StudentSelectedComponent(SSCs)inC21MBBCh

Opportuni9estogetinvolved

WhatareSSCs?“Thegreatesteduca9onalopportuni9eswillbeaffordedbythatpartofthecoursewhichgoesbeyondcoreandthatengendersanapproachtomedicinethatisconstantlyques9oningandselfcri9cal.”

SSCLearningOutcomes•  Studyanon-coretopicofinterestindepth•  Develop:–  researchskills/scien9ficmethods– knowledgethroughenquiryandexplora9on–  ini9a9ve,analy9candcri9calthought– skillsforlifelonglearning– professionalism&ethicalvalues

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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SSCsinC21Handbook

Year1SSCAcademicLead(s)

DrZarabethNewton/DrSarjuPatel

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

3

1

6

2

11

9 9

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DII DCG PMCN PopMed

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

2

3

10

3

9

8

7

5

DII DCG PMCN PopMed

PGRResearchExperienceProjectsYear1:2015-2016 Year1:2016-2017

•  Presenta9onarebasedonthecadaver

–  Pathologyfound

–  Varia9onsofanatomy

–  Normalanatomy

PathophysiologyProject

•  Groupwork– Developingapresenta9on– Presen9ng– QA

•  Peerassessment– Engagement– Professionalism

PathophysiologyProject

Whatweneed:•  Academics– Toassessoralpresenta9ons– Toques9onstudentsaboutpresenta9ons

PathophysiologyProject

Year2SSCAcademicLead

DrNedPowell

Year2

Year2SSCs

ExperienceProject1(Oct20161week)

Journalis9cAr9cle(Dec20161week)

Year2/5Conference(Feb20171week)

ExperienceProject2(March20171week)

ExperienceprojectsOctober2016andMarch2017Studentsspendaweekwithhostprovider(clinical,communityandlaboratorysesngs)

Aims:•  Improveunderstandingofresearch•  Inves9gateareaofinteresttostudent•  Numberofstudentsisflexible•  Modeofdeliveryisflexible•  Methodofassessmentisflexible

OverviewProjects

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

Whatweneed:•  Peopletohelpruntutorials

•  Peopletomarkoutputs

Journalis9cAr9cleDec2016

Years2&5ConferenceFeb2017Aims•  U9liseNearPeerlearning•  ToencourageYr2stolookforward•  Toencouragereflec9onbyYr5s•  Tosupportthrivingandsurviving•  Toprovide“conferenceexperience”

Components– Plenaries•  StandardsinHealthCare•  Thriveandsurvive•  Erasmus+intercala9on

– Posters•  BasedonYr2Researchexperiences•  MarkedbyYr5s

– Facilitatedsessions•  Elec9veexperiences/ethics

Years2&5Conference

Year2&5Conference

Whatweneed:•  Peopletosupportpostermarking

Years2&5Conference

Phase2AcademicSSCLead(s)

DrSamHibbils(Year3)&DrEamonMcGreal(Year4)

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/

Whatweneed:•  Assessorstomarkreflec9vereports

Harmonisa9on

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