Unit 1
ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO
THE TUTORIALS IN GENERAL SURGERY
Dear Learner,
Mabuhay!
Welcome to "Orientation and Introduction to the Tutorials in
General Surgery"!
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
The general objective of this learning unit is to get you
oriented to the Tutorials in General Surgery and the health
status of your community with emphasis on the surgical health
problems so as to facilitate your learning to become a physician-
general surgeon.
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After having studied at least the following manuscripts:
1. History of the Tutorials in General Surgery
2. Philosophy, vision, mission, and goal of the
"Tutorials"
3. The curriculum
4. The Student Progress Report
5. Rules and regulation governing student performance,
discipline, and administration
6. Health status of the community (country and region)
the student must be able to write a summary (1st part) and
reflection (2nd part) paper consisting of at least 3 but not more
than 5 pages of short bond papers, typewritten, double-spaced,
demonstrating skill in synthesis (see definition below) and
in organization (see definition below) of the content of the
above manuscripts.
Definition of terms:
Synthesis - ability to put parts together to form a new
whole.
Organization - ability to relate the values of the Tutorials
to those already held by the student and then
to bring them into a harmonious and
internally consistent philosophy.
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ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO
THE TUTORIALS IN GENERAL SURGERY
CONTENT
As governed by the specific learning objectives.
As deemed necessary by the student as a result of self-
directed learning and independent study.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES/RESOURCES
Under a residential mode of training:
1. Hand-outs
2. Lecturettes
3. Independent study
4. Initial reports - small group discussion - feedback
5. Improvement of reports into final papers
Under a distance education mode of training:
1. Hand-outs
2. Independent study
3. Initial reports - feedback by faculty
4. Improvement of reports into final papers
TIMETABLE: Depends on agreement between learner and faculty.
EVALUATION
Evaluation of final report using a checklist.
See attached EVALUATION GUIDE.
See attached manuscript on FEEDBACK.
BEST WISHES IN YOUR LEARNING!
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson
COORDINATOR:
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ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDICAL SCHOOL
PROPOSED LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN
(Under a residential mode of training)
SESSION I (Morning)
Coordinator meets whole class.
- Distributes instructional plan.
- Asks all students to read instructional plan.
- Explains and clarifies plan.
Coordinator and students make a LEARNING CONTRACT OR
AGREEMENT.
INTERVAL BETWEEN SESSION I AND II (morning-afternoon)
Students do INDEPENDENT STUDY guided by the learning
contract or agreement.
In INDEPENDENT STUDY, the student is
- responsible in looking for reading materials prescribed
but not found in the course pack.
- free and encouraged to use additional learning
strategies/activities/resources not prescribed in the
learning contract or agreement.
During the INDEPENDENT STUDY, a faculty is available
for consultation.
SESSION II (Afternoon)
Students are divided into small groups, 6-8-10 per group,
maximum of 10, as much as possible even number of students
per group.
If there are three small groups, three faculty are needed,
one faculty per group.
Students submit initial reports to faculty.
Faculty distributes reports back to students for PEER
EVALUATION using a checklist.
Faculty does evaluation of all the initial reports using a
checklist.
FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION.
Faculty teaches students on how to make feedback.
Hand-out and checklist are available.
*The afternoon session ends with a RESOLUTION for students
to improve their reports and then to submit the final draft
at an agreed date, but not later than the last day of the
program.
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