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WhatareSSCs?“Thegreatesteduca9onalopportuni9eswillbeaffordedbythatpartofthecoursewhichgoesbeyondcoreandthatengendersanapproachtomedicinethatisconstantlyques9oningandselfcri9cal.”
SSCLearningOutcomes• Studyanon-coretopicofinterestindepth• Develop:– researchskills/scien9ficmethods– knowledgethroughenquiryandexplora9on– ini9a9ve,analy9candcri9calthought– skillsforlifelonglearning– professionalismðicalvalues
Vision• Toembedresearchandevolveknowledgearoundpa9entcarewithinMBBCh.
ImprovedPa9entCare
Scien9ficResearch
ServiceEvalua9on
ClinicalResearch
Audit
MedicalEduca9on
Themes
Pa9entcareNa9onalHealth
GlobalHealth
ServiceImprovement
Audit
ResearchClinical
Science
Arts
Humani9es
Innova9on
Teaching&LearningMedicalEduca9on Leadership eLearning
SSCsFocusinC21Year1
• Literatureprojects• Pathologyproject• Prac9calResearchExperience:PhDTutors
Year2
• Experienceandthemedprojects• Evidence-basedwri9ng• Yr2/5Integratedconference
Year3
• Scien9ficandclinicalresearchskills• Medicaleduca9on• Audit• Serviceevalua9on• Uniqueprojectsdevelopedwithexperts• Yr¾SSCshowcase
Year4
• Advancedseniorresearchprojects• Consolidatelearningonimprovedpa9entcare• Yr¾SSCshowcase
Year5
• Elec9ve• Yr2/5integratedconference
Phase1
Phase2
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Year1SSCs
Pathophysiology• (Feb2017)
LiteratureReview
• (Feb2017)
Prac9calResearch• (Feb2017)
Year1Overview
Don’tTryandReadThis• Science&Scholarship• Acquireknowledgethroughenquiryandexplora9on• Exerciseini9a9ve,analy9candcri9calthought• Learn,developandprac9ceresearchskillswithinsightintoscien9ficmethods.Toincludeliterature
reviewandcri9calappraisal• Formulaterelevantresearchques9onsinbio-medicalscience,psychosocialscienceorpopula9onscience,
anddesignappropriatestudiesorexperimentstoaddresstheques9ons• Describeethicalandgovernanceissues
• Professionalism• Demonstratestudyskillsandskillsforlife-longlearningincludingreflec9velearningandself-directed
learning• Learnanddevelopbasicteachingskills• Developanunderstandingofdoctorsinthesociety• Developanunderstandingofhealthandsocialcareprofessionalsinamul9-professionalteam
• Prac2ce• Makeeffec9veuseofITskillsincludingstoringandretrievinginforma9on• Developanunderstandingofmedicalinforma9csapplica9onsinclinicalprac9ce• Understandtheimportanceofconfiden9alityindatahandlinganddescribetheDataProtec9onAct&
Codeofprac9ce• DevelopaporholiocontainingevidencefromallelementsoftheSSC&projectsundertaken
LiteratureProject• Studentsconductaliteratureprojectonascien9fictopicrelatedtoclinicalandscien9ficresearch
• Minimalcontact9me(dependingonstudent)
• Tutorassessed
LiteratureProject
• Databasesearching(PubMed,Medline)• Originalresearchpaperinterpreta9on• Cri9calanalysis• Scien9ficwri9ng• Referencing
ExampleLiteratureProjects2015-2016
L36 50 0 2 4 Thepublicunderstandingofhumangene9cs:Fromexperimentalresultstomasscommunica9on
L18 51 0 1 3 Molecularstra9fica9onandbiomarkeriden9fica9oninsolidtumours
L53 52 0 1 2 Itdoesn'tjustgurglewhenI'mhungry:nerve,muscleandgastrointes9nalmovements
L35 53 0 0 2 Gene9cpolymorphismsandVasculardisease,doesyourgene9csmaler?
L02 1 31 42 50 RuralHealth
L48 2 26 56 69
Doctorsdoingharm:Exploringthemo9va9ons,ac9ons,discoveriesandlegaciesofthe"Nazidoctors"andviewingtheminaglobalcontextofhumanexperimenta9onbydoctors
L45 3 16 38 49 Drugsofabuseinsport
L27 4 15 43 71 Aging,Vascularriskandcogni9vedecline
Litcode RankPicked
SSCProjectTitle1st Top3 Top5
LiteratureProjectWhatweneed:• Tutorsto:– Superviseprojects– Supporttutorials– Providedrapforma9vefeedback– Assessfinalassignment
DivisionalQuotas
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LiteratureProjectsYear1:2015-2016 Year1:2016-2017
• Introducesfirstyearmedicalstudentstotheconceptsofresearch
• Facilitatesundergraduatemedicalstudent’sfirstresearchexperience.
• Providespostgraduateresearchstudentsandearlycareerpostdocswithanopportunitytoteachwithinthemedicalcurriculum
Prac9calResearchExperience
StudentAims:• Understandwhatresearchis• Cri9calThinking• Scien9ficwri9ng• Presenta9on• Referencing
Prac9calResearchExperience
ExamplePrac9calResearchProjects1. Linksbetweenbrainwhitemalerandhandeye
coordina9oninchildrenwith22q11.2Dele9onSyndrome(velocardiofacialsyndrome)
2. Examiningcogni9oninschizophreniaandbipolardisorder3. DevelopmentofaSmartphone'app'tohelpcancer
pa9ents'communicatewiththeircliniciansinconsulta9ons
4. WhatfactorsinfluencepeoplegoingtotheirGPwithasymptomofcancer?
5. PolymeraseChainReac9ontotestforHumanpapillomavirus
Prac9calResearchExperienceWhatweneed:• PhDTutorsto:– Superviseprojects– Supporttutorialsandprac9cals– Provideforma9vefeedbackororalpresenta9ons
DivisionalQuotas
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PGRResearchExperienceProjectsYear1:2015-2016 Year1:2016-2017
• Presenta9onarebasedonthecadaver
– Pathologyfound
– Varia9onsofanatomy
– Normalanatomy
PathophysiologyProject
• Groupwork– Developingapresenta9on– Presen9ng– QA
• Peerassessment– Engagement– Professionalism
PathophysiologyProject
Whatweneed:• Academics– Toassessoralpresenta9ons– Toques9onstudentsaboutpresenta9ons
PathophysiologyProject
Year2
Year2SSCs
ExperienceProject1(Oct20161week)
Journalis9cAr9cle(Dec20161week)
Year2/5Conference(Feb20171week)
ExperienceProject2(March20171week)
ExperienceprojectsOctober2016andMarch2017Studentsspendaweekwithhostprovider(clinical,communityandlaboratorysesngs)
Aims:• Improveunderstandingofresearch• Inves9gateareaofinteresttostudent• Numberofstudentsisflexible• Modeofdeliveryisflexible• Methodofassessmentisflexible
Exampleproject1StrokePreven2on:WhatcanbedonebeCer?Speciality:Community&MentalHealthType:ClinicalNumberofStudents:3Aim:ThemainaimistoexploretheareaofministrokeorTIAandstrokepreven9onbasedonassessmentofriskfactorsforthedisease.SSCdescrip2on:Tofocusonthepreven9onsideofthemedicalserviceandtoknowthebestwaytotakehistoryfromthepa9entsanddirectthemedicalinves9ga9onsaccordingly.ThisisaprojectthatwillfocusmainlyonTIAandStrokeap9entsinRoyalGwentHospital.ThestudentswillbeinvolvedinjoiningthemedicalwardroundsandinalendingtheTIAclinicsinHospitals.Theywillobservetheprocessoftakingtheclinicalhistoryandclinicallyexamintheap9ent.Theywillthendiscusseachpa9entscaseaswithregardsoftheneedforfurtherinves9ga9onstoexpelorefurthertheriskfactyorsforTIAorstroke.Thesediseasesarecommoninthecommunityanditismainlyelderlydiseases.Theprac9ceintakinghistoryandbeingabletoexplorefurthertheriskfactorsisimportantformedicalstudents.Assessment:Reflec9on
Exampleproject2AnIntroduc2ontoCancer&Gene2csResearchSpeciality:Research:Cancer&Gene9csType:LaboratoryNumberofStudents:12Aim:ProvideanunderstandingoftheresearchcarriedoutwithintheIns9tuteofCancerandGene9cs(ICG).SSCdescrip2on:TheaimofthisweeklongSSCistointroducestudentstoaselec9onofresearchintheIns9tuteofCancer&Gene9cs.Therewillbeanintroduc9ontogene9cdiseasesandcancer.Theburdenofcancer,theincidenceofgene9cdisease,andthetechniquesusedtounderstanddiseasewillbediscussed.Howresearchhasandwillimprovediagnosisandtreatmentwillbedescribed.Therewillbetalks,tutorialsandlabsessions.Wean9cipatehos9ngtwelvestudentseachweekforeachofthetwoweeksthattheSSCswillbeoffered.Assessment:Presenta9on
ExampleProject3LifedrawingclassSpeciality:Art/AnatomyType:SkillsNumberofStudents:24Aim:Toprovidestudentswithanopportunitytodeveloptheirdrawingskillsbyalendinglifedrawingclasseswithanar9s9cinstructor.SSCdescrip2on:Todevelopdrawingandvisualskillsandenhanceapprecia9onofsurfaceanatomythroughlifedrawingclasseswithrelatedsurfaceanatomy.Assessment:Artwork
ExperienceprojectsWhatweneed:• Peopletoprovideprojects– RecruitSept2016
• Weareveryhappytosupportdevelopmentofprojects
Journalis9cAr9cleDec2016
“Ifyoucan'texplainitsimply,youdon'tunderstanditwellenough”• Studentschooseascien9ficpaper• PlaythepartofthesciencecorrespondentfortheDailyMail.
• Explaintonon-expertreadership:– Whatpapershows– Whatimpactwillbe– 500words
Years2&5ConferenceFeb2017Aims• U9liseNearPeerlearning• ToencourageYr2stolookforward• Toencouragereflec9onbyYr5s• Tosupportthrivingandsurviving• Toprovide“conferenceexperience”
Components– Plenaries• StandardsinHealthCare• Thriveandsurvive• Erasmus+intercala9on
– Posters• BasedonYr2Researchexperiences• MarkedbyYr5s
– Facilitatedsessions• Elec9veexperiences/ethics
Years2&5Conference
Phase2• Dedicated6week(year3)and8week(year4)blocks
• Twoop9ons:1. ChoosefromSSCtutorproposedporholio2. Studentdesignedbespokeproject:directory
ofexper9se
Examples
ImprovedPa9entCare
Scien9ficResearch
ServiceEvalua9on
ClinicalResearch
Audit
MedicalEduca9on
Whatweneed:• TutorproposedProjectsfor6weekyear3projects
• Poten9alsupervisosinfofor8weekyear4projects
Phase2
Harmonisa9on• Elec9ve8weeksinthespringoffinalyear:– Studyanysubjectofinterestanywhereintheworld.– Undertakeninmedicalcentres,researchunitsorcommunityprac9ces.
– Linkwithmedicalprac99oners,scien9stsoranyprofessionalalliedtomedicine,orincomplementaryhealthcare.
Elec9veStudentAdvisor• 5thyearmedicalstudentscompletedatripadvisorstylefeedbackontheirElec9ves
• Webpagesnowliveonlearningcentral:hlps://learningcentral.cf.ac.uk/bbcswebdav/users/wmdpb/Elec9ves2014/
Contacts– Year1SSC
• DrSarjuPatel• Email:PatelS2@cardiff.ac.uk
– Year2SSC(DeputySSCDirector)• DrNedPowell• Email:PowellNG@cardiff.ac.uk
– Year3SSC• DrSamHibbils• Email:hibbilssj@cf.ac.uk
– Year4SSC• DrEamonMcGreal• Email:McGrealEP@cardiff.ac.uk
– Year5SSC• DrPaulBrennan• Email:BrennanP@cardiff.ac.uk