Course syllabus for Clinical rotation in Clinical Physiology

Klinisk utbildning inom klinisk fysiologi

Specific entry requirements

• The course turns to incoming exchange students from Biomedical laboratory science education or the equivalent and that have completed a minimum of 105 credits/ECTS of his education.
• The course requires that the student talks and write English fluent.

Outcomes

The general the aim of the course is that the student should have the possibility to deepen and broaden his methodological and diagnostic knowledge within at least two different diagnostic fields in clinical physiology. The course mainly includes clinical placement and places strong emphasis at the clinical use of the methods and interpretation of received examination results within the different method areas. In the course is included also to compile and present a scientific poster within one of the method areas. The course should also give an increased ability for cooperation both intra- and interprofessionally.

Knowledge and understanding: On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Describe the examination routines as be used within the chosen method areas and how the responsibility and the work are distributed between the different professional groups
• Account for which formulae, default values and calculations that should apply for a quality assured method in diagnostics
• Account for common diseases, their occurrence, cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention that occurs within the chosen method areas
• Explain common issues in connection with the studies that are studied and underlying pathology

Skills and abilities: On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Under certain supervision prepare and carry out examinations within the current method areas and in connection with this interact with patient and their families and thereby demonstrate a professional communication
• In oral and written form present and discuss a patient case within the current method areas
• Independently search, evaluate and review relevant information and scientific literature critically within one of the chosen method areas and compile and present a scientific poster around this topic
• Demonstrate the ability to intra- and interprofessional cooperation in a clinical environment

Judgement ability and way of approach: On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate a good care and professional attitude vis-à-vis health-care personnel and patients in connection with the clinical training
• Demonstrate the ability to self-knowledge and identify his needs of additional knowledge thereby and continuous develop his skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to good teamwork and good cooperation with different professional groups

Content

The course includes 2 parts:

Teaching methods

The course is mainly included by placement that is integrated with seminars individual studies and report writing (log book, patient cases and method description) including literature studies. During the clinical placement, the student has a supervisor but is expected largely to himself search and compile information for his reports. The student should also compile a poster based on one of the studied method areas and the connection to research.

Examination

Part 1, clinical physiological diagnostics is examined through a practical test and placement assessment form, log book from placement, written and oral presentation of patient cases and active participation in completing supervisory seminar. Grade: Fail/Pass Part 2, scientific presentation: Written and oral presentation of method description within one of the method areas in part 1. Grade: A/F

Final school grades in the whole course: A/F. To receive grades A- E is required Pass on part 1 and grades A- E on part 2.

All demonstrations, laboratory sessions and practical modules are compulsory. If the student is absent at compulsory parts, an agreement between the student and the responsible teacher is made about compensation of the absence. Possibility to re-examination is given in connection with the course.

At failed clinical placement the student have the possibility to redo this one time only.

The examiner may, with immediate effect, interrupt a student's clinical placement (or equivalent) if the student demonstrates such serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitude that patient safety or patient confidence in healthcare is at risk. If a clinical placement is interrupted in this way the student is deemed to have failed that element and to have used up one clinical placement opportunity. In such cases, an individual action plan should be set up stating which activities and tests are required before the student is qualified for a new clinical placement on the course.

Other directives

The course will be evaluated in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Education at Karolinska Institutet.