Postgraduate Course: Science of Medicine (IMED11003)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | Science of Medicine is a designed as a preparatory course for the successful completion of the MRCP (Membership of the Royal College of Physicians) Part 1 exam. |
Course description |
Science of Medicine is a 20-credit, 12-week course which aims to provide rich and diverse preparatory materials for the successful completion of the MRCP (Membership of the Royal College of Physicians) Part 1 exam. The weeks represent individual specialties in the field of Internal Medicine which are directly related to the MRCP syllabus, and provides the Year 1 students with a basis of knowledge in key areas both for general skills and for the exam. These weeks are overseen by both a dedicated course organizer who ensures that the content material each week is to a high standard meeting the SCQF requirements, while individual experts from the NHS and University of Edinburgh tutor the students in their specialist fields.
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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 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
38 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formal summative written assessment will constitute 100% of the student's grade. This will take the form of an online MCQ exam. Formative assessment midway in the form of an online MCQ asynchronous discussion boards. |
Feedback |
Not entered |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critical review of the anatomy, physiology and pathological processes that are important for the common diseases encountered in general medicine.
- Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills practices and thinking in the approach to illness in a variety of specialist ares such as Cardiology, Neurology, Haematology and more.
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Reading List
Key articles will be referred to at relevant points during the course. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Within the work to be undertaken this course will provide participants with the opportunity to develop or further develop key graduate attributes:
¿ In-depth knowledge of specialist discipline
¿ Develop new understanding by exercising critical judgement and challenging knowledge
¿ Be a self-directed learner
¿ Solve problems effectively taking ethical, professional and environmental issues into account
¿ Use information responsibly in a range of contexts
¿ Collaborate with others, capitalising on their different thinking, experience and skills
¿ Communicate (oral, written, online) effectively, respectful of social and cultural diversity
¿ Application of numeracy
¿ Application of IT |
Keywords | general medicine,internal medicine,MRCP |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Simon Maxwell
Tel: (0131) 537 2506
Email: S.Maxwell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Krislyn McWilliams-Biles
Tel: (0131 5)37 2506
Email: kmcwill3@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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