Undergraduate Course: General Practice 5 (MBCH11009)
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 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 15 | 
 
| Home subject area | MBChB | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The four week attachment focuses on patient management in the community and at the hospital/community interface. Each student will be supported individually by a General Practice Tutor and other primary healthcare team members, and also benefit from case-based tutorial and project work. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
150
(
 Lecture Hours 4,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
 Placement Study Abroad Hours 132,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
11 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| No Exam Information | 
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| To acquire the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to diagnose and manage patients in General Practice, in an effective and holistic manner. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| There are 2 components to the assessment in General Practice:  Assessment by Practice Tutor, consisting of a standardised assessment of the attitudes, skills and knowledge students must display while in practice, and a patient study. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Brian Mckinstry 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2683 
Email: Brian.McKinstry@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Hill 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3193 
Email: jennifer.hill@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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