Observation placements in general medicine

Duration

80h Internship

Number of credits

Lecturer

Jean Luc Belche, Laetitia Buret, Philippe Burette, Didier Giet, Anne-Laure Lenoir, Christian Montrieux

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, each student will have acquired medical skills, will be able to understand the characteristics of the discipline of General Medicine, the functions of the General Practitioner, the role of the 1st line of care and the patient's journey from one line of care to another in the health system.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Possible prerequisites + possible remedial measures
6 hours of general medicine courses BAC 3
MEGE1162-1 General principles of general medicine
 
Before the training course
Students view... TAP video: Head to feet: ergonomically structured clinical examination
Video HBP: voltage tapping and self-measurement PPT commented "communication": follow-up of the "communication" notions discussed during the Bac3 course: non-verbal aspect of the consultation which creates a listening climate, have coherence between non-verbal and verbal messages, start the collecting information: initial questions and facilitators, during the collecting information: questions-cross-linking of questions-statements, search for the patient's perspective...
PPT commented "covid hygiene safety": advice to students on how to get to the GP practice, protect themselves, the team and patients.
PPT commented "testing, tracing": explanations of testing procedures, COVID-19 tracing... to have the vocabulary, useful resources... before going to the practice.
Training course opening  for students:
1st day of the training period:2hDiagnostic landscape Exchanges and Q&A on TAP and HTA videos Distribution of WONCA concepts

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Planned activities (lectures, labs, exercises, visits...) Learning methods
Before the course Students view... TAP Video: Head to toe: ergonomically structured clinical examination Video HTA: voltage tapping and self-measurement PPT commented "communication": follow-up of the "communication" notions discussed during the Bac3 course: non-verbal aspect of the consultation which creates a listening climate, have coherence between non-verbal (kinaesthetic) and verbal messages, start the collecting information: initial questions and facilitators, during the collecting information: questions-cross-linking of questions-statements, search for the patient's perspective... PPT commented "covid hygiene safety": advice to students on how to get to the GP surgery, protect themselves, the team and patients. PPT commented "testing, tracing": explanations of testing procedures, COVID-19 tracing... to have the vocabulary, useful resources... before going to the practice.
Opening of the internship for students 1st day of the training period : 2h
Presentation of the training course diagnostic landscape exchanges and Q&A on TAP and HTA videos Distribution of WONCA concepts Training course
Activity 1 - to support the Trainee Master in his activities as a General Practitioner. - to carry out technical acts under the supervision of the company tutor.
Activity 2 covid version: contact 1 patient by phone. If desired, a visit to the patient's home, from ¿ at a maximum of one hour, is possible, taking the necessary health precautions.
Activity 3 covid version: Contact a COVID patient by phone to explore their experience. An interview grid is proposed to the student.
Work 1 (in trio) Tell the story of one or more patients who illustrate a word, a concept... in an original way "astonish us".
Work 2 (in trio) Take and post on ecampus a photo (the same for the trio) that represents General Medicine for the student. Closing of the internship for students Last day of the training period: 3h
Debriefing of the course Presentation work 1: story of a patient illustrating a GP concept Presentation work 2 WONCA presentation: PPT commented
The activities, their precise instructions and the homework to be done are developed depending on the pandemic context or not on ecampus Introductory course in General Medicine 80h St. (MeGe 1) MSTG1004-1

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face to face

Recommended or required readings

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation of each student by the company tutor, based on a grid* 1st part of the internship mark. - evaluation of work n° 1 by the tutor, on the basis of a grid*. - evaluation of work n° 2 by the facilitator, based on a grid* 2nd part of the course mark validation of activities 1, 2 and 3 on eCampus by validators General practitioners * all grids are posted on ecampus and communicated to students
 
! Any unjustified absence at the opening and closing will prevent the validation of the course.

Work placement(s)

Yes

Organizational remarks

Course calendar (times and dates, deadlines to be respected)
-2 days and ¿: support for the practice of the Trainee Master-General Practitioner (and the team, possibly) - ¿ day: preparation of work in trio of students - ¿ day: interview with a patient - ¿ day: interview with the patient with VIDOC (stayed at home, not hospitalised)
 
Any unjustified absence at the opening and closing will prevent the validation of the course.
!The whole course is based around the eCampus space: all the resources, tools, documents... are there. Students should be attentive to any information posted on eCampus and any mail sent by the GM Department.
The student is expected to carry out an internship effectively and to write his or her own homework activities on ecampus. Collaboration between students is welcome.

Contacts

The secretariat of the Department of General Medicine is accessible by email at sjerome@uliege.be Ms Stéphanie Jérôme