MDSA40070 Advanced Clinical Skills Course

Academic Year 2022/2023

Students are instructed on how to obtain a comprehensive history, perform a complete physical examination, generate a list of possible diagnoses, formulate a plan of management, develop case presentation skills and communicate with patients. The learning environment will include the UCD Clinical Skills Centre where workshops will take place and clinical sites in UCD affiliated hospitals. Students will learn how to obtain a history, perform a complete examination, and generate differential diagnoses through small group teaching by means of workshops, which includes student role-play and the use of simulator manikins, use of video-recording sessions, small group tutorials and interaction with patients in the clinical settings and case presentations. Basic CPR and procedural skills will be taught and the students will have the opportunity to practise these skills using manekins. Students will also learn how to integrate their clinical findings into assessments of patients and present the information in an organized and concise manner. Students are required to attend all of the scheduled clinical activities for this module.
As part of a new formative assessment students are required to submit 4 case write-ups of patients whom they have assessed on their clinical attachements for which they will receive feedback from consultants/tutors in order to improve their presentation skills.

Professionalism:
Professionalism is integral to and will be assessed throughout the module. Any behavior which is considered to be in breach of professional behavior 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.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

1. Obtain a comprehensive history from a patient; 2. Perform a basic physical examination; 3. Demonstrate competency in basic procedural skills; 4. Recognise abnormal findings; 5. List differential diagnoses for patients' problems; 6. Communicate with patients in a professional and empathetic manner; 7. Present information in a concise and organized manner.

Indicative Module Content:

Teaching of clinical skills consisting of history taking and examination techniques and case presentations.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Small Group

30
Tutorial

24
Practical

100
Specified Learning Activities

15
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Total

209
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active learning with small group teaching of clinical skills in the Clinical Skills Centre in UCD followed by practical teaching/learning in real case scenarios in the teaching hospitals. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Completion of Systems 1 course of the GEM MB, BCh, BAO programme.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Required:
GPRS20140 - Patient-Centred Practice


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Practical Examination: Clinical assessment in an UCD affiliated hospitals which will assess history taking and physical examination skills, ability to present clinical information and generate differential diagnoses. Unspecified n/a Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% Yes

60
Practical Examination: OSCEs - for evaluation of history taking, physical examination and communication skills. Throughout the Trimester n/a Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No

40

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
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?

Results of the OSCE assessment of examination skills are provisionally made available to student post this assessment prior to the final clinical examination for the module. The co-ordinator provides individual feedback to students as needed.

Name Role
Ms Anne Molphy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Suzanne Donnelly Tutor
Dr Mark Donnelly Tutor
Dr Ross Doyle Tutor
Dr Stephen Hatton Tutor
Mrs Allison Kacperski Tutor
Dr Grace Kenny Tutor
Dr Rachel Lockhart Tutor
Dr Louise Lyons Tutor
Dr Niamh Moynagh Tutor
Dr Marissa O'Callaghan Tutor
Dr Clíona O'Donnell Tutor
Dr Aoife O'Reilly Tutor
Dr Paul Rushe Tutor
Dr Odhran Ryan Tutor
Dr Josh Skeens Tutor
Dr Miray Unal Tutor
Dr Riya Varman Tutor