FMED revalidation: Student Selected Unit (Final) (elective, clinical placement, research, education, supplementary)

Module overview

This module is an opportunity for you to gain experience of your choice outside the core programme. This may be in the UK or overseas, and may include an elective, local clinical placement, or a research or education project. In specific cases, this module may be used for preparation for supplementary assessment. ADD IN ELECTIVE INFORMATION FROM MODULE PROFILE The module will normally take the format of a 3 week placement in one or more of our University of Southampton partner trusts. The timing will vary for different student groups and the teaching staff will vary for different trusts and student groups. As is the nature of clinical placements, the exact learning experiences of each student will be variable however all students will receive the same broad opportunities sufficient to achieve the learning outcomes of the module and it is expected that students will take responsibility for making the most of the opportunities provided and being pro-active in securing experiences in areas in which they feel they are weak and/or they have had least learning experiences. Further details will be provided on Blackboard.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be taught through a range of learning and teaching strategies which may include: •Tutor led tutorials •Practical sessions •Guided self-study to include an expectation that the student will review the college and specialty society websites as well as the BMJ Careers sections on their specialty area to develop their 300 word pathways submission •Problem solving scenarios •Role play •Group work •Learning Log •Study packs •eLearning • Doctors work in shift patterns and rotas throughout much of their working lives and to prepare you for such working once you graduate, throughout your programme you will be expected to undertake placements in the evenings, at nights and at weekends. This will not be an onerous requirement and will be negotiated well in advance so that students with carers’ requirements will be able to ensure appropriate arrangements are in place for cover Within this module there may be some core/compulsory activities that will take place in the evenings, nights or weekends therefore students will commitments that will be affected by these should be pro-active in securing details of these activities well in advance of the start of the module. In addition, many non core learning opportunities will be available during these times and students are encouraged to take advantage of them

Study time
Type	Hours
Placement Hours	140
Completion of assessment task	20
Preparation for scheduled sessions	27.5
Total study time	187.5

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Blackboard and the Library Online. Please see the Blackboard module page for current resources and the full reading list for this module is available on the Library Online Reading List at http://soton.rl.talis.com/

Assessment

Assessment strategy

For assessments with no percentage contribution recorded, students will be assessed on a pass/fail basis.End of Placement Evaluation •Satisfactory attendance and professional behaviour •Evaluation of clinical and overall performance relative to learning outcomes•Satisfactory use of the logbook.Each element of assessment must be passed; there is no compensation between them.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal