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ME3030: CLINICAL SKILLS 2 (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

The course builds on the process of diagnosis and management through, clinical communication (history taking and explanation and planning), clinical examination, performance of clinical practical procedures and assessment appropriate to patient

Year 2 covers principles and application of clinical skills, in generic and specific terms as applied to the general, respiratory, cardiovascular, alimentary, head and neck, neurological, endocrine, urinary, and musculoskeletal systems. It also builds on students’ exposure to the simulated and clinical environments whilst focusing on patient centred care and patient safety.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term Full Year Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Director of Clinical Angus Cooper

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or Bachelor Of Clinical Medical Science
  • Programme Level 2

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The course builds on the process of diagnosis and management through, clinical communication (history taking and explanation and planning), clinical examination, performance of clinical practical procedures and assessment appropriate to patient

Year 2 covers principles and application of clinical skills, in generic and specific terms as applied to the general, respiratory, cardiovascular, alimentary, head and neck, neurological, endocrine, urinary, and musculoskeletal systems. It also builds on students’ exposure to the simulated and clinical environments whilst focusing on patient centred care and patient safety.

You will learn and develop your clinical skills over the 5 years of the MBChB programme and throughout your postgraduate career. This second-year course in clinical skills will provide you with an expanding platform for developing the communication skills (with both patients, families and healthcare colleagues) and the patient examination skills which will be required of you when you first start working as a doctor.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Mini-Objective Structured Clinical Examination (January)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 20 Feedback Weeks 25

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Feedback

Feedback will be provided in January following the first mOSCE thus allowing all students to learn and improve their skills further for the June mOSCE.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseDemonstrate clinical reasoning analysing findings from holistic patient assessment to produce a simple differential diagnosis in a simulated setting
ConceptualApplyDescribe and apply the principles of effective professional clinical communication with patients, relatives and carers and the concept of person-centred care
ProceduralAnalyseDemonstrate the Adult and paediatric Basic Life Support Algorithms, performance of CPR and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) effectively in the simulated environment
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate effective infection and control practice in association with System history taking and clinical examination in simulated and ward settings.
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate the skills required to elicit a full and holistic patient’s medical history exploring potentially sensitive topics and the patient perspective in the context of different systems.
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate basic airway management, airway manoeuvres and insertion of a Nasopharyngeal (NP) and an Oral-pharyngeal (OP) airway on a model.
ProceduralApplyPerform an integrated examination in simulated environment including examination of Neurological, Head and Neck, Endocrine, Urinary and Musculoskeletal systems
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate basic explanation and planning consultation skills in partnership with a patient in a simulated environment including giving lifestyle advice
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of intimate examinations as part of Alimentary and Urinary systems in simulated environment including appropriate use of chaperones
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of clinical practical procedures in simulated environment including Blood Glucose Monitoring, Multi-Stick Urinalysis, MSU and Urine output, Injections, Ophthalmoscopy
ProceduralApplyDescribe and apply the principles of documenting an accurate record of your assessment of the patient including in relation to history, clinical examination and clinical practical procedures
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate clinical skills developed during year 1 and 2 in the context of a Summative OSCE
ReflectionApplyDemonstrate the professional behaviour expected of medical students when dealing with patients in a simulated setting and in clinical placements including maintaining safe practice

Mini-Objective Structured Clinical Examination (June)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 50
Assessment Weeks 45 Feedback Weeks 50

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseDemonstrate clinical reasoning analysing findings from holistic patient assessment to produce a simple differential diagnosis in a simulated setting
ConceptualApplyDescribe and apply the principles of effective professional clinical communication with patients, relatives and carers and the concept of person-centred care
ProceduralAnalyseDemonstrate the Adult and paediatric Basic Life Support Algorithms, performance of CPR and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) effectively in the simulated environment
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate basic explanation and planning consultation skills in partnership with a patient in a simulated environment including giving lifestyle advice
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of intimate examinations as part of Alimentary and Urinary systems in simulated environment including appropriate use of chaperones
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of clinical practical procedures in simulated environment including Blood Glucose Monitoring, Multi-Stick Urinalysis, MSU and Urine output, Injections, Ophthalmoscopy
ProceduralApplyDescribe and apply the principles of documenting an accurate record of your assessment of the patient including in relation to history, clinical examination and clinical practical procedures
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate clinical skills developed during year 1 and 2 in the context of a Summative OSCE
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate effective infection and control practice in association with System history taking and clinical examination in simulated and ward settings.
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate the skills required to elicit a full and holistic patient’s medical history exploring potentially sensitive topics and the patient perspective in the context of different systems.
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate basic airway management, airway manoeuvres and insertion of a Nasopharyngeal (NP) and an Oral-pharyngeal (OP) airway on a model.
ProceduralApplyPerform an integrated examination in simulated environment including examination of Neurological, Head and Neck, Endocrine, Urinary and Musculoskeletal systems
ReflectionApplyDemonstrate the professional behaviour expected of medical students when dealing with patients in a simulated setting and in clinical placements including maintaining safe practice

Formative Assessment

Assessment of clinical procedures

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralAnalyseDemonstrate the Adult and paediatric Basic Life Support Algorithms, performance of CPR and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) effectively in the simulated environment
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of clinical practical procedures in simulated environment including Blood Glucose Monitoring, Multi-Stick Urinalysis, MSU and Urine output, Injections, Ophthalmoscopy

Tutorial/Seminar Participation

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionApplyDemonstrate the professional behaviour expected of medical students when dealing with patients in a simulated setting and in clinical placements including maintaining safe practice

Resit Assessments

OSCE

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 1 Feedback Weeks 3

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionApplyDemonstrate the professional behaviour expected of medical students when dealing with patients in a simulated setting and in clinical placements including maintaining safe practice
ProceduralAnalyseDemonstrate the Adult and paediatric Basic Life Support Algorithms, performance of CPR and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) effectively in the simulated environment
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate the skills required to elicit a full and holistic patient’s medical history exploring potentially sensitive topics and the patient perspective in the context of different systems.
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of clinical practical procedures in simulated environment including Blood Glucose Monitoring, Multi-Stick Urinalysis, MSU and Urine output, Injections, Ophthalmoscopy
ConceptualAnalyseDemonstrate clinical reasoning analysing findings from holistic patient assessment to produce a simple differential diagnosis in a simulated setting
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate clinical skills developed during year 1 and 2 in the context of a Summative OSCE
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate basic explanation and planning consultation skills in partnership with a patient in a simulated environment including giving lifestyle advice
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate performance of intimate examinations as part of Alimentary and Urinary systems in simulated environment including appropriate use of chaperones
ProceduralApplyPerform an integrated examination in simulated environment including examination of Neurological, Head and Neck, Endocrine, Urinary and Musculoskeletal systems
ProceduralApplyDescribe and apply the principles of documenting an accurate record of your assessment of the patient including in relation to history, clinical examination and clinical practical procedures
ConceptualApplyDescribe and apply the principles of effective professional clinical communication with patients, relatives and carers and the concept of person-centred care
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate basic airway management, airway manoeuvres and insertion of a Nasopharyngeal (NP) and an Oral-pharyngeal (OP) airway on a model.
ProceduralApplyDemonstrate effective infection and control practice in association with System history taking and clinical examination in simulated and ward settings.

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