Postgraduate Course: Applied Principles of Family Medicine (GLHE11072)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This is the second of three 20 credit courses in the first year. The course builds on teaching in the Foundations of Family Medicine by introducing the evidence-based approach and discussing how this is integrated into person-centred clinical practice. There is an introduction to quality improvement in clinical practice thus preparing students for their final year research project.
Course description	This course aims to develop practitioners who critically integrate a person-centred approach with the available evidence and principles of family medicine to continuously improve quality of care.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	09/01/2023
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Online Activities 70, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 92 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework 100 % Group rapid response review create a rapid response to a BMJ/BJGP (or similar) article (pre-identified) in groups of 4/5 (10%) Critical appraisal of a peer-reviewed article (30%) Applying principles of evidence-based medicine to clinical scenarios (60%)
Feedback	Students will be given formative feedback throughout the course on the discussion boards. Feedback on summative assessments will be topic-specific but also cover generic skills, such as academic writing, critical thinking, which will be useful for future courses.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate a critical understanding of person-centred care and evidence-based medicine as applicable to clinical practice and quality improvement Apply a range of creative approaches and skills to integrate the patient perspective and available evidence to encourage shared decision making Critically review and appraise research evidence and quality improvement activities