year 3 clinical methods teaching

Organisation of the course

You will attend a two-hour teaching session at a GP’s practice, in small groups of between three and five people, for a total of 18 sessions divided 6/7/5 between the three terms.
You will have an opportunity to learn clinical skills from GPs linked to your firm, who have been trained in clinical methods teaching, and who will have set aside time for your teaching. Your GP will try and arrange for patients to attend the session for teaching as required. You may also be taught by a range of doctors at the surgery.

Term 2 (January - March)
Many of the skills that you learn can be revised again on the wards/lab or at a later time in the year on the CMT course.

Session 1, 2, 3	Surgery in General Practice: taking a surgical history, performing an abdominal examination, examining lumps and bumps, post-operative care in the community
Session 4	ENT and eyes history and examination. Use of otoscope and ophthalmoscope
Session 5	Examination of skin. Description of skin rash / lesion. Common skin conditions in General Practice
Sessions 6	Mini Mental State examination (MMSE). Also familiarise yourself with the Mental Test Score (MTS) (abbreviated version 10 point score). Revision
Session 7	Taking a dietary history, observed history taking with a feedback session. All students in the group should get an opportunity to take a focused history with feedback from peers and your GP tutor

Attendance at General Practice Clinical Methods Teaching is compulsory and will be monitored and recorded on your assessment form. GPs often ask patients to come to the surgery specifically for teaching so you must notify your GP directly if you are not able to attend or patients may not be prepared to give their time for your learning in the future.

Please continue to use SOLE to evaluate your CMT sessions.

If there are any teaching problems please contact the GP administrator, Steve Platt - tel: 020 7594 0780, or the Course Lead, Dr Sarvesh Saini

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