| CODE | MDS3019 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Integrated Clinical and Radiological Skills | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit offers students in their early phase of clinical training the opportunity to clerk patients and present cases to a clinical tutor on a regular basis. It further offers students the opportunity to develop the skills required to appreciate the role of radiological facilities in the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical pathologies. After practical demonstrations, students are expected to practice the clinical skills of history taking and clinical examination. Students are divided into very small groups to encourage the acquisition of basic clinical, communication and examination skills using real patients as well as a simulator. The teaching programme is structured on the basis of a specific workbook that leads students along the small-group, interactive and hands-on teaching. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to provide the core knowledge and skills required in the clinical assessment of patients. The unit will present an integrated approach to clinical skills involving the clinical disciplines of Medicine and Surgery. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Explain the importance and need for careful and accurate history taking; • Describe the techniques for clinical examination of all body systems; • Describe the role of various radiological investigations in the diagnosis of medical and surgical conditions; • Identify the role of various radiological investigations in the management of medical and surgical conditions; • Apply scientifically reliable evidence to clinical practice; • Access information sources and carry out an appropriate literature search; • Critically appraise published medical literature; • Use information technology including hospital based electronic sources such as iSoft, PACS and census databases. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Elicit a focused and structured medical history from patients; • Perform a systematic examination; • Assess a patient’s mental status; • Clearly present the history and clinical findings elicited from the history and clinical examination; • Interpret basic radiological investigations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts - Douglas G., Nicol E.F. & Robertson, C. (2023) ‘Macleod’s Clinical Examination’ - Lumley J., et al., (2016) ‘Hamilton Bailey’s Physical Signs: Demonstrations of Physical Signs in Clinical Surgery’ - Education Committee and the Undergraduate Education Subcommittee of the ESR, (2024), ‘EBook for undergraduate education in Radiology’. Available at: https://www.myesr.org/education/ebook-for-undergraduate-education-in-radiology/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Lectures, Placement, Tutorial & | |||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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