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Introduction to Year 4 and Overview

Mr Jonathan Barker

Year 4 Undergraduate Lead Consultant Colorectal / General surgeon

Welcome to Blackpool Teaching Hospitals!

The Team

• Director of Medical Education: Dr Linda Hacking
• Undergraduate Manager: Michael Farrell
• Deputy Undergraduate Manager: Julie Summers
• Fourth Year Lead: Mr Jonathan Barker
• Fifth Year Lead: Dr Andrew Weatherburn
• Assessment Lead: Mr Vikas Malik
• Undergraduate Clinical Skills Lead: Clare Walden

The Key Team

• The most IMPORTANT people for YOU are:-
• Roxanne Sheward– 4th Year Undergraduate

Co-ordinator

• Hayley Turner – 5th Year Undergraduate Co-
• rdinator

Year 4 Rotations

Medicine Palliative Care/ Oncology GP Surgery Psychiatry O & G Paediatrics 8 4 6 6 4 4 4

Weekly Programme

• 4 days a week in hospital
• 1 day a week CCT/ Self Learning
• Integrated Clinical Skills Programme
• Integrated CBL programme
• Evening teaching sessions

Clinical Experience

• Ward Work + Patient Clerkings
• Ward Rounds
• Out patient Clinics
• Theatre
• Diagnostic Departments
• Case Presentations
• Case based discussions
• Observation learning
• Practical skills training

Ward Experience

• If timetabled for “self-directed patient

clerking”, ask junior doctor or nurse in charge for suitable patients to clerk

• Try to complete history and examination as if

you’re the first person seeing the patient don’t just copy from the notes

• Keep a copy of your clerkings in a folder
• Get into the habit of thinking about differential

diagnoses, investigations and management!

• If timetabled for several ward rounds in one part
• f the rotation, ask for patients to see at the

start then present during the round

Structured Learning Opportunities

• Case Based Learning (CBL)
• Bedside Teaching
• Daytime Tutorials
• Evening Tutorials
• Clinical Skills & Simulation Teaching

Case Base Learning (CBL)

• Compulsory!
• Weekly sessions
• Facilitator needs to sign off in E

portfolio at end of each scenario and give feedback on participation, communication and preparation

Attendance

• Timetables are well-structured
• Absences will be noted and reported back to

Undergraduate Team

• If unable to attend contact Roxanne/Hayley

+ the member of staff expecting you and

• Complete an absence form
• THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL ISSUE!!!

General Tips

• Familiarise yourself with your portfolio
• Note dates for academic advisor meetings,

logbook reviews etc

• Set learning objectives for each placement
• Actively seek out cases (ask staff on ward)
• Middle-grades/juniors always keen to teach

Working Together

• Open Door Policy
• End of Placement Surveys as part of a newly

developed Quality Assurance programme

• Coffee and Cakes
• Year 4 student representatives
• Come and Talk to Us!

Blackpool Communities

• Undergraduate Student Community
• Part of the wider Medical Education

Community

• General Learning Community
• Support & Social Community

Undergraduate Community

Learning Community

Social Community