MDCS42130 Scholarship Enhancing ClinPrac

Academic Year 2021/2022

This module covers literature / evidence review, clinical audit, quality improvement, quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and provides the foundations for the student's own research and scholarly activity.

Knowledge / understanding, students will acquire:
• A thorough knowledge and understanding of the importance of evidence based medicine in a primary care setting;
• An understanding of the level of clinical evidence supporting clinical guidelines

Applying knowledge and understanding
Students will learn to apply this knowledge and understanding to improve their implementation of evidence based clinical practice. Please see above.

Making judgements
Demonstrate a critical engagement with literature in primary care contexts. Students will improve their literature and evidence assessment capabilities

Communications and working skills
• Students will engage in effective intra and inter professional working with healthcare colleagues in a research setting.
• Emphasis will also be placed on communication skills reinforcing the primary goal of the School to produce competent, caring practitioners with an ability to convey complex messages to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Learning skills
Throughout the course, students will engage in group and autonomous learning exercises, designed to reinforce an evidence based approach to the management of primary care conditions.

Graduate attributes and outcomes:
• Enhanced critical thinking, analysis and problem solving
• Ability to review his / her own practice and improve patient care through clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this activity, students will be expected to be able to participate effectively in any real life professional learning experience by applying their academic experience and their theoretical knowledge in a professional research setting.
Specifically students will:
• Design a clinical audit and quality improvement project relevant to their own practice
• Conduct a literature review to assess and explain the evidence around their chosen topic
• Understand collection, management and analysis of data generated in their clinical practice area
• Understand and review quantitative and qualitative approaches to research
• Be familiar with research ethics
• Understand how to successfully complete a body of research project
• Conduct regular case reviews using reflective practice techniques

Indicative Module Content:

Introduction to Research Methodology
Reviewing the Literature
Population Studies
Clinical Audits
Quality Improvement Plans
Reflective Practice
Quantitative & Qualitative Research
Managing your research data
Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
Statistical Concepts
Research Integrity
Research Ethics
Research Dissemination

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

25

Seminar (or Webinar)

15

Project Supervision

20

Autonomous Student Learning

90

Online Learning

70

Total

220

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Module delivery will involve:

• Webinars
• Seminars and practicals,
• In the case of the elective modules, module delivery will be as per existing delivery arrangements

The series of seminars / webinars on core topics will guide students in core knowledge acquisition. Where possible, students will be encouraged to use their previous experience (practical, clinical) in learning to acquire knowledge through self-direction. Seminars will use enquiry-based methods to encourage critical thinking, analysis and problem solving. Regular case-based scenarios will encourage the integration of knowledge across modules that consider evidence based clinical practice relating to patient care.
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Applicants should:
• Hold an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g. Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery, Psychology, Public Health, Social Sciences, Physiotherapy, etc)
• Possess an equivalent professional qualification, or
• Have relevant clinical experience in primary care, nursing or related disciplines.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Literature Review Throughout the Trimester n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Project: Completion of Research Proposal Plan Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

60


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Formative peer feedback relating to small-group work will be given on the same day. Project planning will be given regular feedback in person/audio/video or written formats at regular intervals and post-assessment.

Name Role
Professor Walter Cullen Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Sinead Holden Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Sheila Loughman Lecturer / Co-Lecturer