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Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Clinical Practice (MBCH09016)

Course Outline
SchoolCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 2 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course is directed towards helping the student acquire the skills, attributes and related knowledge necessary to pactise medicine.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 7, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Placement Study Abroad Hours 66, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 121 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 35 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 40 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment marks will be based on patient study records from Introduction to Clinical Practice, First aid and Resuscitation Skills and end of course Objective Structure Clinical Examination (OSCE) plus 1 hour OSCA online exam.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Introduction to Clinical Practice OSCA1:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Introduction to Clinical Practice OSCA1:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. The learning outcomes act as a definition of the core curriculum, provide "signposts" to direct students in their learning, and provide a clear and rational basis for assessment. Students should be able to demonstrate appropriate diagnostic skills, therapeutic skills, practical skills, knowledge and attitudes.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Donald Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)50 9494
Email: Donald.Thomson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Claire Johnston
Tel: 0131 242 6533
Email: Claire.Johnston@ed.ac.uk
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