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DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH
Collaboration with Smash Medicine initiative (as described in the previous Departmental Report) Teaching and learning for the undergraduate Senior Clerkship was optimised accordingly: • Hybrid approach to instruction – all lectures, tutorials, seminars were admin- istered via the learning management system [OurVLE], while returning to face- to-face teaching for clinical instruction on the hospital wards and outpatient departments. • Enhancing formative assessment – utilisation of MiniCex for clinical encounters (eliciting history, physical examination of patients, management discussions, counselling), mock MCQ mid-clerkship for self-assessment and feedback, mock OSCE at some specified training centres. • Customised tutorials/review sessions at specific training sites to enhance stu- dent engagement and learning. • Asynchronous access by students to most instructional material via the learning management system (OurVLE). • Debriefing and opportunity for student feedback regarding the clerkship rota- tion – consistently conducted at end of each rotation and any issues addressed. • Academic and professional sessions on study techniques and ethics. • Participation in community-based activities – students at Cornwall Regional Hospital involved in Back-to-school medicals to strengthen ambulatory care and immunization competence. Postgraduate Professor Russell Pierre, the outgoing University Examiner for the DM Paediatrics Programme assisted the UE designate (Dr M Lashley) to coordinate Cross Campus Examiners consultations to enhance the harmonization of the DM Paediatrics Programme across the campus sites in the FMS, and overseed the implementa- tion and administration of the virtual DM Paediatrics clinical/oral examinations (Nov/Dec 2022). The written component of the DM Paediatrics examination was administered electronically as previously done. Drs Abigail Harrison and Andrea Garbutt, lecturers, provided expertise to execute the virtual DM Clinical/Oral Examinations Nov/Dec 2022 and May/June 2023 across four campuses and with the remote participation of the External Examiner in Scotland. These activities included examiner and candidate training and mock examinations for all participants using the virtual space. Communication to all stakeholders, particularly students, was paramount.
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