Module overview
This module focuses on the dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology and head & neck knowledge and understanding, practitioner and professional skills required of an F1 doctor, and the assessments within this module will focus on these areas.
The BM programmes are however highly contextualised and integrated programmes in which the application of knowledge and understanding, clinical skills and professional practice applicable to medicine are learned through a range of modules none of which are stand alone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole year and programme. The Specialties Module in year 4 of the BM programmes is studied along with 4 other clinical teaching modules in Psychiatry, Acute Care, Obstetrics & Gynaecology/GUM and Child Health; a year long Clinical Ethics & Law (CEL) module; and a Year 4 assessment module. The emphasis of the assessments for each of the modules aligns with the focus of learning for that module, however the integrated nature of the course means that there will undoubtedly be overlap and aspects of the assessment in each module will draw upon learning from modules studied in earlier years as well as modules studied in that year. In addition, the CEL module and Year 4 assessment modules have been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the 5 clinical modules from the year.
The module will normally take the format of a 4 week placement in one or more of our University of Southampton partner trusts (one week in each specialty). The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different trusts and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will receive the same broad opportunities sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes of the module and it is expected that students will take responsibility for making the most of the opportunities provided and being pro-active in securing experiences in areas in which they feel they have weaknesses and/or they have had fewest learning experiences.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Recognise those emergency conditions that require immediate referral to a specialist.
- Appreciate and recognise the psychosocial impact of certain diseases this will cover things such as “adaption to major life changes”, e.g. stroke, cancer and chronic disease.
- Take responsibility for your own learning and your continuing professional development
- Demonstrate knowledge of normal structure and function, the scientific basis for disease presentation and the selection of appropriate management for relevant common diseases
- Justify the selection of appropriate investigations
- Demonstrate understanding of the signs and symptoms that are associated with serious disease.
- Formulate a differential diagnosis, investigation and management plan for patients with common conditions.
- Demonstrate competent performance of a basic examination in the relevant specialty.
- Demonstrate you have reflected on practice by completing a formal assessment of the knowledge you have assimilated during your attachment.
- Demonstrate that you have taken responsibility for your learning by maintaining a portfolio.
- Behave in a manner befitting the role of a doctor
- Identify and/or describe the diagnosis and treatment of certain common conditions
- Identify and explain why specific procedures are important.
- Demonstrate the ability to take a history with a focus on points relevant to ENT, Neurological, Dermatological and Eye symptoms.
Syllabus
OPHTHALMOLOGY:
Lectures including the following topics:
Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye
The Painful Red Eye
The Eye in Casualty
Living with Low Vision
General Disease and the Eye
Gradual Visual Loss
Neuro-ophthalmology and Squint
Acute Visual Loss
Living with low vision
Tutorials including practicals, problem solving scenarios, role play and portfolios:
History taking
Ophthalmoscopy
Eye casualty
Optometry
Orthoptics
Visual fields
Drugs and prescribing tutorial
Learning Profile
Anatomy Practical
Patient Based Learning
Outpatient clinic
Eye Theatres
Eye Casualty
Teaching Clinic
Guided Self Study
Virtual Patients
DERMATOLOGY
Lectures including the following topics:
Structure and Function of Skin
History and Examination
Atopic Eczema
Skin lesions
Tutorials including practicals and problem solving scenarios:
Structured clinical teaching with volunteer patients
Small group practical sessions
Small group sessions on prescribing treatment in dermatology – topical and systemic
Patient Based Learning
Outpatient clinics
Guided Self Study
Learning log
Handbook
Surgery videos
eLearning
NEUROLOGY
Lectures including the following topics:
Neurological Assessment of a Patient
Clinical Neuroanatomy
Headache
Neuroradiology
Small-group sessions on the following topics:
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Lumbar Puncture including practical session
- Neurophysiology
- Neuro ICU
Patient Based Learning
Neurology and Neurosurgical ward-based teaching
Outpatient clinics
Neurosurgical Theatres
Guided Self-Study
Learning log - to be completed and submitted online
Formative online MCQ assessment, with structured answers given on completion
Course lecture notes handbook
Management of long-term neurological conditions e-learning module
HEAD & NECK
Lectures including the following topics:
Anatomy, Physiology and Examination of the Ears
Anatomy, Physiology and Examination of the Nose
Anatomy, Physiology and Examination of the Throat, Larynx and Neck
Head and Neck cancer
Oral and Maxillofacial diseases
Rhinology Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment
Otology diagnosis and treatment
Tutorial:
Clinical skills hands on session; how to use otoscopes, headlamps and tuning forks; examination of the ears nose throat and neck
Emergency ENT
Prescribing in ENT
Tracheostomy Care
Audiology
Patient Based Learning:
Outpatient clinics
Theatres
Ward
Hearing tests
Guided Self Study:
Learning log
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The module will be taught through a range of learning and teaching strategies which will include:
- Lectures
- Tutor led tutorials
- Practical sessions
- Guided self-study
- Problem solving scenarios
- Role play
- Group work
- Portfolios
- Study packs
- Patient based learning including structured clinical teaching with volunteer patients and participation in working clinics and operating rooms
Dermatology will include clinical sessions for some students in Portsmouth.
Type | Hours |
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Placement Hours | 140 |
Independent Study | 47.5 |
Total study time | 187.5 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
The New Zealand Dermatologists’ website..
American Academy of Dermatology.
University of Erlangen on-line Atlas of Dermatology.
The British Association of Dermatology.
Textbooks
Scott-Brown ( 1997). Otolaryngology. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
O Donoghue G et al (2000). Clinical Ent: An Illustrated Textbook. Oxford.
Jack J. Kanski, Brad Bowling. Synopsis of Clinical Ophthalmology.
Collier JAB, Longmore JM & Brown TJD (1999). Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties. OUP.
Dhillon R, et al (1999). Nose & Throat and Head & Neck Surgery: an Illustrated Colour Text. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingston.
David J Gawkrodger. Dermatology. An Illustrated Colour Text. Churchill Livingstone.
Bull T R (1995). Colour Atlas of ENT Diagnosis. London: Mosby Wolfe.
Weller (2008). Clinical Dermatology.
G Fuller and M Manford (2005). Neurology : An illustrated Colour Text. Churchill Livingstone.
Hunter, Savin & Dahl. Clinical Dermatology. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Buxton (2009). ABC of Dermatology.
Peng Khaw, Peter Shah, Andrew R Elkington:. ABC of Eyes:.
Richard Ashton & Barbara Leppard. Differential diagnosis in Dermatology. Radcliffe Publishing.
Gawkrodger D. (2002). Dermatology: an Illustrated Text..
Graham Brown & Burns.. Lecture notes on Dermatology. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
Hawke M (1995). Colour Atlas of Otorhinolaryngology. Martin Dunitz.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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End of Placement Evaluation | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal