MMED8102 Doctor and Patient 1B

2016

4.5

14 x 3-hour tutorials per semester
9 x 1-hour practicals per semester
1 x 3-hour clinical placement once-only
1 x 5-hour independent study weekly
1 x 1-hour on-line exercises weekly

1 Admission into BMBSG-Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Graduate Entry)
1a Admission into BCLSBMBS-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
1b Admission into BMBS-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
1c Admission into MD-Doctor of Medicine
1d Admission into BCLSMD-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1e Admission into MDJ-Doctor of Medicine
1f Admission into MDC-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f))

Assignment(s); Oral; Practical work; Tutorial participation and presentation; Project; Placement

This topic follows on from MMED8101 Doctor and Patient 1A.

Students participate in programmed sessions dealing with communication and interaction skills, introductory clinical procedures, physical examination and history taking in medical practice. The following knowledge, skills and procedures are introduced: clinical interviewing, communication skills, history taking; physical examination, introductory procedures, first aid, resuscitation, basic emergency care; public health, drugs and ethics concerns related to clinical skills; personal development, student-patient, student-hospital, student-doctor and student-allied health professional relationships; the effects of gender, class and ethnicity on communication and the development of professional relationships.

Students are required to complete a 4 day Nursing Attachment as part of their clinical skills topics throughout Years 1 and 2 of the MD. The Nursing Attachment can be completed anytime during the topics MMED8101, MMED8102, MMED8201 or MMED8202, however the assessment forms part of the MMED8202 topic and must be completed satisfactorily prior to the completion of said topic.”

Students will be expected to cover a more detailed approach to history taking and physical examination based around three body systems, namely cardiovascular, respiratory and renal systems (abdomen examination).

The specific objectives of the semester are:

• Build on the communication skills introduced in semester 1

• Perform a comprehensive history for each of the 3 body systems including all of the major and common symptoms in a logical sequence

• Perform a comprehensive physical examination for each of the 3 body systems in a logical sequence

• Present the symptoms and signs in a comprehensive but succinct verbal and written format

• Have a basic understanding of clinical reasoning and be encouraged to demonstrate their hypothesis testing during the clinical process, and

• Perform Basic Life Support - to save a life of a patient who collapses in the community.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

1. Improve upon their ability to establish an effective therapeutic relationship with patient by responding and acting on the feedback provided in Sem 1. (See LO 1 MMED8101)

2. Demonstrate expected standards of professional behaviour with staff, students and patients including responding appropriately to feedback provided.

3. Demonstrate that they have progressed the effectiveness of their communication skills including active listening, understanding for verbal and non-verbal communication and gathering information sensitively based on the feedback provided in semester 1.

4. Demonstrate the ability to take a complete patient history; in particular a Cardio-vascular, Respiratory and Renal system presentation including asking system, diagnostic and background questions.

5. Demonstrate an ability to perform physical examination on the following body systems: Cardio-vascular, Respiratory and generic abdomen.

6. Demonstrate the ability to present the symptoms and signs in a comprehensive but succinct verbal and written format including the ability to summarise and generate a problem list.

7. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the knowledge related to clinical skills and be able to apply this knowledge in the clinical reasoning process.

8. Demonstrate the ability to successfully perform basic life support.