Undergraduate Course: General Practice 5 (MBCH11009)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 15 | 
ECTS Credits | 7.5 | 
 
 
| Summary | The four week attachment focuses on patient management in the community and at the hospital/community interface. Each student will be supported individually by a General Practice Tutor and other primary healthcare team members, and also benefit from case-based tutorial and project work. | 
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Full Year | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
150
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 Lecture Hours 4,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
 Placement Study Abroad Hours 132,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
11 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
There are 2 components to the assessment in General Practice:  Assessment by Practice Tutor, consisting of a standardised assessment of the attitudes, skills and knowledge students must display while in practice, and a patient study. | 
 
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Learning Outcomes 
|     To acquire the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to diagnose and manage patients in General Practice, in an effective and holistic manner.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Brian Mckinstry 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2683 
Email: Brian.McKinstry@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Hill 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3193 
Email: jennifer.hill@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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