Postgraduate Course: Applying the Family Medicine Approach Throughout Every Stage of Life (GLHE11095)
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 | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The course allows students to apply the principles taught in the first year of the programme across the lifecycle of the patient, family, and community. |
| Course description |
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore the breadth of the family medicine approach at all stages of life.
After an introduction to family medicine in the context of primary healthcare globally, students work through learning materials in four themes:
- Health promotion and disease prevention
- Treatment and management
- Multi morbidity
- Health ageing
Each theme will incorporate 4 weeks of teaching. Each will will focus on a different clinical topic and will be explored through the lens of the family medicine approach or appraisal of evidence/guidelines or ethics/professionalism. This provides a breadth of learning and builds on teaching in year one of the programme.
Students will be encouraged to identify their own educational needs. The learning is facilitated by a reflective workbook enabling students to reflect on scenarios encountered in their own practice. Facilitated small group learning will occur directed by the students.
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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 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Online Activities 140,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 20,
Revision Session Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
184 )
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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%
Assessment will incorporate written assignments, other activities and group work. |
| Feedback |
Formative assessment with feedback will be incorporated into the course.
Students will be introduced to the SEA process early in the course and will be able to submit their ideas for SEA for formative feedback.
Peer-peer feedback will be given during the group work. Each group will be facilitated by a tutor or one of our alumni.
Students will receive formative feedback on reflective workbook entries during the course.
We have an established process of benchmarking, marking and moderation which includes constructive review of feedback. New tutors are supported and developed through this process.
Feedback will be provided in accordance with the University's assessment and feedback principles and priorities. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply knowledge skills and understanding to practise in a wide and often unpredictable variety of professional and clinical contexts.
- Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to issues that are informed by forefront developments in family medicine and primary healthcare.
- Work effectively in a peer relationship with other practitioners.
- Navigate complex professional and ethical issues and make informed judgements using a compassionate and patient-centred approach.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Curiosity of learning and personal and professional development as a self-reflective practitioner.
Research and enquiry to creatively tackle problems and improve quality of care.
Passion to engage with patients, families, communities and health care teams to positively influence the development of family medicine locally and globally. |
| Keywords | Family Medicine,Evidence-based Practice,Ethics,Professionalism,Health Promotion,Disease Prevention |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Robin Ramsay
Tel:
Email: robin.ramsay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Matthew Newlands
Tel:
Email: Matt.Newlands@ed.ac.uk |
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