University of Galway

Course Module Information

Course Modules

Semester 1 | Credits: 10

This module builds spirally upon the learning acquired in proximal Professionalism modules in Years 1MB3 and 2MB3. Large group teaching includes a lecture series covering history-taking, physical examination, ECGs and a weekly case conference. Small group teaching includes clinical reasoning tutorials, practical procedural skills sessions, physical examination workshops, evidence-based medicine workshops and medical imaging. Students rotate through a ward-based clinical clerkship
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate competence in the clinical examination of body systems
  2. Apply a knowledge of history taking and physical examination to the critical analysis of clinical cases
  3. Demonstrate an ability to interpret investigations and clinical data
  4. Critically analyse published research articles, in terms of study objectives, design, methodology, statistics and limitations.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of your position and role within the structure, function and culture of the health service.
  6. Demonstrate an ability to reflect on your practice as a medical student.
Assessments
  • Computer-based Assessment (100%)
Teachers
Reading List
  1. "Clinical Skills" by Cox and Roper
    Publisher: Oxford Press
  2. "Textbook of physical diagnosis: history and examination." by Swartz
  3. "Clinical Examination" by Talley and O'Connor
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone.
  4. "Hutchison's Clinical Methods." by Swash
    Publisher: Saunders.
  5. "Bates' guide to physical examination and history taking." by Bickley
  6. "Taking the clinical history: eliciting symptoms, knowing the patient, ethical foundations." by DeMyer.
  7. "Introduction to the Symptoms and Signs of Clinical Medicine" by Gray and Toghill.
  8. "A Hands-on Guide to Developing Core Skills" by Hodder Arnold.
  9. "Lecture Notes on Clinical Skills" by Turner and Blackwood
    Publisher: Blackwell Science.
  10. "Pocket Guide to Physical Examination in Clinical Medicine" by Qasim and O'Móráin.
    Publisher: Normed Verlag.
  11. "Core Clinical Skills for OSCEs in Medicine." by Dornan and O'Neill.
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone.
  12. "Clincial skills for OSCEs." by Burton.
  13. "Oxford Handbook of Clinical Examination and Practical Skills." by Thomas and Monaghan.
    Publisher: Oxford University Press.
  14. "Practical Skills." by Oxford University Press.
  15. "The ECG In Practice" by Hampton.
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
  16. "Chest X-Ray Made Easy." by Corne, Carroll, Browne, et al.
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone.
  17. "Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine." by Longmore.
    Publisher: Oxford.
  18. "Essental Medical Procedures." by Toghill.
    Publisher: Arnold.
  19. "Medicine in Old Age: A Clinical Approach." by Mulkerrin, Carey and Liston.
  20. "500 Multiple Choice Questions in Clinical Medicine" by Flaherty and Dunne.
  21. "Sample papers and revision aids." by Eireann Healthcare Publications.
The above information outlines module MD316: "Professionalism - Core Clinical Skills" and is valid from 2022 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.