Junior Surgical Clerkship

Melaka Manipal Medical college

Junior Surgical Clerkship

On behalf of the HOD & the Faculties of the Department

of Surgery, we welcome you to the Surgery Clerkship.

“ We hope that your Surgery clerkship rotation will prove

to be a rich and rewarding learning experience”.

Junior Surgical Clerkship-Academic Calendar

CALENDAR FOR BATCH 30 GROUP E (From 9-2-2015 to 20-3-2015)

Monday 9-2-15

16-2-15

23-2-15

2-3-15

9-3-15

16-3-15

08:00 to 10:30 am Melaka Campus:

Introduction to

Clinical Surgery

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward) EOP

(8 students)

11:00 am to 01:00 pm Melaka Campus:

Demonstration of

Clinical Methods

Muar (Bungaraya)

Muar (Bungaraya)

Muar (Bungaraya)

02:00 to 04:30 pm

Melaka Campus:

Demonstration of

Clinical Methods

Muar

Muar

Muar

Muar

Tuesday

10-2-15

17-2-15

24-2-15

3-3-15

10-3-15

17-3-15

Morning

(Melaka Campus)

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

Lecture

03:00 to 05:00 pm

(Melaka Campus)

PBL

PBL

PBL

PBL

PBL

VIVA (10 marks)

Submission of Portfolio

(2 cases + 3 CSL topics +

3 Line Drawings)

Wednesday

11-2-15

18-2-15

25-2-15

4-3-15

11-3-15

18-3-15

08:00 to 10:30 am

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward) / EOP

(8 students)

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

MGH (Ward)

02:00 to 03:00 pm

(Melaka Campus)

Clinical Skills Lab

Clinical Skills Lab

Clinical Skills Lab

Clinical Skills Lab

Clinical Skills Lab

BLOCK TEST(90 marks)

Special Class every Wednesday

from 03:00 to 04:30 pm to be

taken by Prof. M. V. Kumar

Submission of Portfolio (2 cases

+ 3 Line Drawings)

Thursday

12-2-15

19-2-15

26-2-15

5-3-15

12-3-15

19-3-15

08:00 to 10:30 am Muar (Ward)

Holiday

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward)

Muar (Ward) / EOP

(7 students)

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Muar (Bungaraya)

Holiday

Muar (Bungaraya)

Muar (Bungaraya)

Muar (Bungaraya)

Muar (Bungaraya)

02:00 to 04:30 pm

Muar

Holiday

Muar

Muar

Muar

Muar

Friday

13-2-15

20-2-15

27-2-15

6-3-15

13-3-15

20-3-15

11:30 am to 12:30 pm

(Melaka Campus)

Surgery Lecture

Holiday

Surgery Lecture

Surgery Lecture

Surgery Lecture

Surgery Lecture

(Afternoon)

(Melaka Campus) Lecture / SDL

Holiday

Lecture / SDL

Lecture / SDL

Lecture / SDL

Lecture / SDL

Contents of Discussion

� Aims of clinical training

� Teaching/ learning methods

� Guidelines on clinical postings

� Recommended text books

� Assessment & Examination

Aims of clinical training

� To develop a competent primary care physician with

appropriate - Knowledge, Skill and Attitude to treat

common surgical diseases at the primary care level.

� To diagnose, workup and proper referral of common

surgical conditions.

Clinical Training

“To study the phenomenon of disease without

books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study

books without

patients is not to go to sea at all”.

Sir William Osler, 1849–1919,

Professor of Medicine, Oxford, UK

Knowledge

Skill

Attitude

3 Domains of Learning

Acquire the knowledge, skills, and

attitudes necessary to care for the

surgical patients

Objectives of Clinical training

At the end of clinical posting in surgery, a student should be able to

� Elicit a detailed & relevant history

� Carry out a thorough physical examination

� Identify patient’s problems

� Reach a differential diagnosis

� Formulate appropriate investigations

� Interpret the results of investigations

� Plan appropriate management

� Undertake some aspects of management

Teaching/learning methods

� The following strategies are used for organizing teaching learning

activities:

a) Bedside small group teaching�Mini CEX, DOPS,WPBA

b) Skill labs

c) Problem based learning/ Case scenario based learning

d) Task based learning/ SDL

e) Portfolio- case encounters and reflections

f) Line drawings/ Workshops

g) Clinical correlation class/ applied basic sciences

h) Didactic lectures/ Flip class

i) E-Learning – Moodle/ Medscape etc

Guidelines on clinical postings

a.Dress Code and Punctuality – All students will adhere to dress code

while in wards and clinics.

b. Students are required to have 90% attendance, barring exceptional

circumstances.

c. All students are expected to be present in their areas of posting by 8.00

a.m. Latecomers to academic activities will not be permitted to enter the

sessions and will be marked absent.

d. No student is to bring backpacks, bags etc to the wards

Guidelines on clinical postings

e. Students will clerk cases in their assigned beds and choose the cases for

formal presentation to the faculty.

f. No student is allowed to look at the patient’s case record except with the

permission of the faculty.

g. Students should endeavour to present at least 2 cases in every session.

h. Students should present cases by turn so that every student gets an equal

chance to present.

i. Students should be familiar with the patients in their assigned beds.

j. Bed assignment and case presenter will be chosen by the students

themselves.

k. The group leaders have the responsibility of making sure that studends in

their group are assigned beds

Guidelines on clinical postings

l. Each student gets a chance to present

m. Discipline is maintained in the group.

n. All relevant information regarding the posting, examination etc will

be disseminated to the whole group by the academic calendar

o. Maintain daily attendance and group daily activity records.

p. Not more than 5 students to clerk a case

Assessment of Clinical training

� EOP� End of posting clinical exam ( 1 long case).

� Block test comprising 30 SBAs, 2 MEQs, 1SAQ and 1

line drawing

� Viva

� Daily assessment marks

� Portfolio marks

Recommended books- clinical

Recommended Textbooks

Recommended books- Case files

& OSCEs

Recommended Book

This book integrates basic sciences,

Clinical surgery and theory all in

One book.

Format for H&P

Mini CEX 1

Mini CEX 2

Junior Surgical Clerkship

- A Transformational experience

Junior Surgical Clerkship

- a joyful immersion experience

This rotation is the time to buildup your clinical problem solving and

decision-making skills - a time to build clinical experience and acumen

on a foundation of didactic information.

It is a total immersion experience that includes you

in an array of clinical scenarios and learning opportunities designed to

enhance your knowledge and skills.

So plunge into the ocean of Surgery, dive deep and enjoy

My teaching ppt presentations

:slideshare.net/babysurgeon

:moodle