AP0544 - Musculoskeletal System

St. George’s University actively promotes technology-enhanced learning through the use of an electronic educational platform (SAKAI), TurningPoint interactive audience response software (clickers), and the ExamSoft testing platform. You will aquire knowledge and understanding through didactic lectures, small group discussions, and independent study via video presentations. Practical lab sessions involving Gross Anatomy, Ultrasound, Imaging, and Physical Examination on Standardized Patient Exams are integral forms of relating acquired basic science knowledge into a clinical scenario. You will participate in weekly interactive multiple choice question (iMCQ) sessions involving the presentation of higher-order questions relevant to medical licensing exams. These sessions allow for peer discussion and faculty-guided review enabling you to improve critical thinking and test-taking skills. Formative feedback is provided through practice quizzes hosted on the electronic educational platform, weekly iMCQ sessions and via in-class clicker questions during each lecture. You will be provided with formative feedback on your professionalism, communication and skills proficiency during small-group activities (e.g. small-group discussions, labs and physical exam sessions). All relevant information including the module syllabus, timetable, course and lecture documents, reading lists, faculty contact details and assessment details will be posted on SAKAI.

Faculty provides support during office hours and via email to clarify concepts and/or direct you to relevant resources. All teaching and assessment material, including web-based practice problems and quizzes, case reports and other supportive material, is posted on the electronic course management site (SAKAI) and announcements regarding any changes in scheduled delivery will be posted on the module site and emailed to all students. Detailed objectives, practice problems, open ended question and answer sets, web based practice quizzes, and other supportive material will be posted to the course management site to help guide you through the module. The discussion forum folder on SAKAI is a powerful tool of the course where you may post your questions regarding administrative as well as academic issues and will be encouraged to take part in the discussion. This is facilitated by faculty members. Junior clinical faculty members provide guidance and learning support during case discussions, worksheets, imaging and clinical practical skills within small group and practical lab sessions. You will also be assigned faculty advisors to provide academic and personal support.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Identify the gross anatomical and microscopic structures of the musculoskeletal system.
2. Understand the development and normal physiological functions of the musculoskeletal system.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in both theoretical knowledge and clinical skills related to functioning and assessment of the musculoskeletal system.
4. Apply didactic acquired knowledge to clinically based hands-on exercises.

Intellectual / Professional Skills & Abilities:
5. Develop professional behaviors and demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal team building skills during small group practical sessions and interactive clinical settings.

Formative assessment is provided through practice questions hosted on the electronic educational platform, weekly iMCQ sessions, discussions in small groups and via in-class clicker questions during each lecture. Professionalism and skills proficiency will be formatively assessed through small-group activities (e.g., small-group discussions, labs and physical examination sessions).

Summative assessment

1. Weekly graded online quizzes (MLO 1, 2)
2. iMCQ sessions (1, 2, 3)
3. Assessments in small groups (MLO 1, 2, 3, 4 5)
4. Final module exam (MLO 1, 2, 3)

Foundations to Medicine

None

This module will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the normal gross anatomical, microscopic structure and function of this organ system with the integration of pathological conditions. It facilitates the development of your professional competencies, including clinical reasoning, basic practical skills used in patient examinations, basic interpretation of modern imaging techniques, and communication and interpersonal skills through small group practical sessions and interactive clinical settings. The concepts learned in this module provide an essential foundation for second year courses, such as Pathology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, national board exams and core clinical clerkships.