CLINICAL PLACEMENT

Module description:

This Stage of the Diploma offers students the unique ability to develop their confidence and gain experience in a live clinical environment where they will encounter a wide scope of different patients often presenting with a concoction of different health issues and complex care needs. This rare opportunity gives new clinicians a very real insight into how the more experienced doctors and practitioners deal with such cases and demonstrate how all aspects of the theoretical studies in the course must now be woven together and integrated into the art of clinical practice.

As part of your Hijama Diploma requirements, you need to complete a total of 50 hours clinical training over a period of 6 months. For international students, this can be condensed into one trip of 10 days - 2 weeks, while local and national students may wish to spread it out into 10-15 hours per month instalments.

Mode of delivery:

The module will be delivered in a clinical setting in which the student will learn from both senior practitioners and patients alike.

Module Assessments:

This module will assess a wide range of capabilities spanning the whole scope of the course and will be marked using a contin ual assessment criteria. As part of the module assessments students will be required to write up 15 case reports on patients.

Frequently Asked Questions

When am I eligible to do my Clinical Training, and what is involved?

After successfully completing the online Stages 1 and 2 of the ICAHT Hijama Diploma and passing all the required criteria successful students will be invited to become assistant practitioners following the clinical entry exams ,and be welcomed to start their clinical practice hours at the ICAHT teaching clinic also known as the ICAHT centre of integrative medicine. Here they will initially start out by assisting and aiding the doctors and practitioners in their delivery of hijama and its related services to real patients seeking care.

This rare opportunity gives new clinicians a very real insight into how the more experienced doctors and practitioners deal with such cases and demonstrate how all aspects of the theoretical studies in the course must now be woven together and integrated into the art of clinical practice. As students progress in this module developing and refining the skills required of them as practitioners they will gradually be transitioned by their mentors into taking a more active role in patient care and eventually being responsible for independent patient management.

Each student will be carefully assessed and monitored during the period of their clinical placements and mentors will have the authority to sign of f each area of the clinical assessment criteria as either satisfied or unsatisfied in which case there will be a formal request that the student be required to partake in further clinical training in order to reach the required standards. The module not only seeks to develop the practitioners practical skills but also plays a major focus on their decision making processes, note taking skills, patient communications, risk reduction, safety assurance, infection control and their ability to develop treatment plan prescriptions tailored to the individual patients needs.

Where is the clinical training?

All clinical training takes place on the ground floor of the ICAHT Centre of Integrative Medicine, 83-85 Rolleston Street, LEICESTER, ENGLAND, LE5 3SD.

When do I undergo my clinical training?

The clinical placement module is part of Stage 3 of the ICAHT Hijama Diploma and is delivered in flexitime. This means that after successfully completing the previous Stages 1 and 2 you can attend the clinic on a pre-arranged basis with timings that can be flexible to accommodate your personal schedule. The only requirement is that you book times in which the clinic manager indicates availability and that you complete a total of 50 hours within the specified time frame (6 months). The clinic is currently operational 4 days per week including some evenings and weekends.

What do I need to bring?

As detailed in the Clinical Handbook, it is advisable to bring a pen, notepad and copy of your notes. Students must attend clinic in smart modest dress. For Hygiene reasons any long hair must be covered, nails cut short and jewellery removed. Men must wear dark shoes and trousers with a smart shirt or top. A white clean lab coat or clinical tunic must be worn.

Women must wear smart dark trousers, skirt or dress and wear flat dark shoes. A white clean lab coat or tunic must be worn.

Please note: Jeans, trainers, creased or unsightly dress will result in cancellation of your clinical shift until corrected

Are there any other requirements in this module?

Yes, as part of this module you are also required to write up 15 case reports on patients that you treat in your own time outside of the institutes clinical setting. Further details are provided in the Clinical Handbook and in later lectures of this Stage