MD5130 - Integrated Clinical Practice (Honours) Part 3 of 3

Credit points:	09
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Subject chain:	MD5110 MD5120 MD5130
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Available only to MBBS students

This subject is part of a two-year Honours course that includes the normal requirements of the parallel pass degree subjects MD5010, MD5020. It will therefore achieve in students a high level of integration between the basic medical sciences and the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for clinical health care during five eight-week rotations in various clinical health care settings. Students enrolled in this subject will undertake an additional research task that comprises a detailed exploration of a selected clinical issue, based on patients encountered during the clinical rotations within the academic year. Students will be required to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how basic medical and social sciences impact on clinical medical care and to identify potential research questions.

Learning Outcomes

• ability to determine and interpret an appropriate range of clinical investigations relevant to each patient problem;
• ability to take a focused history from and conduct a focused examination on patients with a range of health problems;
• to further understand the personal and professional roles of medical practitioners;
• ability to generate a list of health care problems that patients may have and to generate a management plan in response to each patient problem;
• demonstrate a high level mastery of integration of basic and clinical medical sciences and a capacity to analyse the literature and apply it in a clinical context.

Graduate Qualities

• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

MD4010 and MD4020

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
, , Study Period 22
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Non-standard start/end 10-Jul-2006 to 01-Dec-2006
Face to face teaching (Lectures, tutorials and practical sessions)
Coordinator:	jc126469
Lecturers:	jc122670, Dr Richard Turner, jc126469, Harry Jacobs, Professor Caroline de Costa, Professor Yik-Hong Ho, jc138595, David Hartman, jc146490.
Contact hours:	20 hours - Introductory sessions for each clinical rotation studied 25 hours - Tutorials for each clinical rotation studied and related to research methodology 300 hours 48 hours
Assessment:	(46.7%); (23.3%); (10%); (20%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory attendance at community and clinical placements is a pre-requisite. Satisfactory completion of the Learning Portfolio is a pre-requisite. Must achieve a pass score in all assessments in order to progress

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.