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MDCS40830

Academic Year 2024/2025

Clinical Diagnostics and Research Part II (MDCS40830)

Subject:
Medicine Clinical Science
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
7.5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Barry O'Donnell
Credit Split by Trimester:
Autumn 3.75
Spring 3.75
Trimester:
2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Clinical Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Students attend the weekly psychiatric case conference in St. Vincent’s University Hospital hosted by the SVUH Department of Psychiatry. A psychoanalytic perspective is also contributed to the meeting by the Programme Director, when appropriate. There is 80% mandatory attendance. No content from the Psychiatric Case Conference may be represented outside the meeting.

A weekly seminar is the other component of this module. It reads material from the psychoanalytic field in order to identify what is distinctive about psychoanalytic practice.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should:
1) Have attended a minimum of 80% of the year of Psychiatric Case Conferences
2) Based on review of the psychiatric diagnostic manuals be able to demonstrate understanding of the main axes of psychiatric diagnostics
3)Demonstrate articulation of what is distinctive about a psychoanalytic practice position
4)Articulate the potentialities and challenges for the psychiatric and psychoanalytic discourses to work alongside each other collaboratively

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

28
Specified Learning Activities

40
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

168

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Psychiatric case conference; psychoanalytic seminar; critical writing; reflective learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this 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
Assignment(Including Essay): 2,500 word essay: the difference between the psychoanalytic and psychiatric discourses and how they might work alongside each other.

No detail from the Psychiatric Case Conferences to be included		 Week 15 Spring Graded Yes
30
 Yes
Participation in Learning Activities: A minimum of 80% mandatory attendance at the Psychiatric Case Conference, Thursdays, 9 - 10 am in the ERC, SVUH.
Attendance record will be kept.		 Week 15 Spring Graded Yes
70
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat (CFP) Within Three Semesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are invited to contact Programme Leader for feedback having completed the assignment and received their grade

Name Role
Mr Liam Barnard Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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