The Texas Tech Medcast
SOAP Note 101 Series
A podcast series designed for first-year medical students
who are learning how to write an effective patient note for a medical record

The Texas Tech Medcast is a podcast for medical residents, medical students, practicing physicians, and others involved in medical education and high quality, patient-centered primary care. The Texas Tech MedCast Series are available as a subscription or as individual episodes at no charge from the Apple iTunes Music Store (search Texas Tech or MedCast).

Click on the episode titles below to listen to the episodes.

Texas Tech MedCast Podcast Series:

Episode title Link to the MP3 File	Description & Learning Objectives	Presenters	Date Posted/ Length
SOAP Note 1: Overview of the Medical Note	This episode includes an overview of the medical note. Learning Objectives: the first-year medical student audience should be able to: List 4 purposes of a medical note List 4 important qualities of an effective note Identify 4 ways to organize a note Use the acronym SOAP to identify the 4 main components of a patient note	Tommie Farrell, MD, Family Medicine Lubbock	10/31/2006 11:30
SOAP Note 2: Subjective: Chief Complaint & History of Present Illness	This episode describes begins a discussion of the Subjective component of the patient note, specifically the Chief Complaint & History of Present Illness. Learning Objectives: the first-year medical student audience should be able to: Describe the purpose of the Chief Complaint section of the SOAP note List 7 attributes of the History of Present Illness Accurately document a patient's chief complaint & history of present illness in a patient note Use the acronym OPQRST to include all components of a history of present illness	Tommie Farrell, MD Lia Bruner, MD Family Medicine Lubbock	11/7/2006 15:19
SOAP Note 3: Subjective- Documenting Chronic Illness	This episode continues the discussion of the Subjective component of the SOAP Note, specifically issues related to patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes. Learning Objectives: the first-year medical student audience should be able to: List the key parts of a history of a chronic illness, including disease history, current control & compliance, current symptoms & complications, end-organ effects, and health maintenance Document the History of Present Illness for a patient with chronic disease	Tommie Farrell, MD Family Medicine Lubbock With a special appearance by "Mr. Phillips"	11/17/2006 13:42
SOAP Note 4: Subjective- Summary	This episode concludes and summarizes the discussion of the Subjective component of the SOAP Note, specifically the connection between what the patient says and what information goes into the chart. Learning Objectives: the first-year medical student audience should be able to: Define sections of the Subjective portion of SOAP note, including 6 parts of the past medical history, the family history, the personal/social history, the review of systems, and health maintenance Document the Subject portion in the patient's chart	Tommie Farrell, MD Family Medicine Lubbock With a special appearance by "Jenni"	11/28/2006 16:24
SOAP Note 5: Objective	This episode includes a discussion of the Objective component of the SOAP Note, specifically what the physician can observe or measure. Learning Objectives: the first-year medical student audience should be able to: Contrast the Subjective component with the Objective component of a patient note List the Vital Signs Describe aspects of the patient's General Description List the aspects of a HEENT exam that are documented in the Objective section Document the Objective portion in the patient's chart	Tommie Farrell, MD Family Medicine Lubbock & Betsy Jones, EdD Family Medicine, Lubbock	12/6/2006 15:39
SOAP Note 6: Assessment & Plan	This episode includes a review of the Subjective and Objective components and a discussion of the Assessment & Plan components of the SOAP Note, including what should be documented from a patient visit. Learning Objectives: the first-year medical student audience should be able to: Contrast the Assessment and Plan components with the Subjective and Objective components of a patient note Explain the link between billing and effective documentation Choose an effective organization for the Assessment and Plan Prepare for the Step 2CS exam patient note Document the Assessment and Plan portion in the patient's chart Practice documentation and note writing	Tommie Farrell, MD Family Medicine Lubbock With a special appearance by "Jessica"	12/12/2006 19:06

For more information about the Texas Tech MedCast series or the research project
"Using Podcasting to Deliver Resident Cardiovascular Training in a Practice-Based Primary Care Research Network,"
contact Betsy Goebel Jones, EdD, Podcast Producer and Project PI.

The Texas Tech Medcast SOAP Note 101 Series A podcast series designed for first-year medical students who are learning how to write an effective patient note for a medical record

The Texas Tech Medcast
SOAP Note 101 Series
A podcast series designed for first-year medical students
who are learning how to write an effective patient note for a medical record