Course - Clerkship in Local Hospital - MD4053
Clerkship in Local Hospital
About
About the course
Course content
Semester IIIB begins with one week of preparation for practical training in Trondheim. This week contains subjects and topics that will make the transition to clinical practice easier for the students. The main focus will be emergency medicine, where teaching in emergency medical conditions, ECG interpretation, anesthesia and practical training in pocket ultrasound will be provided. In addition, a separate prescription course is arranged.
This is followed by a total of 18 weeks of practical training at local hospitals where the students participate in the daily operations of various hospital departments that NTNU collaborates with. The psychiatric part of the practice lasts for 4 weeks and includes 1 week at the child and adolescent psychiatric outpatient clinic, and 3 weeks in an adult psychiatric inpatient ward, or other relevant sections at the place where you are placed.
This placement period is one of the mandatory elements in the programme description. After a brief introduction to the individual department, the students will be part of the collegium to acquire practical knowledge. Eventually, the students will be able to perform certain routines, procedures and hand actions under supervision. A working week is expected to correspond to about 40 hours, where a "working day" usually begins with the department's morning meeting and ends at 4 p.m. However, it is an additional requirement that doctors on duty must be monitored as a mandatory activity approximately weekly during the practice period.
For absence, reference is made to the central regulations where a maximum of 10% is allowed.
The compulsory activity TverrPraks in MD4061, can be completed in MD4053 and will then be considered approved
Learning outcome
There are several learning objectives related to the semester subjects. These objectives are available at the "Læringsutbyttedatabasen" at the faculty`s home page.
Learning methods and activities
- Placement in local hospitals (somatic and psychiatric practice) that includes implementation of learning activities in somatics, adult psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry
- Student -activated Teaching (SAU)
- Radiology teaching
- Mini-CEX
- Lectures
- Courses/exercises
Compulsory assignments
- Learning activities in somatics and psychiatry
- Student Activation Teaching (SAU)
- Being present at the hospital
Further on evaluation
Mandatory activities
- Learning activities in somatics and psychiatry (skill list), incl mini-CEX
- Compulsory SAU activities
- Compulsory attendance in hospital and psychiatric practice (total 18 weeks)
Final practice approval requires mandatory attendance for 18 consecutive weeks within the same semester. The learning activities are listed in the learning activity list* (previously called the "skills list"), and govern the content of the service and the number of completions. Both the learning activity list, SAU and the minimum requirement for Mini-Cex must be approved and signed by the local coordinator before a final decision is made on passing the practical training course.
If the student receives a failing grade, the entire practical training period with the compulsory activities must be carried out again. The student has the opportunity to complete the same practical training course twice.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Medical studies (CMED)
Required previous knowledge
Admission requirements: CMED Successfully completed fourth year of medical school (MD4042/MD4044/MDT4042/MDL4042/MDA4042 and MD4043/MD4045/MDT4043/MDL4043/MDA4043).
Course materials
Course materiel will be available on Blackboard.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| MD4052 | 22.5 sp | Autumn 2007 |
Subject areas
- Medicine