| Unit name | Introduction to Clinical Skills |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEDI22121 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Nick Maskell |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Must have progressed from previous year of the MB ChB Programme |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This is a component of the MBChB programme which students take but are not assessed on. It is only relevant for MBChB students.
It appears in SITS and in the unit catalogue for administrative purposes only.
By the end of the element you should be able to: 1.Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour for a clinical medical student .2.Be comfortable talking with and examining patients in a hospital and general practice environment. 3.Take, record and present a basic history from a patient with symptoms referable to cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and neurological systems sufficient for entry to the third year of the course. 4.Examine a patient and elicit, demonstrate and interpret common physical signs in these systems sufficient for entry to the third year of the course. 5.Demonstrate communication skills such as active listening and acknowledgement, building rapport, appropriate use of open and closed questions. 6.Demonstrate in their history taking, the integration of physical, social and psychological factors both in the causation and effects of disease.
Seminars, ward based and general practice based traing.
The assessment in this Unit is formative, the main elements of the formative assessment are: Attendance, Professional Behaviour (appearance, punctuality, attitudes and behaviour), clinical and consultation skills.
