Module FOUN0597: Basics of Clinical Skills for Medics

Department: Foundation Year

FOUN0597: Basics of Clinical Skills for Medics

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To develop an understanding of a range of fundamental clinical skills.

Content

• Introduction to a range of skills and topics to include:
• Listening and questioning skills;
• Teamworking;
• Handwashing;
• Pulse and blood pressure;
• Heart and ECG;
• CPR.

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge of importance of handwashing as part of infection control.
• Knowledge of some standard calculation techniques.
• Knowledge of the principles of CPR.

• By the end of this module the student will be able to demonstrate an understanding of a range of fundamental clinical skills including listening and questioning, team working, handwashing, use of some medical apparatus.

• Ability to argue logically orally.
• Ability to follow complex instructions.
• Ability to draw balanced conclusions.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Theory and practical skills will be introduced during practical sessions.
• Some practical sessions will require students to follow complex instructions and work together in a team, particularly when working with specific medical equipment. These sessions will be recorded in a reflective diary.
• Some practical sessions will require students to engage in specific activities designed to develop skills such as listening, questioning and arguing. Students will reflect on these in their reflective diaries.
• Subject specific knowledge will be tested through the invigilated test.
• Subject specific skills and key skills will be tested primarily through the reflective diary which is the coursework element.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Weekly exercises.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University