Faculty of Medicine,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Very BASIC Acute Medicine course

Med 6 (final year) Very BASIC Acute Medicine course (2-weeks)

(Lead teacher: Prof Wai-Tat WONG)

Course structure

  • The entire final year class is allocated to take the course over a two-week period. Students are required to read the Very BASIC (focused on the clinical aspects of acute medicine) and BASIC Patient Safety (focused on patient safety and communication aspects) course manuals prior to the course in June and to have completed the relevant e-learning material before attending each set of skill stations.
  • The skill stations/simulations are divided into three sets: basic, intermediate and advanced, with each set building on the knowledge and skills practiced in the previous one. The aim of the course is to teach the immediate management of severely ill patients on the wards, to a level that would be expected from an intern. We do not teach advanced organ support that is only provided in ICU.
  • The course comprises two manuals (Very BASIC and BASIC Patient Safety), numerous e-lectures, videos, interactive exercises, educational games, external links, formative assessments, 13 skill stations/simulations, and attachments to learn phlebotomy.

Assessment

Summative assessment is by assessing the record of online activity, two testing skill stations, and a 1-hour MCQ paper. Students identified to be underperforming in skill stations may be referred for remedial instruction. All students must pass the course. Remedial instruction is provided and repeated examination attempts are permitted.

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