| CODE | MDS2037 | |||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Medical Leadership Teamwork and Intrapersonal Communication Skills | |||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | |||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Part A: Teamwork Doctors work in teams constantly and in several different teams. All doctors need to be functioning team members and many develop and show effective leadership by working with others in teams and networks to deliver and improve services. The doctor s profession is not only to attend to patients but also to develop networks by working in partnership with colleagues within and across systems. Belonging to a team is not enough; one must be effective by engaging in building and maintaining relationships with other members. This incorporates the ability to listen, support others, develop and gain trust and show understanding. A good team member contributes by creating an environment where others have the opportunity to contribute as well. Part of your future work as medical practitioners will include working in multidisciplinary teams with professionals having similar or diverse areas of expertise. A crucial component in providing quality care involves the ability to work with others, as a medical leader or member of a team, sharing leadership as necessary, with the aim of setting direction and managing change. Prior to such work, students will need to obtain an understanding of group processes. They will need to have an understanding of what is needed for teams and groups to work effectively. Study-Unit Aims: A: to sensitize the students to these issues, and to teach them the relevant skills that will enable them to be effective through communication, in a group, and within a team; B: to equip the students with particular strategies and techniques that will help them to cope with difficult situations in their personal and professional lives, providing skills on stress management, leadership, time management and project management. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the principles of teamwork and group dynamics; - Discuss values; - Discuss decision processes; - Discuss negative emotions; - Recognise stress and burnout. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Implement the principles of teamwork and group dynamics; - Reflect on what happens when there is miscommunication in complex systems like clinics and hospitals; - Practice the skills of effective teamwork and conflict management; - Be more aware on what hinders communication Environmental/intra& inter-personal factors; - Be more aware of Non-Verbal Communication. Communicating myself non-verbally. Reading patients better; - Reflect and practice Empathy Differences between Empathy and Clinical Empathy and introducing attunement; - Manage to give and receive, code and decode feedback Giving feedback constructively; - Practice the skills of self-reflection and reflection on what is occurring in the environment around oneself, leading to ongoing personal growth; - Identify values; - Analyse situations and be clearer about how to reach decisions; - Deal with negative emotions; - Appreciate and reflect on Intrapersonal issues that influence wellbeing and work adjustment. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - LLOYD M, BOR R. Communication Skills for Medicine. Churchill Livingstone, 2009, 3rd edition. [ISBN-13: 9780702030581] - Further Reading material will be provided during the study-unit. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Entry requirements for MD Course Pre-requisite Study-units: All MD study-units are compulsory Please note that a pass in each assessment component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. Students will be allowed to resit the Assignment component in the September Assessment Session if they pass the Competencies component of the respective section. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Nadya Abdilla Joshua Aquilina Oscar Aquilina Stephanie Bartolo Winston Bartolo Walter Busuttil Isabel Camilleri Stephanie Caruana David Cassar Mary Rose Gauci Louise Ghirlando David Grillo (Co-ord.) Graziella Mercieca Anne Marie Micallef Emma Micallef Ryan Portelli Ventura Stephanie Savona Audrey Sciberras Marlis Scicluna |
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