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CLINICAL MEDICINE: SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING AND PRESENTATIONS
The
following is the list of topics for case studies and
topic reviews. These will be assessed every six months.
Use of MEDLINE to source for current information titles
and the use of key journal papers in their readings
is encouraged.
CARE
OF CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS, PALLIATIVE AND TERMINAL
CARE
- Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma,
coronary heart disease, arthritis, stroke, Parkinson's
disease and multi-system disease
- Lung, colon, breast and other common cancers
- Palliative care, Terminal care and AMD
CHILD
AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
- Acute medical problems
- Emergency care
- Chronic medical problems
- Disease prevention and health promotion
- Adolescent issues
- Ethical and social issues
ADULT
HEALTH INCLUDING ISSUES OF WORK AND TRAVEL
- Acute medical problems
- Emergency care
- Chronic medical problems
- Disease prevention and health promotion
- Occupational issues
- Travel medicine
- Ethical and social issues
WOMEN'S
HEALTH
- Acute medical problems
- Emergency care
- Chronic medical problems e.g. endometriosis, malignancy
- Disease prevention and health promotion
- Ethical and social issues
ELDERLY HEALTH
- Giants of geriatrics - iatrogenic problems, instability,
incontinence and intellectual failure
- Acute medical problems
- Emergency care
- Chronic medical problems
- Disease prevention and health promotion
- Ethical and social issues
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B.
SKILLS TRAINING
These are short week-end courses. These may be conducted
as Asia-Pacific regional courses.
METHODS
OF INSTRUCTION SHORT COURSE
- Teaching theories and philosophy --the adult learning
process, portfolio-based learning, managing the learner
- Curriculum planning - aims, objectives, syllabus
development, teaching methods, time-tabling and teaching
resource planning
- The Workshop
- The Small group
- One-to-one teaching - Clinical skills demonstration,
random case analysis,
- The Lecture and presentation skills
- Formative assessment (the learner's progress and
feedback) and summative assessment (certification)
- Reflection in learning and teaching
CLINICAL
AUDIT SHORT COURSE
- The concept of total quality management (TQM) and
continuing improvement
- Clinical audit and audit cycle
- Running an audit project
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY SHORT COURSE
- Concept of critical reading and methodology
- Evidence based medicine
- Research designs and usefulness
- Critical reading exercises
- Research design exercises
ELECTIVE
CLINICAL SHORT COURSE
- One elective clinical short course
C.
TEACHING
Teaching responsibility to FM trainee tutorial group
for 10 sessions in each six month semester.
D.
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Complete one research and/or acquire added clinical
competence in a specific area of family medicine within
the 2 years. The scope of this activity will be decided
upon at the beginning of the 2-year period.
E.
LOGBOOK AND ASSESSMENTS
The logbook should be kept up-to-date at all times.
A review of it by the Mentor will be conducted every
six months. At the end of the two years, the Censors'
Board will review the whole logbook at the exit interview.
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