10 ECTS credits
300 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6021781FNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Pass/Non pass
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Clinical sciences
Educational team
Ilse Weets (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
80 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
200 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The ASO is further instructed in a broad array of domains within the specialism, necessary for the applications in practice that are mentioned during internships and relate to the final objectives as defined under “physician” level expert plus.  

The ASO is to operate with increasing autonomy and complexity in a scientifically founded way.  

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Handouts van seminaries, tekstboeken (aanwezig in de dienst), tijdschriften in vakgebied (aanwezig in de dienst, in de VUB bibliotheek of in Pubmed), en documentatie van de producenten van toestellen en reactieven.
Additional info

  • Interactive seminars organized in the internship’s area of attention regarding the fine-tuning of new equipment and techniques, work organization, background information… 

  • Multidisciplinary staff- and department meetings 

 

Learning Outcomes

insight

OLR 1: Has acquired profound medical knowledge and insights in the specialism.

skills

OLR 2: Has acquired the skills, inherent to the specialism, and applies these correctly. 

OLR 18: Is capable of introducing “standards of care” and quality requirements with regard to the different aspects of formulating one’s own specialism (M, Ma).  

Attitudes

OLR 17: Keeps further developing and improving own skills. 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
SELF Presentation determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Portfolio with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Portfolio (inclusief bespreking met ASO): met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 50% van het totale cijfer

Within the SELF Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Casusbespreking with a relative weight of 50 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

    Note: Casus bespreking: casuspresentatie met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 50% van het totale cijfer

Additional info regarding evaluation

  • Portfolio (including discussion with ASO) (50%).  

  • Case discussion: case presentation (50%). 

PASS/FAIL: FAIL for 1 part = FAIL for the whole course 

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Specialist Medicine: Clinical Biology (only offered in Dutch)