Transcript GEMP3: How to do it. - University of the Witwatersrand

GEMP3
Introduction
Dr L.P. Green-Thompson
CHSE
Clinical Rotations
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Internal Medicine
Surgery
Obstetrics
Paediatrics
Mixed I – Psychiatry, Family Med, ENT
Mixed II – Urology, Ophthalmology,
Public Health
Acute and Peri-operative Care
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Forensics, Emergency, Trauma, Anaesthetics
Clinical Rotations: Mixed 1
 Psychiatry
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All students will go to Sterkfontein
Transport is arranged
 Family
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Medicine
All start in the department on 10th floor
Need to do prereading for pre test on day 1
Current group should have had their test this
morning
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Clinical Rotations: Mixed 2
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Urology
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Public Health
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Regular rotations
Wednesdays may go to cystoscopy list at JHB
Need to inform the CHSE
Meet in the department on Monday of rotation
Need to give Mrs Strelec your bank details for
payments now
Religious commitments prearranged
Ophthalomolgy
Clinical Rotations: APC
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Forensic Medicine (20)
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Emergency Medicine (20)
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Starts at the medico-legal laboratory at Hillbrow
Theory components in workshops over next five
weeks
Clinical work to be done during the first two weeks of
APC block
Assessed during the APC block, remediation at the
end of the year
Anaesthesia and Trauma (30 each)
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Theory in week 2 of APC
Two full weeks each of clinical rotation
2010 Rotation 4
 Rotation
4 is a five week block
 No medical school days
 Mixed rotations
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10 May – 19 May
20 May – 31 May
1 June – 10 June
11 June assessments
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
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the content of medical school
days
 Multidisciplinary approaches
 Attendance compulsory
 Student driven teaching and learning
 Structure of a MSD
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07h30 – 08h45
09h00 – 16h00
discipline based time
topic of the day
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
 Rotation
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using the early morning session:
Surgery: plastics and cardiothoracics
Medicine: dermatology and haematology
Obstetrics: theme related
Paediatrics: paeds surgery
STUDENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING
VENUES AND TIMES
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
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06 Jan:
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AM: Clinical Practice ( assignment)
PM: Emergency Medicine
13, 20, 27 Jan:
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3 workshops each day
Workshop titles
Emergency Medicine
Ventilation and Oxygenation
Endotracheal Intubation
CPR/AED
Defibrillation
Generic Skills
Suturing
Gloving and gowning
Venepuncture and IV cannulation
IV Fluids and CVP
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
Assessment:
 Year mark
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Research project
Health Promotion portfolio
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40
35
5
of Year assessment
18 November 2010
MCQ – A and X types
MEQ
60
30
30
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
 Research
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Project:
35% of mark
Topics will be published by next Friday
Aim to submit to ethics committee for March
meetings (after first block assessments)
Done in clinical groups
Graduates with research
experience
Peer
Evaluation
20%
research
mark
Increase the impact of the
peer
evaluation
•Professional
•Research Competence
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
 Health
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Promotion
5% of mark
Directed portfolio
Based in case study from another block
INTEGRATED PRACTICE
 Final
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Exam
MCQ mean 65% range 49 - 89
MEQ mean 70% range 40 – 80
Total mean 63% range 45 - 80
52 (7) people below 60% in exam component
Content covered all days
Year Mark mean 77% range 65 – 87
1 student wrote the remedial examination
ELECTIVES
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week period for elective
 Start 22 November 2008
 Anytime between the end of GEMP3 and
start of GEMP4
 Can use the extended break in June 2010
 Start looking at what interests you
 Local and abroad
 Faculty run, please check your guide
books
ELECTIVES
 Choose
the area you wish to work in
 Ask department to give an internal
supervisor
 Together set objectives for the elective
period
 If outside of the academic complex, an
external supervisor is required
 Portfolio report to be marked by internal
supervisor
ELECTIVES
Important Dates
 End of June GEMP3
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Selection must be submitted to Faculty with
host and internal supervisor documents
 Registration
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Evaluation of performance to Faculty
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Day GEMP4
of First Rotation GEMP4
Elective Portfolio with assessment
Two year activities
 Radiology
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Registration pack
 Chronic
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log book
Patient Attachment
Through GEMP 3 and 4
Find a chronic patient to follow
Four visits over two years
Four portfolios
Contributes to GEMP4 integrated exam
ASSESSMENTS
 End
of each six week rotation
 Structure varies per rotation with
combinations of MCQ, MEQ, computer
based exams and OSCE
 Clinical components are defined and
must be passed
 Check the procedures for your particular
rotation at the beginning
 Results will be published by midday of
the Saturday following each rotation
ASSESSMENTS
 Each
rotation must be passed
 All components of mixed rotations must be
passed
 Return to original group after repeating
a block
 Sign agreement with Faculty about the
remainder of year
Remediation Procedures
 Long
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Competence not attained – repeat rotation
immediately after
 Short
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rotations
rotations (1 or 2 weeks)
1st block– repeat end of year
2nd block – repeat both in the rotation which
follows
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long and two shorts are permissible in
current system
Deferment Procedures
 Rotation
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When both clinical and assessment
procedures are incomplete
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Only assessment is delayed
Deferred assessment is at the discretion of
the department
Student must make arrangement for deferred
assessment
STUDENTS MAY NOT USE END OF YEAR
TIME FOR DEFERED ASSESSMENTS
WHERE TO GO
 Departments
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on Monday morning:
Family medicine
Surgery
Public Health
 Paediatrics:
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JHB Lecture theatre 154/33 Level 5
Coronation Media centre Third floor
CHB Metabolic Unit
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other departments check time tables
General Information
 Feedback
button
 Regular checking of the notice board
PRESCRIBED BOOKS
 Available
at all learning centres
 Check the details in your introduction to
the rotations
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