Unit 2 Design
PHYSICIAN-TO-BE
Dear Learner,
Mabuhay!
Welcome to "Physician-To-Be"!
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
The general objectives of this learning unit are:
1. To get you oriented and motivated to become what you want to be, a physician, and more so, a physician who can solve the health problems of the Region.
2. To teach you how to do a personal plan.
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After having read/heard/studied at least the following:
1. Manuscripts/lecturettes on
1.1 Medical Profession
1.2 Purpose of training to be a physician
1.3 What is a physician?
1.4 Subjects included in the Philippine Board of Medicine examination
1.5 How to make a personal plan
2. Inspirational talks by practicing physicians in the community
And after having an orientation and introduction to the medical school,
the student must be
- oriented to the medical profession
- able to write a personal plan on how to become a physician in the
Philippines from the time he/she is accepted to a medical school up to licensure, demonstrating skill in the planning process.
CONTENTS
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
1. Hand-outs
2. Lecturettes
3. Independent study
4. Initial reports - small group discussion - feedback
5. Improvement of reports into final papers
See Learning Activity Plan.
TIMETABLE: ONE DAY
EVALUATION
Evaluation of final report using an evaluation guide.
See attached EVALUATION GUIDE.
See attached FEEDBACK EVALUATION GUIDE.
Pls. read manuscript on “Feedback as a Way of Learning.”
BEST WISHES ON YOUR LEARNING!
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson
FACULTY COORDINATOR:
FACULTY FACILITATOR:
PHYSICIAN TO BE
LEARNING ACTIVITY PLAN
SESSION I (Morning)
Faculty Coordinator meets whole Year Level I class.
- Distributes instructional plan.
- Asks all students to read instructional plan.
- Explains and clarifies plan.
Faculty 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,
- inspirational talks can be held (at most one hour)
- a faculty is available for consultation.
SESSION II (Afternoon)
Students are divided into small groups.
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 an evaluation guide.
Faculty does evaluation of all the initial reports using an evaluation guide.
FEEDBACK AND DISCUSSION
Faculty teaches students on how to make feedback.
Hand-out and evaluation guide 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 course.
PHYSICIAN-TO-BE
EVALUATION GUIDE
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVE:
After having read/heard/studied at least the following:
1. Manuscripts/lecturettes on
1.1 Medical Profession
1.2 Purpose of training to be a physician
1.3 What is a physician?
1.4 Subjects included in the Philippine Board of Medicine examination
1.5 How to make a personal plan
2. Inspirational talks by practicing physicians in the community
And after having an orientation and introduction to the medical school,
the student must be
- oriented to the medical profession
- able to write a personal plan on how to become a physician in the
Philippines from the time he/she is accepted to a medical school up to licensure, demonstrating skill in the planning process.
PHYSICIAN-TO-BE
EVALUATION GUIDE
Learner:
Evaluator:
Date:
Instructions: Please assess the learner by checking YES, SOMEWHAT, or NO after each statement and then encircle the overall grade on the other lower table.
FEEDBACK
EVALUATION GUIDE
Learner:
Evaluator:
Date:
Instructions: Please assess how learner gave and received feedback by checking YES, SOMEWHAT, or NO after each statement and then encircle the overall grade on the other lower table.
Connecting Instruction:
1. Following a problem-based learning format, the trigger problem for this unit consists of the learning objectives and expected output of this unit. Pls. click here to take a quick look at the learning objectives and expected output. Then, click on the “back” arrow at the toolbar to go back to this page.
2. Your problem-based learning issues will consist of some or all the learning objectives of this unit depending on your entry level of competency and what you already know and what you still don’t know.
Assuming you don’t know anything on the topics to be tackled in the unit, your learning issues will, therefore, consist of the following topics:
Medical profession
Purpose of training to be a physician
What is a physician?
Subjects included in the Philippine Board of Medicine examination
How to make a personal plan
Assuming you don’t possess yet all the skills and values/attitude expected of you in the unit, then your learning issues will, therefore, consist of the following:
How to plan
How to give feedback
How to make digital slides for presentation
After you have identified the learning issues, the next question is: what are you going to do to acquire the necessary and expected learning output?
You can read. You can ask resource persons. You can do some hands-on, practicum or exercises. You have the freedom to utilize any strategy or any activity to acquire your expected learning output. Remember, though, your timetable, which is 4 hours for your independent study.
Pls. click here to take a quick look at a sample of problem-based learning issues form. This form can very well serve as a learning contract or agreement between you the students and your faculty facilitator.
After you are through with the problem-based learning issues form, click on the “back” arrow on the toolbar to bring you back to this page.
3. You are supposed to read at least the following manuscripts before you write a personal plan to become a physician. Hyperlink titles means the manuscripts are readily available just with the click of the mouse of your computer. Click on the hyperlink titles one by one and the corresponding file will appear. After reading the file, click on the “back” arrow at the toolbar to bring you back to this page.
Purpose of training to be a physician
Subjects included in the Philippine Board of Medicine examination
How to make a personal plan to become a physician
4. For titles which are NOT hyperlink,
4.1 your faculty facilitator will assist you in getting the necessary information;
4.2 you can try looking at Folder 5 – Learning Resource Materials and References of Unit 2; or
4.3 you can try looking at the Internet.
5. Additional reading materials on orientation to the medical profession (on top of the inspirational talks from practicing MDs in the community)
See also Folder 5 – Learning Resource Materials and References of Unit 2.
Personal Plan to Become a Physician by RJOSON
Vision-Mission-Goal of a Physician-to-be
Vision for a More Effective Medical Curriculum in the Philippines - RJoson, 4th Dr. Rodolfo Dimayuga Memorial Lecture, February, 2001
An Appeal to Contribute to Health Development in the Philippines - RJoson, 25th Commencement Exercise Keynote Address, Manila Doctors College, March, 2001
Bridging Health Inequalities - Commencement Speech - ROJoson, Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine - 2014
The Art of Creating Slides for a Medical Presentation
6. After you have read the all the hyperlink manuscripts as well as gotten the necessary information on the titles without hyperlink, proceed as instructed in the Unit 2 Learning Activity Plan.
7. At the end of the unit, make sure to evaluate your learning using the Unit 2 Evaluation Guides. Also, always end the unit with a resolution to improve.
8. After you are through with Unit 2, click here to proceed to Unit 3 Instructional Design.
9. If you turn off your computer and later wish to go back to Unit 2 or Unit 3 Instructional Design, click on “Contents” file on the side bar and look for the necessary file.
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