Postgraduate Course: Professionalism in Family Practice (GLHE11073)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health 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 | This course will enable students to consolidate the principles of family medicine in professional practice in order to become highly skilled reflective practitioners. |
Course description |
This course naturally builds upon the learning in Foundations of Family Medicine and Applied Principles of Family Medicine by introducing concepts of professionalism in family practice. The course will better enable students to deal with complex clinical and professional scenarios. The role of reflective practice will be emphasised.
This course will create family doctors who can take responsibility for their own personal and professional development as well as establishing and maintaining quality in their clinical practice.
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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 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Flexible |
Course Start Date |
12/04/2021 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Online Activities 70,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
94 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 % |
Feedback |
Students will be given formative feedback throughout the course on the discussion boards. Feedback on summative assessments will be topic-specific but also cover generic skills, such as academic writing, critical thinking, which will be useful for future courses. |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the concepts of advanced clinical practice in family medicine
- Apply a wide range of knowledge, skills and understanding in your approach to wide and unpredictable situations within family medicine
- Address complex issues and make decisions informed by best available evidence in undifferentiated clinical presentations
- Communicate, using appropriate methods, with peers, partners and other professionals
- Take responsibility for their own continuing personal and professional development
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Primary care,family medicine,community medicine |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Robin Ramsay
Tel:
Email: robin.ramsay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Michelle Hart
Tel: (0131 6)50 6525
Email: michelle.hart@ed.ac.uk |
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