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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Global Health

Postgraduate Course: Professionalism in Family Practice (GLHE11073)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Course Start Date 12/04/2021
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( 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 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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:
  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the concepts of advanced clinical practice in family medicine
  2. Apply a wide range of knowledge, skills and understanding in your approach to wide and unpredictable situations within family medicine
  3. Address complex issues and make decisions informed by best available evidence in undifferentiated clinical presentations
  4. Communicate, using appropriate methods, with peers, partners and other professionals
  5. Take responsibility for their own continuing personal and professional development
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPrimary care,family medicine,community medicine
Contacts
Course organiserDr Robin Ramsay
Tel:
Email: robin.ramsay@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Michelle Hart
Tel: (0131 6)50 6525
Email: michelle.hart@ed.ac.uk
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