Professor Joseph J Y Sung Faculty of Medicine Ensuring Clinical Competence

Early clinical exposure Clinical skill laboratory Log-book Interactive web-based clinical case study Pre-internship program Assessment of clinical competence Continue education

System-based Integrated Curriculum Human structure Subject Panel Study Selected Study Module Nervous Disorder Child Health Reproductive Medicine Mobility ENT/Eye/ Skin/ID Surgery Medicine Surgery Medicine Final MB SSM Basic Clinical Skills SPS SSM Clinical Experience SSM SPS Internship

Early Clinical Exposure

Clinical Teaching Working as part of the Medical Team –Ward round –Assisting procedures –On call Small group (3-4 students) teaching Assistant Internship

Continuous Assessment Observed Structured Long Examination Record

Outcome measured Attitude and Skill in History Taking –Appropriateness of language, instruction –Detail history include social and emotional assessment –Competency working in a busy medical unit Examination technique –Technique of physical examination –Accuracy of physical findings Summing up, Interpretation of findings –Presentation of findings –Discuss differential diagnosis

Final MB examination History Short case 1Short case 2

Format Three sessions of 20 minutes A: History (in Cantonese) B: Short case I –CNS –CVS –Endo OR Joints OR ECG OR CT/MRI C: Short case II –Abdo –RS –Fundi OR Skin OR X-ray/CT scan

Short Cases The examination of the system will consist of 3 parts –Examination technique will be tested on surrogates (not real patient) –Identification of abnormal signs will be made from a set of physical findings (may be in the form of audio-visual presentation) –Interpretation and discussion of the disease will be tested

Passing the clinical examination pass 4 out of 6 examiners (given at least 3 or more marks by any 4 examiners) AND Total mark is 16 or more (out of 36)

Final Surgery Exam 2006 Written papers - paper 1 (MCQs) [4 hrs] carries 200 marks -paper 2 (R-type MCQs + MEQs) [3 hrs] R-type – 80 marks MEQs – 120 marks -total marks: 400 marks OSCE [2.5 hrs] –total 21 stations and 20 of them carrying marks –10 marks for each station –total marks: 200 marks

Introduction of Learning Outcome

Continuous Education Advances in Medicine Course (accredited by HK Medical Council) 2-year program to review all major subjects in Medicine Emphasize on case discussion, management algorithm and journal critique

Diploma Programme in Advances in Medicine No. of Students Each Year