Course overview
Enrich your clinical practice by strengthening your patient assessment skills, deepening your underpinning knowledge, and boosting your confidence and competence in undertaking clinical examinations.
You must identify a practice facilitator for the duration of the module – a clinician or an appropriately skilled practitioner (a doctor, nurse or AHP in a practitioner role) to provide you supervise you and assess your skills for the practice-based component of your assessment.
You can study this course face-to-face or online.
Face-to-face
You attend five bi-weekly sessions on campus. Lectures and skills demonstration videos support your learning of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology and clinical assessment techniques.
Formative peer group assessment takes place during university lab sessions, with additional practice-based formative assessment strongly encouraged. You are expected to practise your skills regularly. Assessment takes place in university through an OSCE exam and an MCQ exam.
Online delivery
You complete five bi-weekly online sessions, with further support through Teams. Online lectures and skills demonstration videos develop your knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, and history-taking and examination skills. Formative peer group assessment in practice is strongly encouraged. You are expected to practice the skills you have learned as often as possible.
You have access to online support sessions every other week for clarification on any of the taught areas. Learning materials are made available as the module progresses, giving you the flexibility to fit your study around your work and family commitments. Recorded lectures are available 24/7 and can be viewed at your convenience. Attendance at the live sessions is optional as they are recorded and posted on the support website for those who are unable to attend.
You are provided with a formative practice workbook to evidence your skills development. You can access all learning resources, including demonstrator videos of the required clinical examinations.
Where you study
Face-to-face on campus or online.
Course details
How you learn
Lectures and skills demonstration videos will develop your knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology as applied to the diagnostic process.
Practice-based supervision develops your application of clinical skills in the practice setting. A practice workbook is used following a systems approach to enhance learning and our online learning environment supports interactive online learning.
How you are assessed
There are two components.
Practice: An examination of three systems from the workbook - respiratory, abdomen and a system of your choice. This allows you to tailor your learning to your practice area and is assessed by your practice supervisor.
Theory: A 90-minute online examination which comprises 30 multiple choice questions based on the entire module content.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
The module is open to all registered healthcare professionals. For patient safety reasons you must be a practitioner currently employed in an area of practice in a clinical role requiring a level of autonomy in diagnostics and case management, with appropriate access to advanced practitioners.