Postgraduate Course: Methodologies to Improve Family Medicine Practice (GLHE11093)
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 provide students with the opportunity to develop practical skills required to plan and carry out a family medicine project |
| Course description |
This course will prepare students for their forth coming project. They will be introduced to a range of skills necessary to undertake a project aimed at improving family medicine. This will include generating project aims or questions, exploring methodologies, ethical issues, locating and appraising the literature, methods of data collection, data analysis and discussion writing.
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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 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2024 |
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,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
92 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Coursework
1. Complete a quality improvement manuscript
2. Write a proposal for family medicine project
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of quality improvement in family medicine
- Apply knowledge skills and understanding in planning a project of investigation or development in relation to family medicine.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Family medicine,primary care,community medicine |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Fearon
Tel:
Email: d.fearon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Matthew Newlands
Tel:
Email: Matt.Newlands@ed.ac.uk |
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