Module Information For Visiting and Erasmus Students
2014/15
Department*
Notes
School of Medicine
Erasmus students enter year 3 of the 5-year TCD Medicine programme and take
the modules listed below.
Students are required to participate fully in all aspects of the programme, which
includes lectures, tutorials, rotations, project work, poster exams, presentations,
written exams and practical exams.
The School of Medicine does not currently facilitate part-year students.
Visiting/Erasmus
Module Info on
Department
Website
Module Code*
Module Name*
ECTS Weighting*
http://www.medicine.tcd.ie/education/undergraduate/curriculum/year3.php
MD3008
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
5
Semester/term Academic Year
taught*
Contact Hours*
Module Content/
Description*
Assessment
Details*
48 hours of lectures, 5 hours tutorials
The aim of this module is to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes for safe
prescribing in common medical conditions and emergencies relevant and
effective in dealing with common situations likely to be encountered by a
medical practitioner in day to day practice of clinical medicine.
Semester 1 assessment 20% (MCQ),
Semester 2 assessment 60% (MCQ, short answer questions, essay
questions), Practical Prescribing exam 20%
Module Code*
Module Name*
MD3009
Laboratory & Investigative Medicine (Pathology & Microbiology)
10
ECTS Weighting*
Semester/term Academic Year
taught*
Contact Hours*
Module Content/
Description*
120 Hours
Pathology, Microbiology, Chemical Pathology, Haematology, Immunology. The
purpose
of this module is to teach students about the pathological basis and the
infectious aetiology of disease.
Written exam (January and May) with single best fit and extended matching questions, short
Assessment answer questions and a clinicopathological case, essay assignment, Viva at the end of the
Details* year for borderline results
MD3005
Module Code*
Module Name*
Advanced Clinical and Professional Practice
10
ECTS Weighting*
Semester/term Academic Year
taught*
Clinical Skills 30 hours, Psychology and Psychiatry Applied to Medicine (PPAM) 30 hours,
Contact Hours* Global Determinants of Health and Development 18 hours, Medical Ethics 8 hours, InterProfessional Learning 20 hours
Clinical Skills, Psychology and Psychiatry Applied to Medicine (PPAM), Global Determinants
Module Content/
of Health and Development , Medical Ethics, Inter-Professional Learning
Description*
Clinical Skills: OSCE 40%
Assessment PPAM: assignment 20%
Details* Global Health: essay, poster and questionnaire 15%
Medical Ethics: ethical reflection on clinical practice and attendance on ethics day, OSCE
station 15%
Inter-Professional Learning: group assignment, OSCE station, attendance 10%
Module Code*
Module Name*
MD3006
Evidence Based Medicine & Elective Practice 1
5
ECTS Weighting*
Semester/term Academic Year
taught*
8 hours lectures, 2 meetings with supervisor for small group report,
Contact Hours* (*Erasmus students are exempt from 4 weeks summer elective)
Module Content/ Evidence Based Medicine & Elective Practice
Description*
Evidence Based Medicine Small group report, oral presentation 50%
Assessment
Elective Report 50% (Erasmus students are exempt from elective)
Details*
Module Code*
MD3010
Principles of Medical and Surgical Practice (incl. Gerontology, Radiology, Radiation
Module Name* Protection, Palliative Medicine)
25
ECTS Weighting*
Semester/term Academic Year
taught*
Contact Hours*
840 hours
Module Content/ 7 clinical rotations in medicine and surgery, clinical lecture series, tutorials
Description*
Assessment Short Cases 40%, Logbook Examination 25%, Written Paper 35%
Details*
Module Code*
Module Name*
ECTS Weighting*
MD3011
ENT & Ophthalmology
5
Semester/term Academic Year
taught*
Contact Hours*
2 weeks clinical rotation, 6 hours Ophthalmology lectures, 8 hours ENT lectures
Module Content/ ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) and Ophthalmology
Description*
Ophthalmology: OSCE 20%, written paper 20%, MCQ paper 60%
Assessment ENT: OSCE at end of rotation, OSCE station in the end of year clinical examination, written
Details* examination
*Required fields.