Undergraduate Course: General Practice (MBCH10002)
Course Outline
| School |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
MBChB |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
Students will generally spend time with most of the doctors in your practice, observing consultations and conducting consultations yourself under supervision. They will also be attached to other members of the primary health care team, for example practice nurse, district nurse and health visitor to observe their work and participate with them in their activities where appropriate. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Additional information |
A 3 week attachment to a general practice, which, in most cases, will be outside the city of Edinburgh. Two individual tutorials with the practice tutor. In addition there will be three group tutorials in the department of general practice. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The intended learning objective is to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to effectively and holistically diagnose clinical problems in the general practice setting. |
Assessment Information
There are 2 components to the assessment, with the following weightings.
- Practice Tutor assessment (50%), comprising a standardised assessment of consulting skills (30%) and clinical knowledge, communication skills, attitudes and professional behaviour (20%).
- Portfolio case (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Karen Fairhurst
Tel: (0131 6)50 9495
Email: Karen.Fairhurst@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Judith Bryce
Tel: (0131 6)50 3190
Email: judith.bryce@ed.ac.uk |
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