Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	Community Based Medicine I
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Birmingham Medical School
Module Code	01 00223
Module Lead	Dr Shruti Patel
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-1 hours Work based learning-48 hours Guided independent study-51 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions	None
Description	This is the first of a series of community based medicine modules running throughout the course. It consists of 8 study days spread across the academic year. Its purpose is to provide students with an initial insight into the nature of medical practice, an understanding of the nature of communities and an opportunity to apply some of the theoretical concepts being taught in other modules. Using a variety of interactive teaching methods, it gives students an opportunity to develop skills including group working, reflective learning, professional communication, interviewing patients and to practise a range of clinical skills. The structure of this module enables it to link with the content of the revised Biological Science and Medicine in Society programmes. It has a particular focus on 'similarities and differences' amongst individuals within a population.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: 1. Elicit a history and other psycho-social information from patients with a prescribed range of clinical conditions using appropriate communication skills. 2. Access and interpret information from a range of sources, including the patient and published literature. 3. Perform the procedure, explain the clinical relevance and the health and safety considerations for a specified range of clinical skills. 4. Recognise their developing professional role and responsibilities in the context of the relationships between the doctor, patient and other members of the Primary Care team. 5. Relate clinical experience with patients to basic science, psycho-social perspectives, ethico-legal considerations and epidemiological principles.
Assessment	00223-01 : CBM1 Module : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1500 word essay (100%) Reassessment: Resubmission of essay
Other	Exemption for semesterisation. Module runs across the full year.
Reading List	An extensive folder of dayoutlines and outcomes, background reading etc is provided for each student.