Course Description

IMG SOS

IMG SOS is endorsed by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) as a bridging course provider. It offers personalized and online courses that address the specific needs of each student to help them achieve a great result.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module - Overview and Introduction

    • Overview of your course

    • Welcome from the Medical Director

    • Course release and UTC

    • Intro lesson 1 - Introduction to the AMC examinations

    • INTRO lesson 2 - Medical content of the AMC MCQ CAT exam

    • INTRO 3 - What is a computer adaptive test (CAT)?

    • INTRO 4 - Recommended resources for the AMC MCQ

    • Intro lesson 5 - Australian health in context

    • Intro lesson 6 - Introduction to the Australian health system

    • Intro discussion forum - Meet your classmates

    • INTRO RESOURCE - Further readings on the Australian health system

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    CHAPTER 1 - Module 1: Adult medicine - CARDIOVASCULAR

    • Overview of cardiovascular content for AMC MCQ

    • Introduction to module 1.1 cardiovascular disease

    • CVS lesson 1 - An approach to a patient with chest pain

    • CVS lesson 2 - Cardiovascular disease

    • CVS Resource: Calgary Guides Ischaemic heart disease

    • CVS lesson 3 - Acute coronary syndrome

    • CVS lesson 4 - ECG hints and tips

    • CVS lesson 5 - Assessing cardiovascular risk

    • CVS lesson 6 - Managing cardiovascular risk factors

    • CVS lesson 7 - Arrhythmia

    • CVS lesson 8- Cardiac failure

    • CVS lesson 9 - Hypertension

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    CHAPTER 1 - Module 2: Adult medicine - RESPIRATORY

    • Introduction to module 1.2 respiratory disease

    • Overview of respiratory content for AMC MCQ

    • RESP lesson 1 - An approach to a patient with respiratory symptoms

    • RESP lesson 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

    • RESP lesson 3 - Asthma

    • RESP VIDEO - What is the link between aspirin and asthma?

    • RESP lesson 4 - Bronchiectasis

    • RESP lesson 5 - Pneumonia

    • RESP lesson 6 - Pulmonary embolus

    • RESP lesson 7 - interstitial lung disease

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    CHAPTER 1 - Module 3: Adult medicine - DIGESTIVE / LIVER

    • Introduction to module 1.3 Gastrointestinal disease

    • Overview of gastrointestinal/liver content for AMC MCQ

    • GIL lesson 1 - Approach to the patient with gastrointestinal symptoms

    • GIL lesson 2 - Inflammatory bowel disease

    • GIL lesson 3 viral hepatitis

    • GASTRO/LIVER video : Understanding Hepatitis B serology

    • GIL lesson 4 - Colorectal cancer

    • GIL lesson 5 - Approach to the patient with jaundice

    • GIL lesson 6 - Dyspepsia

    • GIL lesson 7 - Gastrointestinal blood loss

    • GIL lesson 8 Dysphagia

    • GIL lesson 9 - Needlestick injury and infectious disease protocols

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    CHAPTER 1 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 1 QUIZ - Cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology

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    CHAPTER 2 - Module 1: Adult medicine - ENDOCRINOLOGY

    • Introduction to module 2.1 Endocrinology

    • Overview of endocrinology content for AMC MCQ

    • ENDO lesson 1 - Diabetes mellitus (type 1)

    • ENDO lesson 2 - Overweight and obesity

    • ENDO lesson 2 video 1: Obesity in Australia

    • ENDO lesson 2 video 2: Approach to an obese patient

    • ENDO lesson 2 video 3: Motivational interviewing

    • ENDO lesson 3 - Diabetes mellitus (type 2)

    • ENDO lesson 4 - Hyperthyroidism

    • ENDO lesson 5 - Hypothyroidism

    • ENDO lesson 6 - Pituitary disorders

    • ENDO lesson 7 - Adrenal disorders

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    CHAPTER 2 - Module 2: Adult medicine - RHEUMATOLOGY / IMMUNOLOGY

    • Overview of rheumatology / immunology content for AMC MCQ

    • RHEUM lesson 1 Osteoporosis

    • RHEUM lesson 2 - An approach to the patient with joint pain

    • RHEUM lesson 3 - Osteoarthritis

    • RHEUM lesson 4 - Rheumatoid arthritis

    • RHEUM lesson 5 - Crystal arthropathy

    • RHEUM lesson 6 - SLE & antiphospholipid syndrome

    • RHEUM lesson 7 - The Spondyloarthropathies

    • RHEUM lesson 8 - scleroderma, CREST syndrome and Sjogrens

    • RHEUM lesson 9 - vasculitides

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    CHAPTER 2 - Module 3: Adult medicine - HAEMATOLOGY

    • Overview of haemtology content for AMC MCQ

    • HAEM lesson 1 - Abnormalities of white blood cells

    • HAEM lesson 2 - Lymphomas

    • HAEM lesson 3 - Leukaemias

    • HAEM lesson 4 - Multiple myeloma

    • HAEM lesson 5 - Abnormalities of red cells

    • HAEM lesson 6 - Disorders of coagulation

    • HAEM lesson 7 - Abnormalities of platelets

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    CHAPTER 2 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 2 QUIZ - endocrine, rheumatology and haematology

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    CHAPTER 3.1 Adult medicine - NERVOUS SYSTEM

    • Overview of nervous system content for AMC MCQ

    • NEURO lesson 1 - Coma / impaired consciousness

    • NEURO lesson 2 - Parkinsons disease

    • NEURO lesson 3 - CVA & TIA

    • NEURO lesson 4 - Multiple sclerosis

    • NEURO lesson 5 - Epilepsy

    • NEURO lesson 6 - Dizziness / vertigo

    • NEURO lesson 7 - Headache

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    CHAPTER 3.2 Adult medicine - RENAL & URINARY TRACT

    • Overview of renal and urinary content for AMC MCQ

    • RENAL lesson 1 - Acute kidney injury

    • RENAL lesson 2 - Chronic kidney disease

    • RENAL lesson 3 - Urinary tract infection

    • RENAL lesson 4 - Urinary calculi

    • RENAL lesson 5 - Urinary tract malignancy

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    CHAPTER 3.3 Adult medicine - AGED CARE & PALLIATIVE CARE

    • Overview of aged and palliative care content for AMC MCQ

    • AGED/PALL lesson 1 - Dementia

    • AGED/PALL lesson 2 - Falls

    • AGED/PALL lesson 3 - Elder abuse

    • AGED/PALL lesson 4 - The dying patient

    • AGED/PALL lesson 5 - Advanced care directives

    • AGED/PALL lesson 6 - Symptom control and pain management

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    CHAPTER 3 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 3 QUIZ - Neurology, renal, aged and palliative care

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    CHAPTER 4.1 Adult medicine/surgery - ELECTROLYTES

    • Overview of electrolyte disturbance content for AMC MCQ

    • CHEM lesson 1 - Disorders of sodium concentration

    • CHEM lesson 2 - Disorders of potassium concentration

    • CHEM lesson 3 - Disorders of calcium concentration

    • CHEM lesson 4 - Acid-base disorders

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    CHAPTER 4.2 Adult surgery - TRAUMA & INJURIES

    • Overview of trauma / injury content for AMC MCQ

    • TRAUMA lesson 1 - Burns

    • TRAUMA lesson 2 - Electrical injury

    • TRAUMA lesson 3 - Limb fractures and dislocations

    • TRAUMA lesson 4 - Fractures of the spine and thoracic cage

    • TRAUMA lesson 5 - Head injury and facial fractures

    • TRAUMA lesson 6 - Back / neck pain

    • TRAUMA lesson 7 - Ankle injury

    • TRAUMA lesson 8 - Knee injury

    • TRAUMA resource - Medicine Today: Ankle and Knee injuries to Xray or not?

    • OTTAWA RULES

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    CHAPTER 4.3 Adult surgery - ABDOMINAL DISTENSION, MASSES & PAIN

    • Overview of surgical abdomen content for AMC MCQ

    • ABDO lesson 1 - The acute abdomen

    • ABDO lesson 2 - Hernias

    • ABDO lesson 3 - Abdominal pain

    • ABDO lesson 4 - ascites

    • ABDO Resource: Medicine Today- current approaches to acute and chronic pancreatitis

    • ABDO resource: Medicine Today - the ins and outs of diverticular disease

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    CHAPTER 4 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 4 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 5.1 Adult surgery - ENT

    • Overview of ENT content for AMC MCQ

    • ENT lesson 1 - Hearing loss / tinnitus

    • ENT lesson 2 - Cholesteatoma

    • ENT lesson 3 -Otitis externa

    • ENT lesson 4 -Otitis media

    • ENT lesson 5 - Acoustic neuroma

    • ENT lesson 6 - Audiograms

    • ENT lesson 7 - Nasal disorders

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    CHAPTER 5.2 Adult surgery - OPHTHALMOLOGY

    • Overview of ophthalmology content for AMC MCQ

    • EYE lesson 1 - Visual loss

    • EYE lesson 2 - Amblyopia / strabismus

    • EYE lesson 3 - refractive error

    • EYE lesson 4 - cataracts

    • EYE lesson 5 - Glaucoma

    • EYE lesson 6 - Diplopia

    • EYE lesson 7 - Sore red eye

    • EYE lesson 8 - eye infections

    • EYE lesson 9 - Injury to the eye

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    CHAPTER 5.3 Adult surgery - DISORDERS OF BREAST AND TESTIS

    • Overview of breast and testicular surgical content for AMC MCQ

    • BREAST/TESTIS lesson 1 - Gynaecomastia

    • BREAST/TESTIS lesson 2 - Breast pain

    • BREAST/TESTIS lesson 3 - Breast lump

    • BREAST/TESTIS lesson 4 - Testicular mass

    • BREAST/TESTIS lesson 5 - Testicular pain

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    CHAPTER 5 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 5 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 6.1 Adult surgery - SKIN, HAIR & NAILS

    • Overview of skin, hair and nails content for AMC MCQ

    • SKIN lesson 1 - Melanoma

    • SKIN lesson 2 - Non melanoma skin cancer

    • SKIN lesson 3 - Dermatitis/eczema

    • SKIN lesson 4 - Psoriasis

    • SKIN lesson 5 - Acne, rosacea and other facial rashes

    • SKIN lesson 6 - Skin infections

    • SKIN lesson 7 - Hair disorders

    • SKIN lesson 8 - Nail disorders

    • SKIN lesson 9 - Skin ulcers

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    CHAPTER 6.2 Adult medicine and surgery - EMERGENCIES

    • Overview of adult emergency medicine content for AMC MCQ

    • EMERGENCY lesson 1 - Basic life support

    • EMERGENCY lesson 2 - Adult Advanced life support

    • EMERGENCY lesson 3 - Fluid resuscitation

    • EMERGENCY lesson 4 - Drowning

    • RESOURCE Anaphylaxis guidelines

    • EMERGENCY lesson 5 - Anaphylaxis and allergy

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    CHAPTER 6.3 Adult surgery - BITES / STINGS

    • Overview of bites and stings for AMC MCQ

    • BITES/STINGS - Snakebite

    • BITES/STINGS - Spider bites and other insects

    • RESOURCE - AFP Marine envenomations

    • RESOURCE - AFP Management of mammalian bites

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    CHAPTER 6 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 6 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 7.1 Child health - GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

    • Overview of growth and development content for AMC MCQ

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Poor growth

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Developmental delay

    • RESOURCE - AFP Is my child normal?

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Short stature

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Tall stature

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Disorders of puberty

    • GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT - Adolescent health

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    CHAPTER 7.2 Child health - CONGENITAL DISORDERS

    • Overview of congenital disorders content for AMC MCQ

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - Heart disease

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - Neural tube defects

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - Cranio facial abnormalities

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS - Musculoskeletal abnormalities

    • CONGENITAL DISORDERS -Down syndrome and other chromosomal disorders

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    CHAPTER 7.3 Child health - CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS

    • Overview of childhood infectious diseases content for AMC MCQ

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Croup

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Epiglottitis

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Bronchiolitis

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Viral illnesses

    • CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS - Meningococcal disease

    • RESOURCE - National Immunisation Schedule 2016

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    CHAPTER 7 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 7 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 8.1 Child health - LEARNING & BEHAVIOUR

    • Overview of paediatric learning and behaviour content for AMC MCQ

    • LEARNING - Attention deficit / learning disability

    • RESOURCE - AFP Struggling at school

    • LEARNING - Autism spectrum disorder

    • RESOURCE - AFP Autism spectrum disorder

    • LEARNING - Other learning and behavioural problems

    • RESOURCE - AFP - Problem behaviour in children

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    CHAPTER 8.2 Child health - PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES

    • Overview of paediatric emergency content for AMC MCQ

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Resuscitation

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Drowning

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Anaphylaxis/allergy

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Asthma

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Febrile child and sepsis

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Poisoning

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Paediatric trauma

    • PAED EMERGENCY - Child abuse

    • PAEDS EMERGENCY - Burns

    • PAEDS EMERGENCY - Consent and competence in children

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    CHAPTER 8.3 Maternal health PREGNANCY & CONTRACEPTION

    • Overview of pregnancy and contraception content for AMC MCQ

    • O&G - Routine antenatal care

    • RESOURCE - Antenatal care for Indigenous women

    • O&G - Contraception

    • O&G - Subfertility

    • UKMEC SUMMARY TABLE HORMONAL AND INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTION

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    CHAPTER 8 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 8 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 9.1 Maternal health - PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS

    • Overview of pregnancy content for AMC MCQ

    • O&G - Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

    • O&G - Anaemia

    • O&G - Gestational diabetes

    • O&G - Bleeding

    • O&G - Blood group isoimmunisation

    • O&G - Intrauterine growth disorders

    • O&G - Malpresentations

    • O&G - Infections in pregnancy

    • O&G - Other complications

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    CHAPTER 9.2 Maternal health - SEXUAL HEALTH, SEXUAL PROBLEMS & INFERTILITY

    • Overview of sexual health content for AMC MCQ

    • SEXUAL HEALTH - Sexual orientation and gender identity

    • SEXUAL HEALTH - Sexual dysfunction

    • SEXUAL HEALTH - Sexually transmissible infections

    • RESOURCE Chlamydia - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE Gonorrhoea - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE Syphilis - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE - GP2017-april-transgender-patients-journey-to-care

    • RESOURCE Gender dysphoria

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    CHAPTER 9.3 Maternal health - VAGINAL BLEEDING & DISCHARGE

    • Overview of vaginal bleeding / discharge content for AMC MCQ

    • O&G - Abnormal uterine bleeding

    • O&G - Amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea

    • O&G - Vaginal infection

    • RESOURCE Candidiasis - Australian STI Management Guidelines

    • RESOURCE Bacterial vaginosis - Australian STI Management Guidelines

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    CHAPTER 9 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 9 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 10.1 Mental Health - PSYCHOSIS

    • Overview of psychosis content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - The acutely psychotic patient

    • RESOURCE: AFP - Psychological triage

    • PSYCH - Schizophrenia and related disorders

    • PSYCH - Schizoaffective disorder

    • PSYCH - Drug induced psychosis

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    CHAPTER 10.2 Mental health - MOOD DISORDER

    • Overview of mood disorder content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - Depressive disorders

    • PSYCH - Bipolar disorder

    • RESOURCE: AAFP bipolar disorders - a review

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    CHAPTER 10.3 Mental health - ANXIETY, EATING DISORDERS, PERSONALITY DISORDERS

    • Overview of anxiety, eating disorders, personality disorders content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - Anorexia nervosa

    • PSYCH - Bulimia nervosa

    • PSYCH - Binge eating disorder

    • PSYCH - Other eating disorders

    • PSYCH - Personality disorders

    • PSYCH - Anxiety disorders

    • RESOURCE: Mental health risk assessment

    • PSYCH Suicide risk assessment

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    CHAPTER 10 REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 10 QUIZ

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    CHAPTER 11.1 Mental health - CONFUSION / DELIRIUM

    • Overview of confusion / delirium content for AMC MCQ

    • PSYCH - Delirium / acute brain syndrome

    • RACGP Delirium guidelines - silver book

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    CHAPTER 11.2 Mental health - VIOLENCE / AGGRESSION / ADDICTION

    • Overview of violence / aggression / addiction content for AMC MCQ

    • PYSCH - Mental Health Act and involuntary admission

    • PSYCH - Suicide and parasuicide

    • PSYCH - Domestic violence / intimate partner violence

    • PSYCH - Alcohol misuse

    • PSYCH - Substance abuse

    • PSYCH - Tobacco use

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    CHAPTER 11.3 Population health - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCREENING

    • Overview of public health and screening content for AMC MCQ

    • Breast cancer screening

    • Prostate cancer screening

    • Cervical cancer screening

    • Screening for children

    • Australian notifiable diseases

    • Travel medicine

    • RESOURCE - GP2016July-Travel-Medicine

    • RESOURCE - Travel vaccinations for Australian children

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    CHAPTER 12.1 Population health - INDIGENOUS HEALTH

    • Overview of Indigenous health content for AMC MCQ

    • Indigenous health principles

    • Indigenous culture and the doctor patient relationship

    • Common problems in children

    • RESOURCE - GP2017 Indigenous health - fighting disadvantage

    • RESOURCE - Mental health in Indigenous settings

    • RESOURCE - Managing skin infections in Indigenous children

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    CHAPTER 12.2 Population health RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH

    • Overview of rural and remote health content for AMC MCQ

    • Determinants of health in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Smoking in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Obesity in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Alcohol in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Cardiovascular disease in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Illicit drug use in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Mental health in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Cancer in rural Australia

    • RESOURCE - Diabetes in rural Australia

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    CHAPTER 12.3 Law ethics - LEGAL & ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN MEDICINE

    • Overview of legal and ethical content for AMC MCQ

    • Introduction: Medical Board of Australia; Code of conduct

    • GOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE - Medical Board of Australia code of conduct

    • Sexual boundaries guidelines for doctors

    • Death certification

    • RESOURCE: AFP - Child abuse mandatory reporting requirements

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    CHAPTER 12 COURSE REVISION QUIZ

    • CHAPTER 12 QUIZ

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    COURSE EVALUATION & SUMMARY

    • Course evaluation survey

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