Postgraduate Course: Principles of Surgical Management (SURG11006)
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 | In this course, students will gain a broad understanding of how to investigate and manage common and important presentations, rather than be expected to become an expert in all surgical specialties. |
| Course description |
Through self-directed learning of online course material, students will study key concepts relating to the major surgical specialities. Students will be expected to research and discuss example case scenarios with peers and experienced tutors on the assessed discussion boards for all topics.
The course learning outcomes will be assessed and further developed through discussion boards, written assignments and MCQ tests, with written feedback provided for each submission.
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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 |
MVM Online Learning Block 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Online Activities 50,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Formative Assessment Hours 40,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
69 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework (100%):
*Online MCQs (10%)
*Discussion boards (45%)
*Written Assignment (45%)
The University of Edinburgh Common Marking Scheme (PG) will be applied.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/timetabling-examinations/exams/regulations/common-marking-scheme
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| Feedback |
Coursework is undertaken throughout the course with each element structured to provide opportunities for feedback at key points:
-Asynchronous written feedback (clinical) on each discussion board;
-Immediate feedback on MCQs for each topic (clinical);
-Summative feedback on written assignments (both clinical and academic). |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the relevant knowledge, skills and attitudes in assessing and managing the surgical patient
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the relevant basic scientific principles for common surgical conditions relating to each of the major specialties
- Recognise the similarities and differences between assessment and management of child and adult surgical patients
- Demonstrate extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of the role of accurate staging in the prognosis and treatment of cancer, and whether curative resection, palliative surgery or adjuvant therapies are indicated
- Communicate with peers, more senior colleagues and specialists
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Reading List
| A resource list is provided with this course (on Blackboard Learn) and provides access to key readings. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
During the course students will have to demonstrate the ability to learn both independently and collaboratively. Their knowledge and understanding of the topic will improve but they will also learn generic approaches/skills. As the course is online learning, it will contribute to their IT, writing and communication skills which can be applied to both clinical and academic environments. Finally, they will be expected to bring together and draw from the information provided through the course during their assignment writing (essays and discussion boards). Competences such as structuring of work and accurate referencing should also improve.
This course will provide students with the opportunity to further develop key graduate attributes:
Generic cognitive skills
¿ Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills, practices and thinking;
¿ Use their personal and intellectual autonomy to apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to forefront issues and developments;
¿ Develop original and creative solutions to problems while dealing with complex issues and make informed judgements in different situations in the absence of complete or consistent data/information.
Autonomy, accountability and working with others:
¿ exercise substantial autonomy and initiative in professional and equivalent activities;
¿ work in a peer relationship with specialist practitioners, capitalising on their different thinking, experience and skills;
¿ demonstrate initiative and make identifiable contributions to discussions towards change and development and/or new thinking;
¿ manage complex ethical and professional issues.
Communications, IT and numeracy skills:
¿ use routine and advanced/specialised skills to communicate effectively with peers, senior colleagues and specialists, respecting social and cultural diversity
¿ evaluation of a wide range of clinical data.
¿ use data and information responsibly in different contexts |
| Keywords | General surgery; Surgical oncology; Surgical Specialties |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Valentina Ferlito
Tel: 0131 242 6130
Email: Valentina.Ferlito@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Marta Zadzilko
Tel: (0131 6)51 5800
Email: mzadzilk@ed.ac.uk |
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