This is an orientation program for junior surgical clerkship for those undergraduate medical students entering to the surgical wards for the first time. This should be a total transformational learning experience.

1. Junior Surgical Clerkship
Melaka Manipal Medical college

2. Junior Surgical Clerkship
On behalf of the HOD & the Faculties of the Department
of Surgery, we welcome you to the Surgery Clerkship.
“ We hope that your Surgery clerkship rotation will prove
to be a rich and rewarding learning experience”.

3. Junior Surgical Clerkship-Academic Calendar
CALENDAR FOR BATCH 30 GROUP E (From 9-2-2015 to 20-3-2015)
Monday
9-2-15
16-2-15
23-2-15
2-3-15
9-3-15
16-3-15
08:00 to 10:30 am
Melaka Campus:
Introduction to
Clinical Surgery
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward) EOP
(8 students)
11:00 am to 01:00 pm
Melaka Campus:
Demonstration of
Clinical Methods
Muar (Bungaraya)
Muar (Bungaraya)
Muar (Bungaraya)
02:00 to 04:30 pm
Melaka Campus:
Demonstration of
Clinical Methods
Muar
Muar
Muar
Muar
Tuesday
10-2-15
17-2-15
24-2-15
3-3-15
10-3-15
17-3-15
Morning
(Melaka Campus)
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
03:00 to 05:00 pm
(Melaka Campus)
PBL
PBL
PBL
PBL
PBL
VIVA (10 marks)
Submission of Portfolio
(2 cases + 3 CSL topics +
3 Line Drawings)
Wednesday
11-2-15
18-2-15
25-2-15
4-3-15
11-3-15
18-3-15
08:00 to 10:30 am
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward) / EOP
(8 students)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
MGH (Ward)
02:00 to 03:00 pm
(Melaka Campus)
Clinical Skills Lab
Clinical Skills Lab
Clinical Skills Lab
Clinical Skills Lab
Clinical Skills Lab
BLOCK TEST(90 marks)
Special Class every Wednesday
from 03:00 to 04:30 pm to be
taken by Prof. M. V. Kumar
Submission of Portfolio (2 case
+ 3 Line Drawings)
Thursday
12-2-15
19-2-15
26-2-15
5-3-15
12-3-15
19-3-15
08:00 to 10:30 am
Muar (Ward)
Holiday
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward)
Muar (Ward) / EOP
(7 students)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Muar (Bungaraya)
Holiday
Muar (Bungaraya)
Muar (Bungaraya)
Muar (Bungaraya)
Muar (Bungaraya)
02:00 to 04:30 pm
Muar
Holiday
Muar
Muar
Muar
Muar
Friday
13-2-15
20-2-15
27-2-15
6-3-15
13-3-15
20-3-15
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
(Melaka Campus)
Surgery Lecture
Holiday
Surgery Lecture
Surgery Lecture
Surgery Lecture
Surgery Lecture
(Afternoon)
(Melaka Campus)
Lecture / SDL
Holiday
Lecture / SDL
Lecture / SDL
Lecture / SDL
Lecture / SDL

4. Contents of Discussion
Aims of clinical training
Teaching/ learning methods
Guidelines on clinical postings
Recommended text books
Assessment & Examination

5. Aims of clinical training
To develop a competent primary care physician with
appropriate - Knowledge, Skill and Attitude to treat
common surgical diseases at the primary care level.
To diagnose, workup and proper referral of common
surgical conditions.

6. Clinical Training
“To study the phenomenon of disease without
books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study
books without
patients is not to go to sea at all”.
Sir William Osler, 1849–1919,
Professor of Medicine, Oxford, UK

7. Knowledge
Skill
Attitude
3 Domains of Learning
Acquire the knowledge, skills, and
attitudes necessary to care for the
surgical patients

8. Objectives of Clinical training
At the end of clinical posting in surgery, a student should be able to
Elicit a detailed & relevant history
Carry out a thorough physical examination
Identify patient’s problems
Reach a differential diagnosis
Formulate appropriate investigations
Interpret the results of investigations
Plan appropriate management
Undertake some aspects of management

9. Teaching/learning methods
The following strategies are used for organizing teaching learning
activities:
a) Bedside small group teaching Mini CEX, DOPS,WPBA
b) Skill labs
c) Problem based learning/ Case scenario based learning
d) Task based learning/ SDL
e) Portfolio- case encounters and reflections
f) Line drawings/ Workshops
g) Clinical correlation class/ applied basic sciences
h) Didactic lectures/ Flip class
i) E-Learning – Moodle/ Medscape etc

10. Guidelines on clinical postings
a.Dress Code and Punctuality – All students will adhere to dress code
while in wards and clinics.
b. Students are required to have 90% attendance, barring exceptional
circumstances.
c. All students are expected to be present in their areas of posting by 8.00
a.m. Latecomers to academic activities will not be permitted to enter the
sessions and will be marked absent.
d. No student is to bring backpacks, bags etc to the wards

11. Guidelines on clinical postings
e. Students will clerk cases in their assigned beds and choose the cases for
formal presentation to the faculty.
f. No student is allowed to look at the patient’s case record except with the
permission of the faculty.
g. Students should endeavour to present at least 2 cases in every session.
h. Students should present cases by turn so that every student gets an equal
chance to present.
i. Students should be familiar with the patients in their assigned beds.
j. Bed assignment and case presenter will be chosen by the students
themselves.
k. The group leaders have the responsibility of making sure that studends in
their group are assigned beds

12. Guidelines on clinical postings
l. Each student gets a chance to present
m. Discipline is maintained in the group.
n. All relevant information regarding the posting, examination etc will
be disseminated to the whole group by the academic calendar
o. Maintain daily attendance and group daily activity records.
p. Not more than 5 students to clerk a case

13. Assessment of Clinical training
EOP End of posting clinical exam ( 1 long case).
Block test comprising 30 SBAs, 2 MEQs, 1SAQ and 1
line drawing
Viva
Daily assessment marks
Portfolio marks

14. Recommended books- clinical

15. Recommended Textbooks

16. Recommended books- Case files
& OSCEs

17. Recommended Book
This book integrates basic sciences,
Clinical surgery and theory all in
One book.

18. Format for H&P

19. Mini CEX 1

20. Mini CEX 2

21. Junior Surgical Clerkship
- A Transformational experience

22. Junior Surgical Clerkship
- a joyful immersion experience
This rotation is the time to buildup your clinical problem solving and
decision-making skills - a time to build clinical experience and acumen
on a foundation of didactic information.
It is a total immersion experience that includes you
in an array of clinical scenarios and learning opportunities designed to
enhance your knowledge and skills.
So plunge into the ocean of Surgery, dive deep and enjoy

23. My teaching ppt presentations
:slideshare.net/babysurgeon
:moodle