RAB1200 Anatomy, Physiology and Fundamentals of X-ray Images Course description

The courses PARAPRA1 and PARAPRA2AB comprise supervised clinical training, mainly in the ambulance service. The learning outcomes from all the previous courses are updated, integrated, tested in clinical training and form the basis for the development of new theoretical and practical competence.

The learning outcomes are very similar for the two clinical training courses. They are achieved by participation in a variety of ambulance call-outs to patients with different injuries and diseases. The student is expected to show progress, take responsibility and, to an increasing extent, make independent assessments in prehospital work.

Passed the first year of the programme. Students must also have passed PARA1500 Drug Calculations before they can start the course.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• explain fundamental biochemical processes at the cellular level and consider them in the context of physiological processes in the body's organs
• explain the anatomical structure of the musculoskeletal system
• explain the structure of cells, tissues, organs and organ systems
• explain the physiological processes in the respiratory and circulatory systems
• describe the anatomy and physiology of the sensory and reproductive systems
• explain physiological processes of the kidneys, the urinary tract, and the digestive and nervous systems
• explain the body's movements, axes, planes and directions
• describe axes, planes and directions in medical images

Skills

The student can

• apply Latin names and terminology for muscles, joints, ligaments, nerves, positions, directions of movement, axes and planes
• identify different organs and structures in medical images
• palpate different bones and joints

The work and teaching methods comprise skills training in transfer techniques, supervised clinical training, group supervision approx. every four weeks organised by the contact lecturer at OsloMet, and writing reflection notes.

Practical training

Twelve weeks of clinical training and one week of practical training preparations. The content of the practical training periods will vary with the activities at the institution where the practical training takes place at any time, and will therefore offer varied arenas for clinical training in terms of problems, diagnoses and complexity.

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can receive the final assessment:

• submitted and signed practical training document
• 3 individual reflection notes of 1,000 words (+/- 10%) each. If the student takes driving instruction as part of PARAPRA1, the required coursework is two reflection notes of 1,000 words (+/- 10%).

Assessment content: The learning outcomes

Form of assessment: Midway and final assessment

Pass/fail. 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.

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.

An external examiner contributes to the preparation of the exam questions.

Free text assignment: At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by one external and one internal examiner. The external examiner's assessment should benefit all students. The remaining papers will be assessed by internal examiners.

Multiple choice test: quality assured by an internal examiner and automatically assessed

9 studiepoeng overlapp med RAD1200 Anatomi og fysiologi.