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Information Session OBGY6600 Genetic Counselling Part-time course in 2013-2015
Dr Mary Tang
Departmental Coordinator
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
The University of Hong Kong
Specialized Field of Study in Master of Medical Sciences [MMedSc] 20th April 2013
Master of Medical Sciences
Duration: 2 years part-time study Programme consists of: • Induction Course • Core Modules • Specialized Modules • Dissertation
Application deadline for 2013-2015 • May 31, 2013
A quotable qualification as approved by the Medical Council of Hong Kong: Master of Medical Sciences, The University of Hong Kong M Med Sc (HK) 香港大學醫療科學碩士
Master of Medical Sciences
MMSC6001 Dissertation Writing (7.5 hours)
Aims
• To raise students' awareness of essential aspects of academic writing that contribute to the overall communicative success of a dissertation.
• To enable students to approach their writing with confidence and apply skills at key stages of their research process.
Induction Course Core Modules Specialized
Modules Dissertation
Master of Medical Sciences
Candidates will be required to take four modules (20 hours each) from the following core modules. At least one module should be selected from either of the two main sections, viz. Research Methods and Biological Systems.
I. Research Methods
• CMED6100 Introduction to Biostatistics
• CMED6200 Introduction to Epidemiology
• CMED6400 Evidence Based Practice: An Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology and Decision Analysis
• MBCH6100 Practical Bioinformatics
• PATH6100 Laboratory Methods and Instrumentation
• PATH6500 Practical Course in Laboratory Methods
• SURG6910 Laboratory Animal Handling and Surgical Techniques
II. Biological Systems
• MBCH6200 Genes and Gene Functions
• MBCH6400 Working with Genes and Proteins
• MEDI6500 Cell Metabolism
• PATH6300 General Cytopathology
• PATH6600 Fundamentals of Common Human Diseases
• PHAR6100 Principles of Drug Action
• PHYO6100 Cell Biology
• PHYO6200 Concepts of Human Physiology
Induction Course
Core Modules Specialized
Modules Dissertation
Master of Medical Sciences
OBGY6600 Genetic Counselling
Aims
• To provide students from clinical and laboratory background with a foundation in the growing field of genetic counseling.
• To help students to determine when to suspect hereditary/genetic conditions and recognize the more common inherited conditions in different clinical settings.
• To provide the theoretical foundation to students for the practice of genetic counselling and the role of genetic services in the health care delivery system.
Module Topic Hours
Module 1 Principle of Genetic Counselling 20 Hours
Module 2 Risk Calculation & Effective Communication in Genetic Counselling 20 Hours
Module 3 Clinical Application of Genetic, Cytogenetic & Biochemical Analyses in Genetic Diagnosis and Screening
20 Hours
Module 4 Genetics in Medicine 40 Hours
Module 5 Public Health Genomics 20 Hours
Induction Course
Core Modules Specialized
Modules Dissertation
Master of Medical Sciences
The dissertation shall comprise:
• A project in the selected specialised field of study
• Research project of experimental or clinically-based work or a review of the existing literature on the subject of the project
• Presented in a form suitable for publication
• Minimum of 200 hours is required for the project.
Induction Course
Core Modules Specialized
Modules Dissertation
Module 1: Principle of Genetic Counselling
Coordinator: Dr Brian Chung
(Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)
Module 1: Principle of Genetic Counselling
• 20 hrs teaching
• Introduce the principles of genetic counseling
• Topics include mode of inheritance, counselling theory, interviewing techniques and administrative skills in genetic counselling
• Practical sessions to master the skills for counselling children and adults with genetic disorders
Module 2: Risk Calculation & Effective
Communication in Genetic Counselling
Coordinators: Dr CP Lee (Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
& Dr Olga Zayts (School of English)
Module 2: Risk Calculation & Effective Communication in Genetic Counselling
• 20 hours of teaching / interactive workshop
• Aim to equip students with communication skills specific to the setting of genetic counselling
The module consists of two parts.
• The first part consists lecture/workshop (14 hours) highlighting skills for effective communication
• Each student will have one of his/her face-to-face consultation videotaped during the clinical attachment in Module 4
• The second part of this module will be workshop sessions (6 hours) to review video clips of clinic attachment consultation completed in Module 4
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Ms Yoyo Chu
Module 3: Clinical Application of Genetic,
Cytogenetic & Biochemical Analyses in Genetic Diagnosis and Screening
Coordinator: Prof Eric CW Lam (Department of Pathology)
Module 3
• 20 hrs teaching
• Introduces the general principles of cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics in genetic testing, the various laboratory techniques for identification of disease-causing mutations
• Students will learn how to read a laboratory report
Module 4: Genetics in Medicine
Coordinators: Dr Mary Tang (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
& Dr Brian Chung (Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine)
Module 4: Genetics in Medicine
• 40 hrs in teaching
• Provide the knowledge for understanding normal development in pregnancy and childhood
• Plan to cover clinical aspects of counselling, from preimplantation to paediatric stages with lectures, tutorials/web-based teaching, attachment to relevant counselling clinics, and videotaping of one counselling event for reflective teaching
• Clinic attachment, from Dec 2013 to Feb 2014
• Planner to fill in available sessions
• 14 hours of clinical attachment, 2 hours for each half-day session, with booking of 4 patients, shall inform students on the patients to see before the clinics
• QMH Clinical Genetics Clinic (Dept of P&AM)
• DH Clinical Genetics Clinic (DH)
• TYH Prenatal Diagnostic and Counselling Clinic (Dept of O&G)
• QMH Preimplantation genetic diagnosis clinic (Dept of O&G)
• QMH familial cancer clinic (Dept of Pathology)
• Students would have an option to choose which clinics to attend. Suggest students attend a minimum of 2 hours at QMH Clinical Genetics clinic and 2 hours at TYH PDC clinic, one of which will be videotaped with student doing the counselling
• The videotaped consultation will be discussed at Module 2 (6 hours)
• Marks will be given at clinic attachment at QMH and TYH
Module 5: Public Health Genomics
Coordinator: Dr. Dennis Ip (Department of Community Medicine)
Module 5: Public Health Genomics
• 20 hrs of teaching
• Focuses on the public health implications of advances in genetic and molecular science for preventing diseases and improving the health of the population
• Centred on an understanding how genetic and environmental factors work together in determining susceptibility to common diseases in individuals and populations.
• Include an understanding of basic public health principles and the implications of genetic knowledge and developments for public health service provision, and the ethical, legal, cultural and policy issues involved in applying genomics to public health.
Assessment for Core Modules
• In-course assessments (contribute to not more than 40%) by course tutors throughout the study period
• 2-hour written final examinations held at the end of each course i.e. normally in February and May each year
• Provisional pass mark of each core module: 40%
• Attendance: at least 80% of teaching sessions
Assessment for Specialized Modules
• Average marks of the 6 Specialized Modules in the Specialized Field of Study
• Provisional pass mark: 40%
• Attendance: at least 80% of teaching sessions
Dissertation
• Dissertation title submission, at least 3 months before the submission of the Dissertation, i.e. by May 31, 2015
• Dissertation submission, not later than Aug 31, 2015
• One internal examiner and one external examiner
• Passing mark of 50%
Tentative timeline (Dates TBC)
OBGY6600 Module
Period Hours
1 Dec 2013 – Feb 2014 20
2 Mar – May 2014, May 2015 20
3 Jun – Jul 2014 20
4 Nov 2014 – Mar 2015 40
5 Feb – May 2015 20
• Dissertation title: 31 May 2015
• Dissertation: 31 Aug 2015
Fees (Subject to approval)
• The composition fee for Master of Medical Sciences 2013/14 is $109,000 for full-time candidates and $54,500 p.a. for part-time candidates.
• Those who do not wish to pursue the MMedSc degree may take individual module at a rate of $5,450/Core Module or 1 unit of Specialised Module.
Enquiries:
• Ms Amy Wong
(Tel: 28199155; Email: [email protected])
• Dr Mary Tang
(Tel: 25892355; Email: [email protected])