MEDN40060 Clinical Skills RUMC

Academic Year 2024/2025

Introduction to the basic clinical skills of history taking and physical examination for RUMC stage 4 medical students. The module consists of lectures designed principally to orientate students towards the clinical skills workshops where the skills will be learnt and practised. Communication skills are emphasised through interaction with simulated patients and patient educators.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Appropriate professional approach to patients.Efficient eliciting and recording of symptoms and medical history.Basic competence in physical examination of the major systems.Basic competence in specified clinical procedures including sphygmomanometry and basic life support including application of AED.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Tutorial

24
Autonomous Student Learning

52
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The main emphasis is on active and task based learning where the student learns by demonstration and then supervised practice. Lectures are used in conjunction to provide information in preparation for the workshops.
Some peer review of communication skills occurs in videotaped sessions
 
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

Not yet recorded.

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, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

In our clinical skills workshops we incorporate feedback into student practice examination sessions and also do videotaped history taking sessions used for formative feedback in a small group setting . The purpose of our feedback is to prepare you for the end of module OSCE examining communication and physical examination skills.

Clinical Examination - Talley and O' Connor :Churchill Livingstone
Name Role
Dr Mohd Mat Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Clare Heraty Tutor
Mrs Allison Kacperski Tutor