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This module gives students the opportunity to meet patients and to learn important clinical skills throughout the year, building on learning from Clinical Practice 1. There are four components to this longitudinal module: practice-based experiences, campus-based facilitation, hospital-based experiences and clinical skills teaching/practice.

The Clinical Practice 2 module enables students to understand that patient care is underpinned by their teaching and learning in other modules. Time spent with primary care and hospital-based tutors will further develop your communication, medical history taking, examination and clinical skills while appreciating the importance of a holistic approach to health care. The sessions in University Hospitals Southampton allow students to compare and contrast how patients are managed in a hospital setting compared to primary care and further build on history taking, examination and clinical skills.

This module gives students the opportunity to meet patients and to learn important clinical skills throughout the year, building on learning from Clinical Practice 1. There are four components to this longitudinal module: practice-based experiences, campus-based facilitation, hospital based experiences and clinical skills.

The Clinical Practice 2 module enables students to understand that patient care is underpinned by their teaching and learning in other modules. Time spent with primary care and hospital-based tutors will further develop your communication, medical history taking, examination and clinical skills while appreciating the importance of a holistic approach to health care. The sessions in University Hospitals Southampton allow students to compare and contrast how patients are managed in a hospital setting compared to primary care and further build on history taking, examination and clinical skills.

Clinical Practice and PPD is designed to enable you to understand and experience the practice of medicine through a combination of observational, clinical placements and classroom based sessions.

The classroom based sessions will help you evaluate and reflect on your placement experiences.

All the information you will gain from the placements and taught sessions will provide much of the material needed for writing your portfolio. Further details will be provided on Blackboard.

Clinical Practice and PPD is designed to enable you to understand the GMC's Good Medical Practice principles through a combination of observational, clinical placements and classroom based sessions.

The classroom based sessions will help you evaluate and reflect on your placement experiences.

All the information you will gain from the placements and taught sessions will provide much of the material needed for writing your portfolio. Further details will be provided on Blackboard.

This module outline was written using information outlined in Good Practice Guidelines: Training and
consolidation of clinical practice in relation to adults with intellectual disabilities (2021).

The intellectual disability teaching module aims to provide trainee clinical psychologists with knowledge and skills that are required to provide person-centred, effective, safe, and dignified assessments and interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities, their carers and the systems supporting them.

This module outline was written using information outlined in Good Practice Guidelines: Training and
consolidation of clinical practice in relation to adults with intellectual disabilities (2021).

The intellectual disability teaching module aims to provide trainee clinical psychologists with knowledge and skills that are required to provide person-centred, effective, safe, and dignified assessments and interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities, their carers and the systems supporting them.

This module outline was written using information outlined in Good Practice Guidelines: Training and
consolidation of clinical practice in relation to adults with intellectual disabilities (2021).

The intellectual disability teaching module aims to provide trainee clinical psychologists with knowledge and skills that are required to provide person-centred, effective, safe, and dignified assessments and interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities, their carers and the systems supporting them.

This module comprises the clinical professional skills assessment (CPSA) component of ‘Finals’ along with revision sessions. The CPSA module is aligned to the proposed plans for the MLA, and will be updated as the GMC defined key performance indicators are developed to ensure it is compliant with the GMC medical licensing clinical professional skills assessment. This module is a synoptic assessment module incorporating all previous modules in the programme and together with the other 3 assessment modules constitutes ‘Finals’.

The BM programmes are 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 standalone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole programme. The CPSA Module in BM final year is studied along with 3 other assessment modules (Applied Knowledge assessment, Workplace based assessment module and Data Interpretation and Summarisation 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. The final year CPSA module has been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the modules within the programme.

This module comprises the clinical professional skills assessment (CPSA) and supporting revision sessions. The assessment has been developed to ensure compliance with the GMC medical licensing clinical professional skills assessment requirements and has been reviewed by the GMC who have confirmed it is compliant with their requirements. Therefore, passing this assessment means students are deemed to have passed the MLA-CPSA (a GMC requirement for registration). This module is a synoptic assessment module incorporating all previous modules in the programme and is studied together with the other assessment modules.


The BM programmes are 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 standalone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole programme. The CPSA Module starts in BM year 4 during which it is initially assessed but if a supplementary attempt is required progression to year 5 is permitted and the supplementary attempt is then taken in year 5. However, passing it is a requirement of both graduation and subsequent registration. Students who do not pass it at either the first (year 4) or subsequent supplementary (year 5) attempt are then required to repeat year 5 in order to take an additional attempt.

The module is studied alongside separate applied knowledge assessment (AKT) modules in both years 4 & 5 (the year 5 AKT is the MLA-AKT. In addition, the workplace-based assessment module spans across both years 4 & 5 and requires demonstration of clinical competence in ACCs, a range of prescribed practical procedures, and Intermediate life support. 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. The CPSA module has therefore been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the modules within the programme.

This module comprises the clinical professional skills assessment (CPSA) component of ‘Finals’ along with revision sessions. The CPSA module is both an internal module on our Medicine programmes and is also the GMC approved MLA-CPSA, we have completed a submission and review process with the GMC and the GMC have approved it as compliant with their medical licensing clinical professional skills assessment requirements. This is an ongoing process embedded within the GMC quality assurance and accreditation processes. This module is a synoptic assessment module incorporating all previous modules in the programme and together with the other 2 assessment modules constitutes ‘Finals’.

The BM programmes are 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 standalone modules and therefore this module should be recognised by teachers and students alike as part of the whole programme. The CPSA Module in BM final year is studied along with 2 other assessment modules (Applied Knowledge assessment, & Workplace based 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. The final year CPSA module has been purposely designed to assess learning outcomes covered in any of the modules within the programme.