, major objective in


medical training, because obstetrical and gynecological emergencies can
surprise any type of MD, regardless of specialty. We consider that a basic
training is absolutely necessary for a quality medical practice.

Course content
1. Anatomy of female genital tract. Osseous pelvis. Lax pelvis.
2. Hypothalamo-hypophyso-ovarian cycle. Menstrual cycle. Vaginal cycle.
Breast cycle. Hormonology.
3. Spermatogenesis, ovogenesis.
Ovulation, fecundation, nidation,
placentation, fetal annexes: amniotic fluid, umbilical cord,
embriogenesis, organogenesis.
4. Physiologic changes in pregnancy.
5. Diagnosis of pregnancy. Prenatal care. High risk pregnancy. Mothers
school and pshycoprofilactic measures. Medication in pregnancy.
6. Term fetus from obstetrical point of view.
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7. Clinical stages of birth. Labor physiology.


8. Birth mechanism in different presentations: cephalic presentations
and breech presentation.
9. Placental delivery and the IV th period of birth (normal and
pathological).
10. Fetal trauma in obstetrics. Distocic delivery.
11. Physiological puerperium, lactation. Pathological puerperium.
12. Multiple pregnancies. Vomiting during pregnancy.
13. First half of pregnancy bleeding.
14. Late pregnancy bleeding.
15. Premature delivery and premature rupture of membranes.
16. Hypertension in pregnancy.
17. Medical diseases during pregnancy. Izoimmunisation in pregnancy (Rh
and ABO). Diabetes mellitus in pregnancy.
18. The postdate pregnancy. Artificial induction of labor.
19. Fetal distress. Placental insufficiency and intrauterine growth
retardation.
20. Physiological stages of female. Disorders of menstrual function.
Dismenhorea
21. Vulvovaginal pathology.
22. Anatomic defects of the pelvis and urinary tract incontinence.
Malformations of female genitalia.
23. Pelvic inflammatory disease. Genital tuberculosis. Fallopian tube
tumors .Feminine and masculine sterility and infertility. Endometriosis.
24. Contraception and control of human reproduction.
25. Ovarian disorders.
26. Uterine corpus pathology.
27. Cervical pathology.
References
1. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - The Johns Hopkins
Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lippincott Williams Wilkins, 2007
2. Kenneth.J Leveno William Manual of Obstetrics, Mcgraw-hill, 2003
3. Ronald S. Gibbs, Beth Y. Karlon, Arthur F. Haney, Ingrid Nygaard
Danforths Obstetrics and Gynecology tenth edition Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins 2008
4. DK James, PJ Steer, CP Weiner, B Gonik High Risk Pregnancy
Management Options third ed. Elsevier 2005
5. Lawrence Impey Obstetrics and Gynecology Ed. Blackwell Science 2003
6. Decherney AH, Nathan L Current obstetrics and gynecology - Diagnosis
and Treatment - ninth edition. The McGraw - Hill Companies 2003
7. Symonds EM, Symonds 1M - Essential obstetrics and gynecology - fourth
edition. Churchill Livingstone. 2004
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Evaluation
Theoretical examination
Practical examination
Neonatology

50%
40%
10%

243

NEONATOLOGY

35

I compulsory

14

14

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
hours / week
hours / semester
L
PA CI
L
PA
CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Neonatology
Prof. Gabriela Zaharie, MD, PhD
Mother and child
Neonatology
MED 6 1 05 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written +
practical
exam

L= lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
General pediatrics
General objectives:

To achieve theoretic and practic notices about healthy term newborn,


intrauterine growth restriction newborn and notices concerning main
entities the neonatal pathology.
To achieve practical skills necessary for a complex ressucitation of the
newborn.

Specific objectives:
To achive theoretic notices about the neonatal pathology respiratory distress
syndrome, hyperbilirubinemia, neonatal asphyxia, principles of neonatal
reanimation complications of intrauterine growth restriction and neonatal
infections
Course content:
THEME (main chapters)
1. The term newborn
2. Neonatal asphyxia
3. Principles of neonatal reanimation
4. Respiratory distress syndrome
5. Newborns hyperbilirubinemia
6. Intrauterine growth restriction
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7. Neonatal infections
Devided on subchapters:
Definition. Classification of the newborn. Determination of gestational age.
Transition and adaptation to extrauterine life. Clinical panel of the term
newborn. Examination of the newborn. Characteristic conditions of the
newborn. Nursing of the newborn. Alimentation of the newborn. Incidence
and relation with cerebral paralysis. Risk factors. Manifestation of the organs
injury in asphyxia. Patterns of cerebral lesion. Diagnosis of neonatal asphyxia.
Differential diagnosis of neonatal encephalopathy. Neuroimaging used in HIE.
General principles of treatment. Outcome. Ethics. Primary and secondary
apnea. Resuscitation principle. Medication used in resuscitation. Hyaline
membrane disease (HMD). Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN).
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS). Rh incompatibility hyperbilirubinemia
(Rh isoimmunisation). Hemolytic disease by sanguine incompatibility of ABO
group. Hyperbilirubinemia with conjugated bilirubin. Definition. Incidence.
Fetal development. Phisiopathology. Clasification. Diagnosis. Clinical
examination. Neonatal effects. Outcome. Evolution. The colonization of the
normal newborn. Infection prevention. The factors pre-disposing for the
neonatal infection. Clinical signs of bacterial sepsis and meningitis.
Classification of neonatal infections. Diagnosis of sepsis. Principles of
treatment in the neonatal infection.
References:
1. Gabriela Zaharie Neonatology course for English section Editura Medicala
Universitara Iuliu HatieganuCluj-Napoca 2007
2. Janet M Rennie, Robertons Textbook of Neonatology, Ed. Elsevier, 2009
3. Gomella TL, Cunningham MD, Eyal FG, Zenk KE, Neonatology:
Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems Diseases, and Drugs, 5th
edition, Ed. McGraw-Hill, 2008
4. John P. Cloherty, Ann R. Stark Manual of neonatal care, Lippincott Raven ,
2010
Evaluation:

Written
Oral
Portofolio for activity

50%
40%
10%

245

PSYCHIATRY

II compulsory

42

49

80

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Psychiatry
Prof. Ioana Micluia, MD, PhD
Neurosciences
Psychiatry and pediatric psychiatry
MED 6 2 06 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Departament;
Discipline:
Course code:

Written
and
171 8
practical
exam

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Anatomy , physiology of CNS. Pharmacology of CNS, Neurology, Medical
Psychology, signs and symptoms in Psychiatry.
General objectives:

To gain basic general knowledge referring to main psychiatric disorders

Specific objectives:

To learn to conduct a psychiatric interview


To learn to group the psychiatric symptoms into syndromes
Establishment of the psychiatric diagnosis most
Planning of the therapeutic frames for the main psychiatric diseases
To learn the principles for the patients recovery

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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The history of psychiatry and the relationship with other sciences


Introductory notions concerning normality, psychiatric disorder
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Mood disorders. Suicide
Dementias
Alcoholism and substance induced disorders
Psychiatric Emergengies
Anxiety disorders and other stress related disorders

9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Personality disorders
Impulse control disorders. Sleep Disorders
Eating disorders
Sexuality disorders
The treatment of psychiatric disorders (Psychopharmacology and other
biological therapies)
14. Psychotherapies
15. Social therapy and psychiatric rehabilitation
16. Psychiatric legal issues and assessment of the work capacity
References:
1. Cohen RI, Hart JJ, (1995) Student Psychiatry Today. A comprehensive
Textbook (second edition) , Elsevier Health Sciences, Kidlington, Oxford
2. Chen YA., (2011)2011 Toronto notes: comprehensive medical reference &
review for MCCQE I & USMLE II: McGraw-Hill Education;Toronto.
3. Gelder M, (1994) Concise Oxford Textbook of psychiatry,Oxford University
Press, Oxford.
4. Karila L., (2011) Le book de ECN. France: Wolters Kluwer Healyh .Global
Media Sante, Neuilly-sur-Seine.
5. Waldinger RJ, MD. (1997)Psychiatry for Medical Students, Third Edition,
American Psychiatric Press/Publishing, Arlington.
6. Stoudemire A. (1990) Clinical psychiatry for medical students. J P
Lippincott Comp, Philadelphia.
Evaluation:

75% from the final grade (37.5% oral/ 37.5% written psychiatric
evaluation)
25% written test in pediatric Psychiatry

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PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRY

II compulsory

14

14

20

48

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credits

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Prof. Ioana Micluia, MD, PhD
Neurosciences
Psychiatry and child psychiatry
MED 6 2 06 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

Written exam
(part of the
adult
psychiatry
exam)

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Medical Psychology, Pediatric Neurology, Signs and symptoms in Psychiatry
General objectives:

basic knowledge regarding child and adolescent psychiatric disorders


acquiring competences of recognition and diagnosis of children and
adolescents psychiatric illness, enabling the student to direct the child to
the psychiatrist for further evaluation

Specific objectives:

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acquiring competences of recognition and diagnosis of children and


adolescents psychiatric illnesses
knowledge of psychopharmacologic treatments best prescribed for each
pathology
understand the patient and the illness in the context of their
developmental life experiences
treatment in a multidimensional manner
acquiring the ability of team-working

Course content:
1. General principles of development and the psychiatric evaluation of
children and adolescents
2. Developmental disorders: Mental Retardation, Learning Disorders,
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
3. Disruptive behavior disorders: ADHD, Conduct Disorders, Oppositional
defiant Disorder
4. Early Onset Schizophrenia
5. Peculiarities of bipolarity and anxiety in children and adolescents
6. Tic Disorder
7. Elimination Disorders.Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early
Childhood
8. Child Neglect and Abuse. Juvenile delinquency
9. Psychotherapy
References:
1. Holiff, J, White, M, (2011) Psychiatry, in Yinming, A, Tran, C, Toronto Notes
for Medical Students, Toronto.
2. Stubbe, D,(2007). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins, Philadelphia.
3. Stoudemire, A, (1990). Clinical Psychiatry for Medical Students, Lippincott
Company, Philadelphia.
Evaluation:

Written Exam (25% from the final mark)

249

ANESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE

I Compulsory

21

21

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities
study
Hours/week
Hours/sem
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Lectures

Credit

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Prof. Natalia Hagau, MD, PhD
Surgery
Anesthesia and Intensive Care 2 (ATI 2)
MED 6 1 07 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

42

Written
ex +
3
practical
ex

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Semiology, Internal Medicine
General objectives

Knowledges of the essential and specific elements for the management


of a critically ill patient, management of advanced cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation, basic elements for the practice of Anaesthesia.

Specific objectives
Knowledges of basic principles for the management of the critically ill patient:
General principles and basic loco-regional and general anesthetic
techniques, general knowledges of anesthetic drugs pharmacology and
anesthetic equipment;
Details of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation protocols, pathophysiology and
management of cardiac arrest;
General knowledges about etiology, pathophysiology, clinical aspects and
management of acute respiratory failure, general knowledges about
mechanical ventilation and oxygenation of critically ill patient, particular
situations ARDS
Clinical knowledges of different forms of shock (hypovolemic,
hemorrhagic, septic, obstructive, distributive, endocrine);
Etiology, diagnosis and treatment of comas, brain death diagnosis,
intensive care management of organ donor for organ transplantation;
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Main disorders of acid-base balance and electrolytes


Volemic therapy and transfusion therapy blood components and
transfusion complications

Curse content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

General principles of anaesthesia


Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation
Acute respiratory failure (ARDS)
Shock
Evaluating the patient with altered consciousness in the Intensive Care
Unit Brain Death
6. Acid-base balance and electrolytes disorders
7. Volemic therapy and transfusion therapy blood components and
transfusion complications
References
1. Acalovschi I. Manual de anestezie si terapie intensiva, Ed. Clusium, ClujNapoca 2002
2. Ionescu D, Zdrehu C. Textbook of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Ed
Ecco, Cluj-Napoca 2004
3. Miller R. Millers Anesthesia 6th edition, Elsevier Churchll Livingstone,
2005,
4. Bersten AD, Ohs Intensive Care 5th edition Butterworth/Heinemann 2003
5. Irwin RS. Rippe J M Manual of intensive care medicine, 4th Edition: 4,
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010
6. Nolan J European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2005
Evaluation

Written Exam 50%


Practical Exam 50%

251

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

hours/week
L

II compulsory

PA

hours/sem.
CI

21

PA

21

72

written ex. +
practical ex.
3
+ activity
portfolio

CI

30

Evaluation

Course
type

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study

Credit

Lectures

Medicine
Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Lecturer Adela Golea, MD, PhD
Surgery
Emergency medicine
MED 6 2 08 EN

TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites:
Internal medicine, surgery, cardiology, imaging
General objectives:

Introducing the concept of emergency medical assistance.


Running into good theoretical and practical issues in therapeutically and
diagnosis management of different degrees emergencies.

Specific objectives:

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Knowing the principles in adjustment of proper emergency medical


assistance: triage and team work, therapeutically and diagnosis
particularities.
Recognition of the critical patient, the cardiac arrest and the syndromes
leading to cardiac arrest.
Running into good practice of BLS and ALS in pediatric and adult patients.
Recognition of particular ALS techniques in special situation.
Implementation of triage and therapeutic diagnosis emergency
management concepts in vital risk medical emergencies:
rhythm/conduction disturbances, myocardial infarction, shock, coma and
poisonings.

Running into good practice of primary/secondary evaluation principles


and of emergency therapy methods in the multi-system injured patient,
burns patients, both in pre hospital care and ER.

Course content:
1. Organization of a hospital and pre hospital emergency service. Team
management concept in emergency. Triage issues. Recognition of the
critical patient (cardiac arrest, coma, acute respiratory failure, acute
coronary syndrome) and emergency therapy management algorithms.
Cardiac arrest causes recognition. BLS.
2. ALS: administration ways and drugs used in ALS, electrical therapy (cardio
version/ defibrillation, pace maker). ALS: resuscitation algorithms.
3. CPR in various special situations (pregnancy, poisonings, electrocution,
hanging, hypothermia, drowning). Pediatric CPR particularities.
4. Rhythm and conduction disturbances: emergency evaluation, emergency
therapy algorithms. Emergency algorithms for myocardial infarction: pre
hospital and hospital (STEMI, non STEMI)
5. Emergency attitude in poisonings: evaluation, emergency therapy
(hemodynamic and respiratory support, antagonists). The multi-system
injured patient. The trauma producing mechanism.
6. Primary and secondary evaluation in the trauma patient. Hypovolemic and
traumatic shock. Mobilization/immobilization and transportation of multisystem injured patients.
7. Head, facial and spinal cord injuries: evaluation, emergency therapy.
Chest, abdominal and pelvic trauma: evaluation, emergency therapy.
Emergency attitude in case of burns patients.
References:
1. Jim Holliman, Raed Arafat, Cristian Boeriu: Asistena de Urgen a
Pacientului Traumatizat- ISBN 973-9087-69-8, Casa de Editur Mure 2004
2. Mircea Chiorean, Sanda Copotoiu, Leonard Azamfirei: Managementul
bolnavului critic, vol.I, Univerity Press Trgu Mure, 1999
3. CPR protocols: http://www.erc.edu/index.php/guidelines_download/, 2010
4. Judith E. Tintinalli, Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide,
7e, 2010
5. Marx Rosen, Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice, 7th ed.,
Mosby, 2010
Evaluation:
Written exam
30%
Practical exam 60%
Activity portfolio 10%

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FORENSIC MEDICINE

Semester

Course
type

II

Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

28

21

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Dan Perju Dumbrava, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Forensic Medicine
MED 6 2 09 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

49

Exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: General objectives:


Browse couse provide students familiarity with aspects of:
thanatology and Forensic Pathology
clinical forensic medicine
forensic toxicology
aspects of malpractice/medical law and related jurisprudence
Specific objectives:

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aims to give core info on forensic medicine, ethics, and medical law and
also to aquire the necessary knowledge for recognising forensic causes of
death, traumatic injuries presented by pacients, requiring forensic
evaluations and a guidance to the competent forensic medicine services.
perform medico-legal postmortem exams, and interprete authopsy
findings and results of other relevant investigations to logically conclude
the cause ,manner and time since death
preserve and dispatch specimens in medico-legal/postmortem cases and
other concerned matherials to the appropriate government agencies for
necessary exams.

Course content:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Definition of forensic medicine-legislation


Medico-legal thanatology
Medico-legal traumatology
Injuries and death determined by physical forces
Forensic toxicology
Clinical forensic medicine
Medico-legal obstetrics and sexual offences
Problems of medical deontology and responsability

References:
1. Dermengiu
DanPatologie
Medico-Legala,
ed.Viata
Medicala
Romaneasca, 2002
2. Perju-Dumbrav Dan, Margineanu V, TEORIE I PRACTIC MEDICOLEGAL ,Ed.Argonaut, 1996 ,
3. Perju-Dumbrava Dan,--EXPERTIZA MEDICO-LEGAL N PRACTICA
JURIDIC, Ed. Argonaut, 1999
4. Perju-Dumbrav Dan--RESPONSABILITATE MEDICAL---, Ed.Hipparion,
2000,
5. Perju-Dumbrava Dan, Zaharie Toader--MEDICIN LEGAL -TEXT, IMAGINE;
FILM, Ed.Argonaut, 2001 -- 248 pagini text, 519 imagini , 53 filme, Editat
i pe Compact-Disc.
6. Perju-DumbravaDan--MEDICINA LEGALA, Ed. Argonaut, 2006, .
7. Perju-Dumbrava Dan, Martis Doru--CURS DE MEDICINA JUDICIARA SI
LEGISLATIE MEDICALA, Ed Cordial Lex, Cluj-Napoca 2008 ,
8. Stefan Anitan-Forensic medicine for english students (under editingHumanitas 2012)
9. www.legmed.ro
10. www.imlcluj.ro
Evaluation:
Written exam
30%
Practical exams 60%
Activity portfolio 10%

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TRAINING IN THE PRACTICAL SKILLS CENTER

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours/week
hours/sem.
L
PA CI
L
PA CI

Credits

Evaluation

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Training in the practical skills center
Lecturer Gherman Claudia, MD, PhD
Surgery
Emergency Medicine
MED 6 2 10 EN
TOTAL

Semester

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code:

28

Practical
exam

Lectures

I Compulsory

21

L=lectures; PA=practical activities; CI=clinical internships

Pre-requisites: General objectives:

Gaining the necessary practical skills in order to achieve basic medical


practical gestures

Specific objectives:

Knowledge of indications and clinical skills techniques, as described in


Book for practical abilities, chapter Performe by itself and explain to the
patients. Practical learning of these skills by hands-on exercises on
mannequins and simulators.

Course contents
Intensive Care Station
Venous puncture
Setting up an iv line
Arterial puncture
Oxygen administration
ECG, SpO2, BP, pulse, temperature monitoring
Emergency Station
Airway desobstruction
Defibrillation
Fractures immobilisation
External bleeding control
Surgery 2 stations
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Sterility: induction, control, maintenance


Knots and Sutures
Sutures removal
Injections: sc, id, im, iv
Incision and drainage of superficial lesions
Simple dressing - fixation
Wound and Stoma care
Nasogastric tube
Rectal examination
Male urinary catheterisation
Obstetrics and Ginecology station
Normal birth
Vaginal examination
Papanicolau test
Female urinary catheterisation
References:
Printed documents for each manoeuvre (available at the Simulation Centre)
Evaluation
Practical examination. Instructor evaluation
corresponding with the evaluation forms

for

each

station,

257

PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
activities
activities study
hours / week
hours / week
C
LP St
C
LP St

Credit

Evalution

Course
type

Medicine
Medicine
Public Health and Management
Prof. Cristina Borzan, MD, PhD
Community Medicine
Public Health and Management
MED 6 2 11 EN
TOTAL

Sem.

Field of Study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course code

62

Exam:
Written+
practical

Lectures

II Compulsory

28

14

20

C = courses; LP = workshop; St=internship

Pre-requisites:
Primary health care, Family medicine, Legislation, Psychiatry, Oncology,
Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Legal Medicine, Behavior Sciences
General objectives:

Understanding of Public Health content


Introduction to Health Services Management

Specific objectives:

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Defining health status and the determining factors


Health status measurement
Estimation of health status and importance of determining factors
Understand the major trends in issues regarding the population
Describing the main demographic events and demographic phenomenons
Using the demographic information for the demographic phenomenon
measurement
Describing of the main characteristics of the demograpic phenomenons
Understanding the relationship between demography and Public Health
Identify the factors affecting population reproduction
Measurement, description and comparative analysis of mortality and
mortality; Identify the key mortality characteristics and the control
meanings
Supporting the prevention concept current trend
Demonstrate the advantages and limitations of different preventive
strategies

Describing the ways of action and primary preventive services regarding


the key health issues
Define the concept of health promotion and health education and define
the above two concepts objectives
Understand the communication and behavioral health key factors
Identify the steps of planning and evaluation of health education
Understand the importance of older adults social/medical aspects
Description of ageing-related demographic phenomena
Description of the impact of demographic transition on population health
Identify roles, functions, attributes management
Description of organizational culture and development of systemic thinking
in health
Understand the concept of medical-social marketing
Importance and project management steps

Course Content
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

The objectives of WHO in the XXI century


Public Health and Individual health
The health status of the population and the determining factors
Health status measurement indicators
Key events and demographic phenomena
Demographic transition
Reproduction of the population
Chronic illness as a public health issue
Prevention strategies, health promotion and health education,
Toxic and narcotic drugs regulations
Introduction to health services management, medical and social
marketing and project management
12. Health care systems, health insurance
13. Communication in health services
References
1. BORZAN C. - Noi abordri ale Sntii Publice i Managementului n
Regiunea European a Oranizaiei Mondiale a Sntii, Editura Medical
Universitar I. Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2007
2. BORZAN C., MOCEAN F., - Sntate Public, Editura Medical Universitar
I. Haieganu, Cluj-Napoca, 2002
3. ENCHESCU D., MARCU M.GR., Sntate public i management sanitar,
Editura All, Bucureti, 1997
4. MARCU M.G., MINC D., Sntate public i management sanitar, Editura
Universitar Carol Davila, Bucureti, 2003
5. MUREAN P., Manual de metode matematice n analiza strii de sntate,
Editura medical, Bucureti, 1989
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6. O.M.S. Health 21 Health for all n the 21-st century, European Health
for All, Series no. 5, Copenhaga, 1996
7. TREBICI V., Demografie, Editura tiinific i Enciclopedic, Bucureti, 1979
8. TREBICI V., Populaia Terrei, Editura tiinific, Bucureti, 1991
9. VLDESCU C. (coord.), Managementul serviciilor de sntate, Editura
Expert, Bucureti, 2000
Evaluation

260

Written
Practical
Activity

70%
20%
10%

GERIATRICS

Sem.

Type of
course

II Compulsory

PA

CI

PA

CI

14

21

25

Evaluation

Practical
Practical Individual
Lectures
Activities
Activities Study
hours/ week
hours / sem / module

Lectures

Credit

Medicine
Medicine
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Lecturer Valer Donca, MD, PhD
Medical specialties
Geriatrics and Gerontology
MED 6 2 12 EN

TOTAL

Field of study:
Study programme:
Course title:
Course coordinator:
Department:
Discipline:
Course Code:

60

Written
exam

L=lectures; PA=Practical Activities; St= stages

Pre-requisites: General Objectives:

Distinction between so-called normal aging and pathological changes of


aging
Avoid both curable pathology interpretation as simple manifestation of
aging and the attempt to treat the natural process of aging such as
diseases

Specific objectives:

Knowledge of the physiological changes of systems in aging process


Identification and management of special problems of elderly patients

Course content:
1. History of geriatrics
2. Demographics
3. Theories of aging: theory of wear, intercatenare theory, radical free
theory, the theory of catastrophic errors, the theory of mitochondrial,
accumulation theory, neuro-endocine theory
4. Physiological changes of systems in aging: sense organs, respiratory tract,
cardiovascular, renal, digestive and endocrine systems
5. Geriatric assessment: medical, functional, cognitive, emotional, nutritional
and socio-economic assessment

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6. Special problems in geriatric practice: nutrition, dehydration, constipation,


urinary incontinence, delirium, tremor, pressure sores, instability, falls,
hypothermia, immobilization, sleep disorders
7. Pharmacotherapy in elderly patients. Quality indicators in elderly
pharmacotherapy (ACOVE - Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elders). Beers
Criteria to avoid the improper use of medication in the elderly.
References:
1. Donca V. Gerontologie i Geriatrie, Ed. Casa Crii de Stiin, Cluj Napoca,
2008.
2. Blceanu-Stolnici C. Geriatrie practic. Ed. Amaltea, Bucureti, 1998.
3. Fillit HM, Rockwood K, Woodhouse K. Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric
Medicine and Gerontology.Saunders Elsevier, 2010.
Evaluation
Writing Exam
90%
Personal activity 10%

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B. ELECTIVE COURSES
METHODOLOGY REGARDING THE ELECTIVE COURSES
AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Academic year 2014-2015
The present Methodology has been issued for organising the selection of
elective courses for Medicine Facultys students from Iuliu Haieganu
University, Cluj-Napoca.
1. Each year, until the beginning of March, all departments which are willing
to teach elective courses have to transmit to Deans Office the following
information concerning the proposal for the elective course:
- Course title
- Course coordinator
- Brief description of the course (course contents; evaluation)
- Course location and timetable
2. After elective courses approval in Medical Facultys Council from March,
they are communicated to the students:
a) On Universitys site www.umfcluj.ro, at section News for Students
b) On Medicine Facultys News Advertisement
c) On Medicines students email discussion groups.
3. Based on the available information, each student from the Faculty of
Medicine must choose the desired elective course and enrol during the
period established and announced by the Faculty Board.
4. The enrolment can be done online on the University website (section News for students), depending on the number of places available (rule
first come-first served)
5. Each student will choose 3 elective courses, in order of preference, so that
if the first choice is not available, there would be other alternatives.
6. Once filled in and signed, the application represents the students
obligation to attend certain elective courses.
7. For organising a free-tax course, the minimum number of participant
students is 60. The maximum number of participant students for an
elective course is 80.
8. Elective courses having a smaller number of students, between 15 and 60
enrolled students are going to be organised with payment (fee - 20 RON).

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9. In the case that the first option of the student cannot be validated (no
more places left or not enough students enrolled), the student will be
enrolled at the other chosen courses, in the order of his/her choice.
10. After the enrolment deadline, the students who were not admitted for
elective courses, are going to be enrolled only for the elective courses that
have unoccupied places left.
11. Students who want to attend more than one elective course are allowed
to do this, depending on unoccupied places left at the end of enrolment
period and after the distribution of un-enrolled students.
12. The final list of students for elective courses is going to be communicated
to teachers and students until the end of June 2014.
13. For students enrolled in the first year of study in academic year 20142015, the enrolment for elective courses is going to take place in October
2014.
14. After approval, the present Methodology is going to be communicated to
Medicine Facultys students :
a) On Universitys site www.umfcluj.ro, at section News for Students
b) On Medicine Facultys News Advertisement
c) On Medicines students email discussion groups.

DEAN,
Prof. Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD, PhD

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ELECTIVE COURSES FREE OF CHARGE


YEAR I (2014 / 2015)
MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ROMANIAN
Crt. Nr.

Course title

Introduction in Experimental Surgery

2
3

Medical Sociology
Healthy Lifestyle and Health Education

Structure and Functioning of the Medical Care System

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. George Dindelegan,
MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof.Ioan Zanc, MD, PhD
Prof. Borzan Cristina, MD, PhD
Prof. Ioan Stelian Bocan, MD,
PhD

Discipline
Surgical Clinic I
Socio-humanistic sciences
Public Health
Epidemiology

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH


Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Basics in molecular pathology
2

Introduction to experimental surgery

Medical communication

Course coordinator
Lecturer Tiberiu Nistor, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. George Dindelegan,
MD, PhD
Prof. Dan Dumitracu, MD, PhD

Discipline
Biochimie medical
Chirurgie I
Medical II

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN FRENCH


Crt. Nr.

265

Course title

Course coordinator

Discipline

Molecular Pathology

Medical Communication

Assoc. Prof. Cristina Drugan, MD,


PhD
Prof. Dan Dumitracu, MD, PhD

Medical Biochemistry
Medical Clinic II

YEAR II (2014 / 2015)


MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ROMANIAN
Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Cardio-circulatory Explorations
2

Drugs and Addictions

Medical Pedagogy

The use of stem cells in cell therapy and tissue engineering

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Dana Pop, MD, PhD
Prof. Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD,
PhD
Prof. Doina Cozman, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Carmen Mihu, MD,
PhD

Discipline
Cardiology Rehabilitation
Pharmacology
Clinical Psychology
Histology

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH


Crt. Nr.
3

Course title
Cardio-circulatory Explorations

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Dana Pop, MD, PhD

Discipline
Cardiology Rehabilitation

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN FRENCH


Crt. Nr.
1

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Course title
Drugs and Addictions

Course coordinator
Prof. Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD,
PhD

Discipline
Pharmacology

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YEAR III (2014 / 2015)


MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ROMANIAN
Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Synthesis of Clinical Physiology
2
Neurological Examination in Medical Emergencies
Robot surgery in urology
3
Theory and training
4
Psychosomatic Medicine

Course coordinator
Prof. Adriana Muresan, MD, PhD
Prof. Ioan Marginean , MD, PhD

Discipline
Physiology
Neurology

Prof. Ioan Coman, MD, PhD


Prof. Dan Dumitrascu, MD, PhD

Urology
Medical Clinic II

Course coordinator
Prof. Ioan Marginean, MD, PhD

Discipline
Neurology

Course coordinator
Prof. Ioan Marginean, MD, PhD

Discipline
Neurology

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH


Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Neurological examination in emergency medicine

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN FRENCH


Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Neurological examination in emergency medicine

268

YEAR IV (2014 / 2015)


MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ROMANIAN
Crt. Nr.

Course title

Oncologic Surgery

Educational psychology

Ultrasound examination in medical-surgical emergencies

Introduction in the psychology and psychopathology of


communication

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Dan Eniu,
MD, PhD
Prof. Doina Cozman, MD,
PhD
Prof. Radu Badea, MD,
PhD
Lecturer Dr. Vlad
Zdrenghea, MD, PhD

Discipline
Oncologic Surgery
Medical Psychology
Medical Imaging
Psychiatry

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH


Crt. Nr.

Course title

The ultrasound examination in emergencies

Oncologic Surgery

Course coordinator
Discipline
Lecturer Horatiu Branda, MD,
Medical Imaging
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Dan Eniu, MD,
Oncologic Surgery
PhD

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN FRENCH


Crt. Nr.

269

Course title

Course coordinator

Discipline

Oncologic Surgery

Management of patients with common pathology in


hepato-gastroenterology

Assoc. Prof. Dan Eniu, MD,


PhD
Prof. Petru Adrian Mircea,
MD, PhD

Oncologic Surgery
Medical Clinic I

YEAR V (2014 / 2015)


MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ROMANIAN
Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Major Cardiac Emergencies
2

Oncologic Psychology

Legal bioethics

Sports Medicine

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Daniela Bedeleanu, MD, PhD
Lecturer Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu, MD,
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Dan Perju-Dumbrav, MD,
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Vasile Negrean, MD, PhD

Discipline
Cardiology Heart Institute

Course coordinator
Lecturer Lupe Mihaela, MD, PhD

Discipline
Infectious Diseases

Oncologic Surgery
Forensic Medicine
Medical Clinic IV

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH


Crt. Nr.
Course title
1
Tropical Infectious Pathology

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN FRENCH


Crt. Nr.

270

Course title

Course coordinator

Discipline

271

Tropical Infectious Pathology

Lecturer Ciutic Ionel, MD, PhD

Infectious Diseases

YEAR VI (2014 / 2015)


MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ROMANIAN
Crt. Nr.

Course title

Oncologic Gynecology

Malpractice and Medical Law

3
4

Prenatal examination. Applications of the ultrasound


examination in monitoring the pregnancy
Applications of cognitive and behavioral
psychotherapy in children and teenagers

Course coordinator
Lecturer Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu, MD,
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Perju-Dumbrava Dan, MD,
PhD

Discipline
Oncologic Surgery
Forensic Medicine

Assoc. Prof. Dan Mihu, MD, PhD

Obstetrics-Gynecology Clinic II

Assoc. Prof. Viorel Lupu, MD, PhD

Psychiatry

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH


Crt. Nr.
1

Course title
Oncologic Gynecology

Course coordinator
Lecturer Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu, MD,
PhD

Discipline
Oncologic Surgery

MEDICINE STUDY PROGRAMME IN FRENCH


Crt. Nr.
1

272

Course title
Pediatric oncology and haematology

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof Gheorghe Pop, MD, PhD

Discipline
Pediatrics II

ELECTIVE COURSES WITH FEES


Crt. Nr.
1
2
3

Course title
Medical sociology
Neuro-ophtalmology Anatomic and clinical basics

Cardio-circulatory Explorations
Drugs and Addictions

Applied physiopathology

Applied physiopathology

Peripheral vascular surgery

8
9
10

273

Syntheses of clinical physiology


Digestive and interventional endoscopy
Personality Psychology

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Iustin Lupu, MD,
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Bianca Szabo, MD,
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Dana Pop, MD,
PhD
Prof. Anca Buzoianu, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Adriana Bulboac,
MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Alina Prvu , MD,
PhD
Assoc. Prof. Adriana Bulboac ,
MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Alina Prvu, MD,
PhD
Prof. Aurel Mironiuc, MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Simona Clichici,
MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Marcel Tanu,
MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Doina Cozman ,

Discipline

Year of
study
I English

Socio-humanistic sciences
II
Anatomy
II French
Cardiology Rehabilitation
Pharmacology

II English

Physiopathology

III

Physiopathology

III English

Surgical Clinic II

III
III French

Physiology
IV
Medical Clinic III
Psychology

11
12
13
14

Clinical electrocardiography and echocardiography in cardiac


emergencies
Special cardiology cardiovascular explorations
Emergency radio-imaging diagnosis
The pain 7 things any student should know about pain
Invasive cardiology

15
Introduction in classic heomeopathy
16

MD, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Dan Rdulescu,
MD, PhD
Prof. Sorin Blaga, MD, PhD
Prof. Silviu Sfrngeu, MD, PhD
Prof. Simona Rednic, MD, PhD
Prof. Radu Cplneanu, MD,
PhD
Prof. Dafin Fior Mureanu,
MD, PhD

Medical Clinic V

Medical Clinic I
Radiology
Rheumatology
Cardiology Heart Institute

V
V
VI
VI

Neurology

VI

OPTIONAL COURSES - with fee


Crt. Nr.
1.

Course title
Medical sociology

Course coordinator
Assoc. Prof. Iustin
Lupu, MD, PhD

Discipline
Socio-humanistic sciences

Year of study
I French

PEDAGOGIC MODULE with fee


Crt. Nr.

Course title

Discipline

Course coordinator

1.

Medical pedagogy

Prof. Doina Cozman, MD, PhD

Medical Psychology

2.

Teaching Methods

Prof. Valentin Muntean, MD,

Surgical Clinic IV

274

Year of study
II
IV, V, VI

PhD
3.

Pedagogical Practice

Prof. Valentin Muntean, MD,


PhD

Surgical Clinic IV

4.

Educational Psychology

Prof. Doina Cozma, MD, PhD

Medical Psychology

275

IV, V, VI
V, VI

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