Introduction to Third Year 2007/2008

Overview

Dr Kieran McGlade

Purpose of the Introductory Week

• To sensitize you to the learning opportunities

• To Prepare you for the major themes– Clinical responsibility– Diagnosis and management– Integrating clinical science with clinical care

Tues Wed Thurs Fri

9am –

10.30

Overview

Clinical moduleAssessment

SSCs

SBCPworkshop(Seamus Heaney Centre)Groups 1-20

Critical thinking and Clinical Reasoning (1)

Individual in Society

Patient Safety

Needlestick Injuries

11 – 12.30

Introduction to SBCPPath, Haem, Clin Chem, Micro

SBCPworkshop(Seamus Heaney Centre)

Groups 21-40

The foundation years

GMC matters

12- 1pm History taking and writing up cases

FREE Principles of Therapeutics (1)

Critical thinking and Clinical Reasoning (2)

2pm Dermatology Principles of Therapeutics (2

3 – 4pm Individual in Society

Ethos of the course

• Integrated– Single study guide– Science and Medicine

Professionalism

• Duties of a doctor

• Communication

• Diligence

• Respect– Patients– Teachers– Property

Important Issues to note:

• Not everything in the exam will be “in the lectures”

• Regular sustained application to studies

• Background reading• Patient contact• Make your learning patient based

• The more you put in – the more you will get out!

• Microbiology lecture on Urinary Tract Infection

The Clinical Course

Prof McMullin

Clinical course

• General Medicine & Cardiology (7)• General Surgery (6)• Endocrinology & Diabetes (1 + 1)• Neurology (2)• Ophthalmology (2)• Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) (2)• Musculoskeletal Medicine (3)• Dermatology (1)• Nephrology (1)• Haematology (1)

• Member of the ward team

• Case reports

• Integration with other parts of the course

If there is a problem ….

• Do something right away!• Find out who is in charge of the subject locally

and their secretary (in study guide)• Go to them• If this does not solve problem contact person in

charge of education at hospital• If that does not solve the problem contact

subject co-ordinator• If that does not solve the problem contact Prof

Mc Mullin (sooner rather than later)

Student Selected Components

Dr Kieran McGlade

SSCs

• Three week blocks (at beginning of each semester)

• New clinical SSCs

Introduction to Third Year 2007/2008