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MDSA40040

Academic Year 2024/2025

Reproductive Medicine, Psychological Medicine and Child Health (MDSA40040)

Subject:
Medicine Systems One
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Mary Higgins
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Clinical Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Purpose and overarching content
This course introduces students to the background physiology, common disorders and basic clinical skills related to the specialties of reproductive medicine, child, and psychological medicine. Using a combination of student role-play, standardised patients (actors), simulator manikins, students will learn the skills of history-taking and physical examination with specific reference to childbirth and the perinatal period, early childhood and mental health. The learning environment will include the UCD Clinical Skills Centre and a limited number of hospital based clinical sites.

The emphasis is on the provision of a basic understanding of each of the three disciplines and on the development of clinical skills, related to these disciplines. It is composed of a lecture programme and a number of workshops which will serve to orientate students to the learning tasks and to complement the skills elements of the course. Particular emphasis is placed on communication and psycho-social elements of clinical practice and on understanding the patients’ experience of illness, as well as reflecting on the students own learning.
Professionalism:
Professionalism is integral to and will be assessed throughout the module. Any behaviour which is considered to be in breach of professional behaviour will be formally noted. This forms part of the ‘must pass’ component of the assessment. Any behaviour which is considered to be in breach of professional behaviour as set out in the School's Statement on Fitness to Practice (in addition to the University's policy) will be formally noted.

100% attendance is required for this module. Any time missed must be remediated and supporting documentation supplied to explain the absence.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

Describe findings of normal pregnancy, childbirth and childhood and discuss common disorders in these subjects

Recognise and appraise the presentation of common mental illnesses and their psychopathology.

Demonstrate competence in the basic clinical skills of reproductive medicine, paediatric and psychological medicine

Demonstrate reflection on learning

Describe normal pregnancy, childbirth and childhood and have a basic understanding of common disorders in these subjects

Able to take a basic history (obstetric/gynaecological/paediatric/psychiatry) and perform an clinical examination on a child, an antenatal (abdominal) examination on a pregnant person or gynaecological examination (on a model)

Recognise and appraise the psychosocial aspects and presentation of mental illness and the patient experience.

Able to take a basic psychiatric history and discuss relevant findings

Demonstrate competence in the basic clinical skills of reproductive medicine, paediatric and psychological medicine

Indicative Module Content:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

-Describe normal pregnancy, childbirth and childhood and have a basic understanding of common disorders in these subjects

-Able to take a basic history (obstetric/gynaecological/paediatric/psychiatry) and perform an clinical examination on a child, an antenatal (abdominal) examination on a pregnant person or gynaecological examination (on a model)

Recognise and appraise the psychosocial aspects and presentation of mental illness and the patient experience.
-Able to take a basic history and discuss relevant findings

Demonstrate competence in the basic clinical skills of reproductive medicine, paediatric and psychological medicine

Demonstrate reflection on personal learning

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

14
Autonomous Student Learning

37
Lectures

30
Small Group

2
Tutorial

4
Seminar (or Webinar)

8
Conversation Class

2
Practical

2
Field Trip/External Visits

2
Total

101

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Didactic lectures in Belfield or online

External visits to appropriate clinical units (St Vincent’s/Mater/National Maternity/Coombe/Temple Street/Crumlin)- combination of small group tutorials, practical demonstrations, access to on line tutorials, blended learning, conversation classes, autonomous student learning with peer to peer and dyad learning, bedside tutorials.

Please note that the reflective practice assessment is a new component for the 2024 academic year. A random selection of assessments will be irrevocably anonymised (i.e. remove student ID numbers and any potential patient identifiers) and analysed for research and educational purposes.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This module is only available to students on the MB BCh BAO programme

For patient safety reasons, registration to this module is conditional and at the Governing Board’s discretion. Therefore, registration is subject to the successful completion of Stage 1, and the following Stage 2 modules;
ANAT20160
CLIP30230
PATH30210
PATH30250
PATH30200
PHYS30240
Plus the required Option module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Reproductive and Paediatrics end of module MCQ examination End of trimester
Duration:
1 hr(s)
 Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No

50

 No
Quizzes/Short Exercises: Two 10 minute online continuous assessment MCQs in Psychiatry clinical workshops, each worth 20% of Psychiatry mark. Final 30 minute online MCQ in final workshop worth 60% of mark for Psychiatry Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 14, Week 15 Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No

35

 No
Reflective Assignment: Reflective practice - students will be asked to watch one video on a patients experience of Reproductive Medicine / Paediatrics / Psychiatry and write 500 word reflection, guided by questions Week 15 Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No

15

 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Online automated feedback

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