| Unit name | Clinical Unit 2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BRMSM0040 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Miss. Flossie Carpenter |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
NONE |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
NONE |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
NONE |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
The aims of the clinical unit are to:
• Facilitate individualised learning by the co-creation of a relevant clinical question by both candidate and Clinical Unit lead within a chosen sub-specialty field, not already cover in clinical unit 1.
• Provide the opportunity for candidates to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and application of advanced surgical theories and techniques in their chosen sub-specialty field.
• Allow students to demonstrate skills acquired on the MSc including but not limited to: defining a research question, literature searching, critical appraisal and triangulation of evidence.
• Provide an opportunity to gain and develop skills in presentation of work at an academic conference.
• Preserve the clinical relevance of the programme
For each of the four clinical units, candidates will select a topic within a sub-specialty field to study in greater depth. This unit is not aiming to add to the core clinical knowledge of the practising clinician but to enhance translational skills and knowledge to show added value beyond that offered by higher clinical training programmes.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study
Candidates will have six months to complete each clinical unit, it is expected that students will submit their proposed question within two weeks of the start of the Unit and the Unit lead is to have approved clinical questions within four weeks of the start of the Unit
An overview of content
Candidates should pose a question they would hypothetically wish to ask themselves as a day one consultant, working within the specified sub-specialty field. Students will use evidence-based medicine skills, acquired through the research methods units, to answer their own question. It is expected that the answer will use a range of resources including (but not limited to) published literature (found using a formal search strategy), national guidelines, local policy, and expert opinion. Candidates should present up-to-date information relevant to a practicing clinician in the UK.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
Students will have acquired the literature search and critical appraisal skills necessary, to understand the evidence based that underlies a clinical research question relevant to their clinical practice. They will learn skills in applying reflective assessment, and have an ability to present and discuss their findings to clinical colleagues and peers.
Learning Outcomes
To be awarded the credits for the clinical unit, candidates must show that they have:
Understood the role of and applied reflective assessment in the analysis and evaluation of learning new skills relevant to a clinician scientist.
Learning will primarily be self-directed, but supported with cross-over learning from the Research Methods 1 unit. Learning methods will include, but not be limited to:
The clinical unit represents 20 credits out the total 180 credits of the MSc. The University guidelines state that one credit point is broadly equivalent to 10 hours of total student input. Therefore, it is expected that you spend approximately 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks
The teaching delivered as part of the research methods units will inform this clinical unit.
There will be an opportunity to submit a recorded oral presentation as a formative assignment allowing the opportunity for feedback and a chance to improve before the examination day.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark
The Unit is allocated 20 credits. Clinical Unit 2 will be assessed with two summative assignments: a reflective written piece of work and an oral presentation.
Candidates will prepare a 1500 word structured reflection, which will be guided by the following instructions:
This reflection should also contain an additional 500-word section reflecting on the evidence of completion of the learning objectives. This will consist of structured answers to the following instructions:
Secondly, candidates will be asked to present a 10 minute oral presentation of their topic of study at an annual examination day. The design and delivery of these will be mentored by the Clinical Unit Lead. This will be the opportunity for candidates to demonstrate their skills in the presentation of newly acquired material as expected at academic conferences and to answer questions from an expert panel of clinical academics. Students will be expected to stand by their poster and there will be five minutes of questioning during which the examiners will test the candidate on the breadth of their knowledge and understanding of related principles. Following the annual formal assessment, the examiners comments will be returned to the candidates to facilitate subsequent improvement.
Each clinical unit represents 20 credits with marks broken down as follows:
When assessment does not go to plan
Supplementary or resit assessment of the unit will be in accordance with the regulations and code of practice for taught programmes https://www.bristol.ac.uk/academic-quality/assessment/regulations-and-code-of-practice-for-taught-programmes/student-progression-pgt/.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. BRMSM0040).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
