Clinical course 2 - Clinical Bacteriology, 7.5 credits

General entry requirements for higher education. In addition, special eligibility as stated in the programme syllabus for Biomedical laboratory science education, and completed courses from semesters 1-4, and Clinical course 1 from semester 5 in the Biomedical laboratory science education or the equivalent knowledge. Of these courses at least 105 credits from semesters 1-4 should be approved, including the course in Microbiology - methodology and diagnostics.

Students who have failed the clinical placement or the equivalent as a consequence of demonstrating deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitude so seriously that the patient's safety or confidence in healthcare have been at risk is qualified for new placement only when the individual action plan has been completed.

The aim of the course is that the student on a laboratory with a specialisation in clinical bacteriology should obtain occasion to test/apply theoretical and practical knowledge by in laboratory environment study and use methods that occur on a laboratory with a specialisation in clinical virology. The aim is also that the course should contribute to development of occupational identity to reflecting profession exercise and to an understanding of the profession

Knowledge and understanding
The student should be able to:
- show knowledge about relevant methods in the area and about relevant ordinances.
- be able to acquire knowledge via different sources, evaluate this critically and use existing knowledge
to describe new relations in a professional context.

Skills and abilities
The student should be able to:
- show ability to collect, process and interpret analysis critically - and research results, attentive and handle deviations and orally and account in writing for anddiscuss the results with concerned parties and in accordance with relevant ordinances document these
- show ability to teamwork and cooperation with other occupational groups
- show ability to review, assess and use relevant information critically and to discuss new facts, phenomena and issues with different groups and thereby contribute to development of the profession and the activities
- show ability to identify his need of additional knowledge and that continuous develop his skills.
- show ability independently to identify, formulate and solve problems and to carry out assignments within given periods, be able to handle technology to collect data and document these data systematic in a professional context.
- be able to analyse and process collected data a professional context

Judgement and approach
The student should be able to:
- show ability to within the main field of study for the education make assessments considering relevant scientific, social and ethical aspects,
demonstrate an understanding of the role of the own profession and importance for the health care

The student should, during the entire course, participate in practical work under supervision in a clinical bacteriological laboratory and there apply various methods and techniques that are used. The student should acquire knowledge of the steps in the laboratory process that may influence the result of the analysis. It implies that the student through practical work and theoretical studies acquire knowledge of analysis principles, technical performance and result assessment from a technical as well as medical point of view. The student should also acquire information about the quality assurance work that the laboratory conducts. The student should also acquire knowledge of the organisation and function of the laboratory in the health care. Literature studies should be included as an integrated part during the whole course. The student documents his/her work in a workbook that should be approved by the responsible supervisor in the laboratory. The workbook also constitutes a basis for the final examination.

The following parts are included:

The student performs laboratory work in a laboratory with specialisation in clinical bacteriology and has access to an external expert supervisor in the laboratory and teachers from KI during that period. The documentation of the work takes place continuously in the form of a workbook, and literature studies are conducted in an integrated manner under instruction of the supervisor/teacher

Compulsory attendance is required during the whole course. In case of absence, the supervisor in consultation with the teacher/director of studies at Karolinska Institutet determine how compensation should be done. The examination comprises several parts. The student's theoretical knowledge and technical ability is assessed by the responsible supervisor in the laboratory. The assessment provides a basis for grading Laboratory methodology, technically/practically and Laboratory methodology, theory and quality assurance. The workbook and the analysis report that the student writes during the course serves as the basis of the final examination of theory and practical skills (whole course). The final examination is oral and is made by a Karolinska Institutet appointed teacher in consultation with the responsible supervisor of the laboratory. The examiner may with immediate effect interrupt a student's clinical placement, or the equivalent, if the student demonstrates such serious deficiencies in knowledge, skills or attitudes that patient safety or patient confidence in healthcare is at risk. When a placement is interrupted like this, it implies that the student fails in the current part, and that a placement opportunity is expended. In such cases, an individual action plan should be set up showing which activities and examinations are required, before the student is given the possibility of a new placement in this course.
A student who has failed the whole course has the opportunity to take the course once more. A student who has failed the final examination has the opportunity to five more examinations.

The course has been cancelled.

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Education.