| Unit name | Year 3 Junior Medicine & Surgery |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEDI30021 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Dr. Rice |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Must be on the MB ChB Programme. |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The emphasis in this Unit is developing clinical skills. Students will learn how to apply the knowledge they have gained of basic physiology, anatomy, pharmacology and pathology to patients with a wide range of diseases.
AIMS
1. To be competent in assessing, recording and managing patients with common clinical problems
2. To understand and use the concept of a working diagnosis
3. To develop a self directed learning strategy using all the learning opportunities offered
4. To understand and develop the behaviours and attitudes defined in the GMC Tomorrows Doctors (www.gmc-uk.org/education/undergraduate/tomorrows_doctors_2009_foreword.asp)
5. To accrue the knowledge, skills and attitudes to fulfill the objectives detailed below
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the attachment you should be able to:
1. Take, record and present a relevant history, including drug history
2. Examine a patient and elicit, demonstrate and interpret common physical signs
3. Demonstrate an adequate knowledge base and an ability to use this knowledge to guide your history taking and examination
4. Integrate the history and physical findings to construct a working diagnosis and differential diagnosis
5. Formulate plans for investigation and management of the core clinical problems detailed in the JMS Curriculum.
6. Develop skills with common clinical procedures as defined in CAPs logbook, including
7. Assessment and resuscitation of the acutely ill patient
8. Diagnose and understand the principles of management of acute medical emergencies
9. Be confident in seeking out and using learning opportunities, and reflecting on these
10. Demonstrate a professional attitude, including the need to:
11. Demonstrate an ability to research clinical problems and understand application of the findings of this research to clinical management
12. Demonstrate an ability to communicate:
Ward based attachments, GP attachments, Unit tutorials, Unit seminars, small group teaching, e-learning, and clinical skills sessions.
Summative assessment of clinical skills (OSCE) occurring at the end of the year.
Summative assessment of knowledge in an MCQ written exam occurring at the end of the year.
Formative assessment consists of a self-completed report card for assessment of engagement, an internal student selected component in the form of a case report written to a series of guidelines and case presentation, as well as a portfolio of cases and a minimum of two objective long cases.
Library link:
https://www.ole.bris.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/pid-2816974-dt-content-rid-111639_5/xid-111639_5
