Undergraduate Course: Medicine (MBCH11002)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 30 |
ECTS Credits | 15 |
| Summary | The course comprises two four week attachments, in general medicine and acute medicine. In general medicine students will be attached on a one-to one basis to consultant teams and will be expected to 'shadow' the house officers of that team. In acute medicine attachments students will participate in acute assessment of medical emergencies receiving frequent consultant teaching and a course in medical emergencies and resuscitation. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
300
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 17,
External Visit Hours 7,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 9,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 244,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment will include:
(1)a portfolio case selected whilst undertaking the general medicine attachment
(2)a structured evaluation of clinical skills undertaken by consultant teachers in the general medicine attachment
(3)a 'before and after' self-assessment of discriminatory skills undertaken by the student during the acute medicine attachment. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:35 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 1:35 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets February | | 1:35 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets October | | 1:35 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets August | Medicine | 1:40 | |
Learning Outcomes
Preparation for practice as a house physician - learning to combine professional attitudes, integrated knowledge and sound clinical skills to make what will be the first (and in some circumstances, only) detailed assessment of a patient presenting to a hospital acute medicine service. This will be achieved by:
a.Learning to discriminate between different causes of a presenting problem
b.Developing knowledge of management of common disorders
c.Consolidating key clinical skills
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Eight weeks full-time clinical attachment |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Kluth
Tel: 0131 242 6785
Email: david.kluth@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Hill
Tel: (0131 6)50 3193
Email: jennifer.hill@ed.ac.uk |
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