Postgraduate Course: Clinical Patient Care 3 (DENT12069)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | Clinical care of patients appropriate to the discipline with an emphasis on independent practice and management of complex/inter-disciplinary cases. |
| Course description |
The student will be required to undertake the clinical care of patients attending for new patient assessment, out- and in-patient treatment clinics and multi-disciplinary clinics. All patient treatment will be recorded in a reflective Clinical Portfolio. In addition, students will attend clinical discussion groups including journal- and trauma clubs.
Students will be assessed on two clinical case-studies. Students will have an allocated time to review the two cases followed by a structured oral assessment by two examiners.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2018/19, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
50 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework - 50%
Viva voce - 50% |
| Feedback |
Feedback is generally provided within three weeks of the coursework submission/examination. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Consider, appraise and evaluate the relative benefits of different modalities of dental treatment appropriate to the discipline
- Demonstrate the ability to interact and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team amongst dental-, medical- and surgical specialties
- Work autonomously in clinical practice, although to be aware of the limits of clinical competence and the necessity for colleague consultation/onward referral
- Demonstrate awareness of their professional responsibilities and work within the limit of their clinical competence and seek further opinion as necessary
- Demonstrate clinical competence at the level of a specialist for an appropriate range of treatment techniques
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | clinical care,complex care,multi-disciplinary care,independent practice,specialist-level |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jennifer Foley
Tel:
Email: jfoley10@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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