Extending Patient Contact

General feedback O Mostly positive! O But there are some suggestions for improvement

Schedule O In line with the one provided by the school O Planned not improvised O Overview of the session’s activities and objectives at the start

Teaching O Centred around the module topic e.g. metabolism O Preferably done at the start of each lesson O Group discussion O Good to build upon skills taught at uni O Relevant printouts are welcomed

Patients O Relevant patients for us to meet O E.g. someone with Parkinson’s for Brain and Behaviour O Practise history taking O Supervised/in pairs O Maybe even examine patients under supervision O Skills relevant to OSCEs

MDT O Interesting/useful to sit in with another profession involved in the practice O E.g. nurses, health visitors etc. O Provides a more holistic teaching

Personal development O Thought-provoking questions O Short time for reflection at the end of each session O Doctor-patient relationship O What it means to be a good doctor

Sample timetable TimeActivities Teaching Meeting patients – sit in with tutors for relevant consultations Interview patients Feedback to tutors