German Medical Practice

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Reflect on your own learning and experience in two health systems
• Compare and contrast the patient and health workers’ experience in the UK and Germany
• Identify and reflect on differences in national and local guidelines in Germany and the UK
• Demonstrate effective communication skills in both German and British contexts
• Describe the legal and ethical context in which medicine is practiced in Germany 
• Analyse the similarities and differences between the health service structure in the UK and Germany and in a global context
• Show completion of some of the required learning necessary for German Medical Registration

This is a bespoke module for the BM(EU) programme. It will run throughout the clinical teaching blocks (medicine and surgery and primary care). Students will be encouraged through talks, facilitated discussion, reflection and written tasks to use their clinical experience to help meet the learning outcomes.

Example topics include:

• National and European health guidelines
• Public health
• German clinical pathways
• German legal Framework
• German ethical framework
• Communication skills
• Prescribing in Germany and the UK

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be taught through a range of learning and teaching strategies which might include:

• Peer learning
• Expert speakers
• Self directed learning
• Problem solving scenarios
• Role play
• Projects
• Presentations
• eLearning
• Patient based learning

For example you will be asked to follow a patient journey and compare process, interactions, guidelines and management with what would happen in the UK.

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Reading List. Please see the Blackboard module page for current resources and the full reading list for this module is available on the Library Online Reading List at http://soton.rl.talis.com/

Assessment strategy

The patient journey presentations and a written reflection will be formally assessed. If students do not achieve a pass, they will be required to undertake remedial work.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal