Module: Clinical Experience

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Clinical Experience
Module Code	SS425 (ITS) / TRE1005 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Health & Human Performance
Module Co-ordinator	Aoife Burke
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	20
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module aims to provide the student with a 3-4 month clinical experience placement in Ireland or abroad. Host institutions/centres will be identified for the students. The aims of the placement are 1. To gain a minimum of 20 hours per week “hands-on” clinical experience in assessing and discussing cases in a supervised environment, 2. To attend available/suitable academic modules and courses in the host institution, 3. To experience the Athletic Therapy profession (or other clinical sports medicine) profession at work in a new and non-DCU environment.

Learning Outcomes

1. Perform at least 20 hours per week in a sports medicine practice to the satisfaction of the supervisor
2. Reflect and evaluate performance over the course of a 3-4 month full-time clinical experience in a new environment.
3. Demonstrate clinical competence in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of an injured athlete.
4. Work effectively in a professional manner as part of a sports medicine team.
5. Present and critique case studies and defend the selected diagnoses, treatment and rehabilitation programmes.
6. Write up comprehensive clinical cases during the placement and critically assess these cases.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Clinical placement	750	Varied clinical / academic experience
Total Workload: 750

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Clinical Experience
Attend, engage and learn in a full-time clinical environment as part of a sports medicine team. Draw all facets of clinical skillset and knowledge learned to date, and apply it in a real world clinical setting with the supervision and support of a professional clinician.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Participation	Students submit a reflection on their performance and an update on their hours completed every two weeks during the course of the placement.The students also must present a weekly case study to their supervisor and submit this along with a comprehensive write up of a clinical case on a monthly basis to the module coordinator. Following these submissions an evaluation by the host institution supervisor (pass / fail) is completed.	100%	Sem 1 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 2

Indicative Reading List

Peter Brukner and Karim Khan: 2018, Clinical sports medicine,, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 978-007099813
Chad Starkey, Jeffrey L. Ryan: 2009, Examination of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries, 3rd Edition, F.A. Davis Company, 978-080361720
Richard Ray, Jeff Konin: 2019, Management Strategies in Athletic Training, 5th Edition, Human Kinetics, 9781492536185

Other Resources

None