MDCS40930 Clinical Placement (AP)

Academic Year 2022/2023

Access to this module is limited to nominees of the statutory health services. This module equips the candidate to deal with the assessment and management of situations to the standards required of a Registered Advanced Paramedic. In this phase of the course candidates will have clinical placements on Rapid Response Vehicles with statutory ambulance services, under the supervision of nominated Registered Medical Practitioners or Advanced Paramedic Instructors.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Successful candidates will demonstrate:
1. The ability to implement all aspects of relevant CPGs in the context of providing patient care in emergency situations.
2. Excellent teamworking and leadership skills.
3. Reflective and ongoing learning.
4. The highest standards of professionalism at all times.

Indicative Module Content:

1. Implementing all aspects of relevant CPGs in the context of providing patient care in emergency situations.
2. Excellent teamworking and leadership skills.
3. Reflective and ongoing learning.
4. Professionalism.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

10
Conversation Class

5
Placement/Work Experience

100
Total

115
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Internship clinical practice - under supervision
Internship clinical practice - support to colleagues
Individual project work
Group work
Self directed learning 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Fieldwork: Casework Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded No

25
Oral Examination: Panel Exam 1 hour End of Trimester Exam n/a Graded Yes

50
Portfolio: Logbook Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

25

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
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?

Individual feedback for fail students, pre-resit.

Name Role
Assoc Professor Tomás Barry Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Niall Conroy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Walter Cullen Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Maeve Doheny Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Brian Bruno Tutor
Mr Alan Thompson Tutor
Dr Alan Watts Tutor