GEM Foundation: structure, function & defence
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MGEM2001 | Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine | 2 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- MGEM2001
- School
- Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module introduces students to the study of basic and clinical medical sciences and their clinical and ethical context through the medium of problem-based learning. It aims to familiarise the student with the depth and breadth of knowledge required and with the instructional process. It introduces basic concepts concerning the structure, function and defence of the body.
Target Students
Restricted to students registered for the GEM (Graduate Entry Medicine) programme
Classes
The module runs for 5 weeks. Delivery will be by a combination of lectures, workshops, problem based learning and clinical skills sessions. Direct teaching contact time per week approximately 18 hours (includes synchronous and asynchronous lectures and associated activities, PBL, clinical skills and workshops). Self-directed learning per week approx. 18 hours
Assessment
- 100% Exam 1 (1-hour): End of year on-line Single Best Answer questions
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
The module is designed so that students can attain some of the outcomes specified by the GMC in Outcomes for Graduates (2018). These are detailed in the Module Learning Outcomes. During the GEM Foundation module students will be introduced to the fundamental relevant processes involved in the disciplines of anatomy, pathology, immunology, microbiology, genetics and metabolism so that they acquire knowledge to build on in subsequent, system oriented modules. They begin to develop the skills and attitudes required for assessment and management of patients with a core spectrum of clinical presentations and conditions. This is predominantly achieved in the context of an integrated series of problem-based learning (PBL) cases, lectures and practical workshops on the structure and function of the cell, proteins, bacteria and viruses; the role of the immune system and antibiotics and the pathological processes underlying acute inflammation and cell death. There is a requirement for a significant amount of self-directed learning in order to attain the appropriate level of knowledge and understanding required to make a success of subsequent clinical practice rotations (Foundations for practice and Advanced Practice). It will be essential to demonstrate appropriate professional attitudes and behaviour.Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to meet areas within the GMC outcomes as follows. The full wording is found in Outcomes for Graduates (2018) and in module study guides using the OfG2018 paragraph numbers.
For “doctor” read “student”.
Outcomes 1 - Professional Values and Behaviours
Professional and ethical responsibilities
2. Newly qualified doctors must behave according to ethical and professional principles. They must be able to:
2(d)(e)(g)(j)(q)
Leadership and team working
8. Newly qualified doctors must recognise the role of doctors in contributing to the management and leadership of the health service. They must be able to:
8(a)(b)
9. Newly qualified doctors must learn to work effectively within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary team and across multiple care settings. This includes working face to face and through written and electronic means, and in a range of settings where patients receive care, including community, primary, secondary, mental health, specialist tertiary and social care settings and in patients' homes. They must be able to:
9(b)
Outcomes 2 - Professional Skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
10. Newly qualified doctors must be able to communicate effectively, openly and honestly with patients, their relatives, carers or other advocates, and with colleagues, applying patient confidentiality appropriately. They must be able to:
10(a)(b)
Using information effectively and safely
19. Newly qualified doctors must be able to use information effectively and safely in a medical context, and maintain accurate, legible, contemporaneous and comprehensive medical records. They must be able to:
19(a)(e)
Outcomes 3 - Professional Knowledge
Applying biomedical scientific principles
22. Newly qualified doctors must be able to apply biomedical scientific principles, methods and knowledge to medical practice and integrate these into patient care. This must include principles and knowledge relating to anatomy, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, genomics and personalised medicine, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, nutrition, pathology, pharmacology and clinical pharmacology, and physiology. They must be able to:
22(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
Applying psychological principles
23. Newly qualified doctors must explain and illustrate by professional experience the principles for the identification, safe management and referral of patients with mental health conditions. They must be able to:
23(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)
Applying social science principles
24. Newly qualified doctors must be able to apply social science principles, methods and knowledge to medical practice and integrate these into patient care. They must be able to:
24(a)(b)(d)
Health promotion and illness prevention
25. Newly qualified doctors must be able to apply the principles, methods and knowledge of population health and the improvement of health and sustainable healthcare to medical practice. They must be able to:
25(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(i)(j)
Clinical research and scholarship
26. Newly qualified doctors must be able to apply scientific method and approaches to medical research and integrate these with a range of sources of information used to make decisions for care. They must be able to:
26(a)(e)(f)