Contents

This will consist of 6 Modules :

• Clinical Chemistry I and II,
• Endocrinology and Metabolism I and II,
• Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management,
• Revision Module

Each module will include Techniques Workshops: these will focus on developing practical skills through demonstrations and assignments in the candidates´ base laboratory. A series of Clinical Laboratory Interface Workshops will foster clinical reasoning and data presentation skills. A research dissertation conducted in the candidates´ base laboratory will also form part of the course. Instruction on research methods will be included.

The programme will commence in October 2005 and will extend over a period of 2 years. Instruction will be class-based, supported by on-line course material. Students will be required to obtain credit for all of the following three activities:

1. Six Instruction Modules consisting of lectures and case presentations delivered over 2 years and assessed by a written examination (2 papers) together with a Final 2-hour OSPE and Oral Examination at the end of the second term in the second year of the course.
2. Participation in a series of Techniques Workshops and Clinical Laboratory Interface Workshops. The Techniques Workshops will include practical instruction, and demonstrations of practical techniques including research methods and statistical techniques. The Clinical Laboratory Interface Workshops will consist of instruction in the interpretation of clinical laboratory data, techniques for case presentation and report writing, and the conduct of clinical audits using laboratory data. Each student will be required to submit one assignment in each of 5 terms. Each assignment may include case reports, essays, or a short report on a clinical audit or analytical topic requiring some analysis in their base laboratory.
3. A substantial Research Dissertation of approximately 12,000 words on a topic relevant to the practice of Clinical Chemistry.