PMM1PA-Physician Associate Pre-Clinical Module

Module Provider: Pharmacy
Number of credits: 60 [30 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring / Summer module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Dr Simone Magee
Email: s.magee@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:
The initial module in the Physician Associate (PA) programme is to provide the core knowledge necessary for students to undertake the subsequent clinical module.

Students will be supported to exercise personal responsibility, undertake decision-making in simple situations and develop the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development.

Aims:
This module aims to provide students with a systematic understanding of the basic medical sciences (anatomy, biochemistry, histology, genetics, microbiology, pathology, physiology) together with the principles of patient consultation. The module will also ensure students have a thorough understanding of the NHS and the role of different clinical teams, and the relevant legal and ethical principles.

Assessable learning outcomes:
1. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the guiding principles and current developments in the NHS, including legal and ethical principles.

2. Obtain and critically interpret evidence from a patient consultation (history, physical examination and mental state examination), determining the requirement for additional information or further investigation in order to determine appropriate patient management.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of pharm acologic action, the therapeutic indications, side effects and contraindications for medicines used in clinical medicine.

4. Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical knowledge and subject areas covered in the PA core syllabus and critically apply it to relevant case scenarios.

5. Exhibit professional behaviour & probity

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:

The module will be based around the PA core syllabus ( ), to ensure that students are adequately prepared for their clinical placements

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The PA programme will recognise that students are undertaking post-graduate study as adult learners. Methods to encourage an appropriate level of learning will include flipped classroom, scenario based discussions, problem based learning. Students will undertake work-based learning within General Practice and general medicine to familiarise themselves with fundamental clinical practice and assessment. Learning will begin to be contextualised according to the placements that the students are u ndertaking. Annex 1 indicates the core clinical skills to be covered in PMM1PA (and to be continued during PMM2PA).

The term in which the contact takes place will vary according to the start of the programme and the spread of the modules across terms, since it is a full time programme, so for simplicity all hours are currently divided evenly across the three terms.

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Students will be required to sit a 150 question multiple choice paper and a ten station Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

Formative assessment methods:

Students will be required to maintain a portfolio of learning whichÌýincludes a log of reflective learning. Students will also have in-module assessment of knowledge and its application to clinical scenarios.

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy 􀀓Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes􀀔, which can be found here: