Medical Students Working in Multidisciplinary Teams Kirsty Egan 5th March 2015

General Medical Council Background of Module General Medical Council Tomorrow’s Doctors 2009 Understand and respect the roles of health and social care professionals as a multi-professional team Understand the contribution that effective interdisciplinary team working makes to the delivery of safe and high-quality care

Module Aims Develops medical students’ knowledge of team working in Year 3 Student independently selects area in healthcare of interest to them Gain a good understanding of how others provide health care over 4 weeks(1 session per week) Develops student’s ability to systematically reflect on placement experience

Practitioners 220 Health Care Professionals willing to frequently accept students Wide ranging areas of healthcare for student to choose from

Student Evaluation 2010

profession and the team at work as opposed to just doctors” “I got to see another profession and the team at work as opposed to just doctors” “I am more aware of how other professions are an integral part of the team and I will appreciate their work more in the future” “I had to organise it independently - good experience “

Kirsty Egan Kirsty.Egan@ed.ac.uk Many Thanks! Kirsty Egan Kirsty.Egan@ed.ac.uk