PM1MPAS2-Professional Skills for Healthcare A

Module Provider: Pharmacy
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:4
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded:
Placement opportunity: Micro placement
Current from: 2020/1

Module Convenor: Prof Becky Green

Email: rebecca.green@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module aims to enable you to begin developing some key professional skills that are essential for practice in healthcare roles. During this module you will visit some clinical settings.

You will learn about the differing roles of members of the healthcare team and participate in interprofessional learning activities. You will develop effective communication skills with a focus on listening, oral and written communication. You will consider yourself in context as a prospective healthcare professional, and explore how patients’ backgrounds and values impact upon their healthcare experiences. You will be introduced to reflective practice skills and start to compile your personal and professional development portfolio. Additional key skills that you will develop during this module include basic first aid, numeracy for clinical calculations and collaborative problem-solving.

Aims:

This module provides a foundation for students to support their future professional development. The module will enable students to gain insight into multidisciplinary team working and develop key professional skills, which are essential for practice in healthcare roles such  as a Physician Associate. The module will develop students’ listening, oral and written communication skills in the context of healthcare practice. Students will be provided with an opportunity to consider themselves in context as a healthcare professional and explore how patients’ backgrounds and values impact upon their healthcare experiences. Students will develop some written reflective practice skills which will contribute to a personal professional portfolio. Additional key skills acquired during this module are first aid, numeracy for clinical calculations and collaborative problem-solving.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of this module, students will be able to:

1. Describe the roles of all members of the health care team and how they work together to provide optimal patient-centred care.


2. Demonstrate numeracy to a required standard and safely complete clinical calculations tasks.


3. Demonstrate basic first aid techniques and suggest appropriate responses to specified scenarios.


4. Demonstrate effective written communication ski lls


5. Describe what it means to be a professional, and demonstrate professional behaviours in all clinical and educational settings.


6. Reflect on a variety of experiential learning activities in the context of personal and professional identity and explore next-step learning needs.

Additional outcomes:

During the module, students will:

• Work as part of an interprofessional team to solve problems.


• Develop effective listening and oral communication skills in a variety of settings.


• Meet lecturers and current students involved in healthcare programmes at the University, to explore healthcare roles further and gain insights that inform personal career choices.

Outline content:

Interprofessional education sessions:

• Lectures, team-based learning and problem-solving group work to explore multidisciplinary teams in healthcare.


• Numeracy and clinical calculations lectures and workshops.


• First aid training (basic).

Discipline-specific education sessions:

Lectures, workshops and case-based scenarios focussing on communicati on skills, team-working collaborative skills and problem-solving skills relevant to healthcare.

Lecture(s) and or group discussions exploring personal identity in the context of healthcare.

Lectures, online discussion boards and small group sessions to generate reflective writing for a portfolio.

Introduction to the NHS and healthcare in the UK via small-group visits to various health care environments with structured observations/study of the working environment.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

A variety of teaching and learning methods are used, including lectures, workshops and small group discussion seminars. Problem-based learning in small groups will be used to guide reflection and there will be some interprofessional education and experiential learning in simulated/real clinical settings with guided observation tasks and group feedback.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	5	5
Seminars	5	5
Tutorials	6	6
Practicals classes and workshops	12	10
External visits	2	4
Guided independent study:
Wider reading (independent)	1	2
Exam revision/preparation	2	10
Advance preparation for classes	1
Completion of formative assessment tasks	3
Group study tasks	1	1
Essay preparation	5	10
Reflection	2	2
Total hours by term			0
Total hours for module	100

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	70
Class test administered by School	30

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

A 1-hour in-class clinical calculations test (30%). Autumn term (week 15).

Students on the MPAS programme must achieve 70% in this assessment to be able to progress to Part 2 of the MPAS programme

Reflective writing coursework (70%) Spring term (week 30).

Students will compete a written account that demonstrates effective personal reflection on their learning relating to their role as a future healthcare professional – this will be added to their professional portfolio for MPAS students.

Formative assessment methods:

Students will take formative numeracy and calculations test(s) at the start and during the autumn term

Students will receive formative feedback on their written and oral communication skills throughout the year.

Students will be formatively assessed on reflective writing prior to submission of their summative reflection. Spring Term (third or fourth week).

Penalties for late submission:

The Module Convenor will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day[1] (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:

An overall module mark of 40%.

Students must also pass their numeracy and clinical calculations in-class test with a pass mark of 70% for progression to Part 2 of the MPAS programme.

Students must achieve 40% or more in their reflective writing coursework to progress to Part 2 of the MPAS programme.

Reassessment arrangements:

Reassessment of coursework will be by resubmission of coursework or submission of equivalent pieces of work, as appropriate.  Reassessment of departmentally and university administered examinations will be by written examination, as appropriate.

Additional Costs (specified where applicable):

Required text books: A wide variety of text books is available from the University library.  Students are not expected to purchase additional texts for this module. Professional smart clothing - for clinical visits. Travel, accommodation and subsistence: Students may need to travel to visit different healthcare settings within the local area.

Last updated: 4 April 2020