| CODE |
MED4000 |
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| TITLE |
Medicine (Including Paediatrics) |
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| LEVEL |
09 - Years 4, 5 in Non-Modular Undergraduate Course |
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| ECTS CREDITS |
Not Applicable |
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| DEPARTMENT |
Medicine |
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| DESCRIPTION |
The study-unit is spread over the last six months of the final academic year of the course of studies and aims to consolidate knowledge, skills and attitudes to a ‘qualifying ‘ level and in order to prepare students for work in their first job as a doctor. The learning objectives and competences are clearly defined and also form the rationale for the final summative assessment. The teaching methods include lectures, small-group tutorials, seminars and hands-on experience on clinical attachments.
Teaching Objectives:
• To consolidate and prioritize theoretical knowledge that underpins the practice of medicine at ‘qualifying’ level and leading to Foundation Year one level of practice;
• To develop and refine communication skills;
• To increase proficiency in clinical skills;
• To develop correct professional attitudes.
Learning Objectives and Competences:
• Carry out a consultation with a patient;
• Assess clinical presentations, and negotiate a management plan;
• Provide immediate care of medical emergencies;
• Prescribe drugs;
• Carry out practical procedures;
• Communicate effectively in a medical context;
• Assess psychological and social aspects of a patient's illness;
• Apply the principles, skills and knowledge of evidence-based medicine;
• Apply scientific principles, method and knowledge to practice.
Strategy:
Series of 35 lectures: all involve case discussion, comparisons and differential diagnoses;
Series of 20 seminars designed to teach analytical and synthetic skills in a clinical context;
Small-group ward-based teaching;
Clinical assignment for hands-on experience both at in-patient and out-patient settings.
Assessment (conjoint with Department of Paediatrics):
Seven-part clinical/practical assessment (weighting 60%);
Knowledge-based written assessment mapped over medical specialities (weighting 20%) ;
Objective structured clinical examination in peadiatrics (weighting 20%).
Sources for Consultation:
• Kumar P & Clark ML Clinical Medicine 7th Edition 2009. WB Saunders OR Davidson’s Principles and Practice of Medicine 21st Edition 2006. Churchill Livingstone.
• Mcleod’s Clinical Examination 2009 12th Edition 2009. Churchill Livingstone.
• Oxford Hanbook of Clinical Medicine 8th Edition 2010.
• http://emedicine.medscape.com/
• http://www.medscape.com/ |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
The examination is made up of three components, 1 Written and 2 Clinical Examinations. Please note that a pass in the Clinical Assessments is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE |
Lecture and Tutorial |
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| METHOD OF ASSESSMENT |
| Assessment Component/s |
Resit Availability |
Weighting |
| Examination (See Additional Notes) |
Yes |
100% |
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| LECTURER/S |
Josanne Aquilina
Oscar Aquilina
Simon Attard Montalto
Thomas Attard
Joseph Azzopardi
Martin Balzan
Andrew A. Borg
Stephen Brincat
Louis Buhagiar
Joseph M. Cacciottolo
Mario J. Cachia
Franco Camilleri
Robert Camilleri
Brendan Caruana Montaldo
James Clark
Pierre Ellul
Emmanuel Farrugia
Stephen Fava
Albert Fenech
Peter Ferry
Anthony Fiorini
Nathalie Galea
Victor Grech
Charles Mallia Azzopardi
Carmel P. Mallia
Stephen Montefort (Co-ord.)
Raymond Parascandalo
Tonio Piscopo
James Pocock
Paul Soler
Myra Kay Tilney
John Torpiano
Josanne Vassallo
Mario Vassallo
Dino Vella Briffa
Cecil Vella
Norbert Vella
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20 June 2013
http://www.um.edu.mt/ms/studyunit
