Learning Contract: Learning for Professional Autonomy
(Pre-professional phase Standard Pathway Year 4)
Student Name: Poonam Patel
Your Learning Contract
Use/ adapt the table below to create your own Learning Contract that identifies your learning needs to further develop your osteopathic
knowledge, practical and clinical skills.
You should revisit your Contract throughout the Unit and amend it if necessary. Date any amendments so that you have a record. You must
agree any significant modifications to your Learning Contract with the Unit Leader.
Pre-professional learning
goals
Activities and methods
Evidence
Assessment
Evaluation
Improve upon differential
diagnoses and interpretation
of patient examination.
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Revise over
conditions/pathologies
studied over the last
three years and make
flash cards for quick
reference.
Gain tutor feedback while
in clinic on new patient/
re-examination
appointments.
Discuss patient case
histories with collegues
and tutors where
possible while in clinic.
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Upload copies of flash
cards onto blog.
Blog entry for tutor
feedback following clinic
session.
Produce case histories of
those discussed with
differential diagnosis and
outcome for patient on
blog.
Upload written notes
onto blog.
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Reflective blog entry
showing increasing
ability to answer
questions during case
presentation in clinic.
Tutor and peer feedback
documented on the blog.
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Tutor feedback showing
improvement in my
diagnosis and
interpretation of finidings.
Positive feedback from
peers on interpretation of
finidings.
Increased competancy
and confidence in my
own skills.
Positive grade in
Formative and
Summative CCA.
Strengthen anatomy and
physiology knowledge.
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Work independantly to
consolidate anatomy and
physiology notes of the
past three years.
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Produce revision notes
on anatomy and
physiology on blog.
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Reflective blog entry
showing increasing
ability to answer
questions during case
presentation in clinic.
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Practice and refine my
clinical examinations
(Diagnostic Clinical
Reasoning) skills.
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology
elective to improve
knowledge on care of
pregnant patient.
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Revise Clinical
examinations by system.
Work in a group to
practice practical
examinations while in
clinic using clinical
equipment.
Practice examinations on
patients where
appropriate and gain
tutor feedback as and
when possible.
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Revise over anatomy
and physology of
pregnancy and make
revision notes.
Attend elective on
obstetrics and
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Produce revision notes
on clinical examinations
on blog.
Photos from practical
sessions to be uploaded
onto blog.
Blog entry for tutor
feedback following clinic
session.
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Tutor and peer feedback
documented on the blog
showing better practical
skills with practice.
Reflective blog showing
how I have improved and
applied these
techniques.
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Upload revision notes
onto blog.
Blog entry following
practical technique
session.
Upload photos of group
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Tutor and peer feedback
documented on the blog
showing better practical
skills with practice.
Reflective blog showing
how I have improved and
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Tutor feedback showing
improvement in patient
case history taking, case
presentation, and on
questioning during
presentation.
Positive feedback from
peers on applied
knowledge of anatomy
and physiology during
patient encounters.
Increased competancy
and confidence in my
own skills.
Tutor feedback showing
improvement in DCR
skills with patients.
Positive feedback from
peers during practice of
DCR.
Increased competancy
and confidence in my
own skills.
Positive grade in
Formative CCA
Progress in tutorials
through positive
feedback from tutors.
Use of the techniques on
appropriate patients in
clinic.
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gynaecology.
Work in a group to
practice new techniques.
practice on blog.
applied these
techniques.
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IMS elective to improve upon
palpation skills.
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Attend IMS elective to
improve palpation and
learn new treatment
approach.
Practice newly learnt
techniques and
approaches with
colleagues.
Compare palpatory
findings in treatments
with tutor.
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Blog entry following
practical technique
session.
Upload photos of group
practice on blog.
Reflective blog entry
following clinic session.
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Tutor and peer feedback
documented on the blog
showing better practical
skills with practice.
Reflective blog showing
how I have improved and
applied these
techniques.
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Advanced Spinal
Manipulation elective to
improve manipulation
technique.
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Practice HVLA
techniques on
colleagues.
Practice HVLA
techniques on patients
where appropriate.
Gain tutor feedback
where possible.
Attend ASM elective.
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Upload photos of group
practice on blog.
Blog entry following clinic
session.
Blog entry following
practical technique
session.
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Reflective blog showing
how I have improved and
applied these
techniques.
Tutor and peer feedback
documented on the blog
showing better practical
skills with practice.
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Agreement of Learning Contract
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Increased competancy
and confidence in my
own technique.
Upload Certificate of
attendance for elective,
Increased palpatory
skills.
Increased competancy
and confidence in my
own technique.
Progress in tutorials
through positive
feedback from tutors.
Use of the techniques on
appropriate patients in
clinic.
Upload Certificate of
attendance for elective,
Increased confidence
and success in my HVLA
skills.
Progress in tutorials
through positive
feedback from tutors.
Use of the techniques on
appropriate patients in
clinic.
Good OSPE results.
Upload Certificate of
attendance for elective,
Student’s details
Unit Leader’s details
Name: Poonam Patel
Name:
Signature:
Signature:
Date: 22-10-2012
Date:
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