Year 2 - Medicine in Society - Student Handbook 2019/20

Introduction to Medicine in Society Year 2

The Year 2 Medicine in Society module begins in October and will run for 12 days (Tuesdays) through the academic year.  It consists of two 6 day placements, one of which will be in a mental health setting, the other in another clinical speciality.  Students who start in mental health will spend their first 6 placement days in this setting and then swap to another placemen for a further 6 days.  Students who start in another speciality e.g. palliative care, care of the elderly medicine, diabetes will spend their first 6 days in this setting and then swap to a mental health setting. 

Students are assessed  by the placement tutor.  There are two elements in the summative assessment of the unit assessment –  a case presentation, and project report. In the first setting students will present their case presentation; in the second a project report

There is a prize for the best project report; any report getting a mark of 15 or 16/16 is automatically entered.  If a report gets a mark of less than 15 a student can self nominate or be nominated by their tutor. 

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