PARA3100 Emergency Medicine B Course description

Assessment content: The learning outcomes

Form of assessment: Combined assessment:

Part 1) Assessment of clinical training. A compulsory attendance requirement applies to clinical training. Students must make up for absence exceeding 10% by agreement with the practical training supervisor and the practical training institution. If a student's absence exceeds 20%, he/she will fail the course.

Part 2) Emergency vehicle driving test, theoretical and practical test in driving emergency vehicles organised by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. The theoretical emergency vehicle driving test must be taken before the practical test, cf. the emergency vehicle regulations Section 29.

Students must pass both part 1 clinical training and part 2 emergency vehicle driving test in order to pass the course. If the student fails one part of the course, this part must be retaken.

Pass/fail

Part 1) The midway and final assessments are made by the practical training supervisor. The university contact lecturer will contribute to the midway and final assessment on the basis of the criteria described in the clinical training manual. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Part 2) The theoretical and practical tests are assessed by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration

The work and teaching methods vary between lectures, seminars, study groups, simulation and skills training, observational practice and self-study.

Practical training

The students do around 2 days of observational practice at a children's ward. The students also complete simulation and skills training in simulator-based birth assistance, systematic patient examination and documentation, decision-making in emergency medicine, choosing treatment and transport strategies and the use of monitoring equipment.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• minimum attendance of 80% at seminars and study groups
• minimum attendance of 90% at simulation and skills training
• minimum attendance of 90% in observational practice at a children's ward
• a written observation report, up to 800 words

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours

None.

Grade scale A-F

All papers are assessed by two examiners. A minimum of twenty per cent of the exam papers will be assessed by an external examiner. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students.