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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Global Health

Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine 1 (GLHE11023)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is the first of four Family Medicine courses building the skill base for Family Medicine practitioners working in a variety of clinical settings in countries across the world.

The course covers the medical specialities that are commonly encountered in primary care. The clinical content is supplemented by academic information on the Principles or Family Medicine with emphasis on the unique approach to the patient including elements of patient-centred and holistic care. The course builds a competency level in managing common medical problems approaching them in a systematic, problem-orientated way. Students will be able to recognise and manage common problems whilst being aware of when they need to access the wider resources available to them and when to appropriately refer to specialist care.
Course description Week 1 Headache
Week 2 Neck swellings
Week 3 Common ENT problems
Week 4 Opthalmology
Week 5 Gastroenterology I (nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia)
Week 6 Gastroenterology II (GI bleeding and acute abdomen)
Week 7 Dermatology
Week 8 Orthopaedics
Week 9 Haematology (anaemia and bleeding disorders)
Week 10 Infectious disease
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 40, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40, Online Activities 40, Formative Assessment Hours 20, Summative Assessment Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 36 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Case study on an agreed clinical domain incorporating principles of family medicine (2,000 words) 70%
Summary of learning from discussion contributions with reflection on influence on practice (500 words) 30%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Have a critical awareness of and be able to synthesise information about common problems and presenting symptoms in primary care relating to headache, ENT, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, dermatology, orthopaedics, haematology and common infectious diseases.
  2. Be able to formulate clear clinical advice and apply the principles of health promotion, early diagnosis, local management and appropriate referral in a primary health care context.
  3. Access, organise and manage evidence behind clinical decision making.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsFamily medicine
Contacts
Course organiserDr Robin Ramsay
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Course secretaryMs Michelle Hart
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