phase 3 ssc clinical placement study guide

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Queens University Belfast

School of Medicine and Dentistry

Phase 3 Clinical Placement Student Selected Component

Generic Study Guide

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CO!"!SPage

Introduction 3

Important Dates 4

Teaching Staff and Resources 5

Student Support and Guidance 6

University Reguations !

"earning #utcomes $

%ssessment &'

()ampe of SS* Diary &3

SS* Diary &5

Resource materia + suggested reading &,

Intimate e)amination guideines for students -&

.ar/ing schemes -5

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#ntroduction to the Clinical SSC

In this SS*0 you 1i have the opportunity to study in depth an area of cinica

practice2 ou 1i ta/e a fu part in the ife of the unit that you are attached to2 SS*sshoud encourage the deveopment of aiities in sef study0 critica thin/ing andproem soving2

This is a great opportunity for you to earn more aout an area that you areinterested in and you can deveop your history ta/ing s/is as 1e as seeing ots ofinteresting procedures2 e e)pect that you 1or/ a &5 days and either e present inthe 1ardoutpatients cinicsday procedure unitsoperating theatres etc2 or einvoved in sef7directed earning2 !he total study time for the SSC is $%& h'i'e' (&hours per )ee* should +e spent on this )or*'

The assessment outcomes for this modue 1i e a *%S(0 PR#8(*T and acompeted signed DI%R2 See pages &'7&- of this study guide for furtherinformation2

If you run into any proems during the SS*0 you shoud first contact the moduecoordinator2 If there is a proem in the hospita that you are in0 then contact thepastora tutor in that hospita 9see http:1112;u2ac2u/cmguidance for detais


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#mportant Dates

3rdSeptemer -''! =irst day of SS*2 .eet 1ith modue coordinator anddiscuss the cinics and other sessions you 1i need toattend0 detais of your pro>ect 1or/0 find out 1here to

hand in 1or/ etc2 Schedue dates into SS* diary2

&4thSeptemer -''! ?and in case report to designated person as discussedaove and arrange time for feed ac/2

-&stSeptemer -''! "ast day of SS*2 Pro>ect 1or/ must e handed in y thisdate at the atest2 (nsure Diary has een signed2

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!",C-#G S!,..

QUB Staff

SSC Programme Coordinator

Dr @ivienne *ra1ford0 v2cra1fordA;u2ac2u/

Year 3 SSC Coordinators%utumn B Prof Denis 8ohnston0g2d2>ohnstonA;u2ac2u/f2priceA;u2ac2u/Spring B Prof Sheena "e1is0 s2e2e1isA;u2ac2u/

#nformation on .acilities in -ospitals and 1ho to contact for hep 1hie onpacement: http:1112;u2ac2u/fmhssumdeInde)2htm

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#nformation a+out Student Support and Guidance

$' -ead of Student Support

.iss G Sivestri0 ?ead of Student Support and Guidance*ontact: '-, $' 63 3& 5- 9ans1ering machine avaiae outside mainoffice hoursudgment

32 *ompetence in retrieva0 handing and presentation of information

42 *ompetence in communication

52 %iity to 1eigh up and aance ethica arguments

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y the end of the SS* the student shoud demonstrate:

& Refection on earning

- %iity for sef7directed earning

3 Responsiiity for o1n earning

4 %ppropriate approach to patient care

5 Team 1or/ing

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y the end of the SS* the student shoud have an understanding of:

&2 The doctorEs roe 1ithin the heath service

-2 %n understanding of asic and cinica sciences and their underying

principes

32 ?eath promotion and disease prevention

42 Research methods and imitations

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,SS"SSM"!

The fina assessment mar/ is made up of:

#ndividual case presentationGroup or individual pro9ect

J sumission of signed diary recordJ eements of interest + motivation and reiaiity

.ar/ing schemes can e found on p-57-62

The Diary shoud e handed in at the end of the course 1hie the case shoud

e handed in no ater than the =riday of 1ee/ -2 %de;uate time must eao1ed for case mar/ing and feedac/2 During the attachment the studentshoud interact 1ith a eves 1ithin the medica team2 They shoud asodeveop an a1areness of the roes of the nurses and the other professionsaied to medicine 9ie2 Physiotherapists0 Socia Services0 Pharmacists0#ccupationa therapists etc2ect matter eing covered2 Studentsmay ose mar/s if it is fet the case is incompete or too engthy 9see mar/ing schemep-57-6ect matter theyshoud consut 1ith a memer of the cinica team they are attached to2In 1riting up this case you shoud2

Ta/e a fu history2 This shoud incude a history of the presenting

compaint0 the past history0medications0 an occupationa history0 a famiyhistory and an assessment of persona and famiy circumstances2

()amine a systems focusing particuary on the system0 1hich is most

i/ey to provide information of hep in diagnosis and record the findings ofyour e)amination2 ou shoud perform a menta state e)amination 1hereappropriate2 %t the end of the cer/ship you shoud e ae to e)amineeach system in a competent and practiced manner and e confident in theaccuracy of your findings2

=ormuate a proem ist and ma/e a differentia diagnosis2

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C6##C,6,SS"SSM"! !,S8S

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There is a an/ diary contained 1ithin this study guide2 % competed diary is asoprovided as an e)ampe of ho1 it shoud e competed2 =oo1ing a discussion at theinitia meeting 1ith your consutant you shoud ma/e a ist of the activities andprocedures that you are to ta/e part in or 1atch and schedue these into the diary2

The diary must e signed y a consutant in the unit to 1hich you are attached toindicate that you have attended and have satisfactorily completed the tasks 2Students must compete their cinica attachment satisfactoriy2

e2g2 See e)ampe 9eo1ample list

ronchoscopy session 9a studentsect

/ " " 8 3$'@'%&& ,2'' Discussed

progress 1ith 8S($2&5 B &'23'ronchiectasis .DTandard Round 98S(ect

or/ed onpro>ect

%$'@'%&& ,23' B &'2''ronchiectasis *inic98S(2 Instances can arise 1here0 1hist a patient has refused to consent toe)amination y a medica student 1hist under anaesthetic0 the saidmedica student0 as part of the surgica team0 is as/ed to assist at

surgery2

% ,ims/2 To produce a guideine for otaining consent to the e)amination of the

various intimate parts of the ody 1herei2 The patient 1i e consciousii2 The patient 1i e unconsciousiii2 The patient is competent to give consentiv2 The patient is not competent to give consent

v2 The patient is aged under &, years2 To recommend Qest7practiceE guideines for recording consentm2 To recommend Qest7practiceE guideines for the presence of a

chaperone at the intimate e)amination of a patient y a studentn2 To offer guidance on the difference et1een e)amination of a patient

and assisting at their surgery

Committee?eil McClure :ChairectUnderstanding Student has demonstrated e)ceptiona understanding of scientificcinica principasunderpinning the pro>ect

*onte)tappication e)ceptiona appreciation of the genera conte)tappication of the pro>ect 1or/Team 1or/ing ()ceptiona s/is sho1n in interacting 1ith others 1hen necessaryPresentation of 1or/ ()ceent0 fe1 speing errors0 reasonae (ngish0 tidy etc2

!'7!$H @ery Good2.ost of aove ut 1ithout the overa e)ceence2

6'76$H %verage2#ccasiona minor deficiencies 9e2g2 part of understanding omitted0 concentrating on ess reevant areasof pro>ect2

5'75$H Poor2Student has met the asic re;uirements ut not demonstrated any eements of outstanding aiity2

5'H @ery poor2

.a>or deficiencies in a areas2(vidence that the student has not carried out the pro>ect 1or/ 9'H

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