Emergency Medicine

For Students of II year of Dentistry studies conducted

in Department of General and Bariatric Surgery and Emergency Medicine in Zabrze

The Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze

in the academic year 2022/2023

Classes in the subject of Emergency Medicine are conducted on the basis of Study Regulations of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, constituting the Appendix 1 to Resolution 49/2022 of the Senate of SUM of June 29, 2022 and these Regulations.

1. Principles of participation in the classes

• Classes (lectures and exercises) are held according to the schedule set by the Dean. In terms of remote classes, it is allowed to change the date of the classes by the Head of the Unit - information about the date and the platform used is announced on the Unit's website.

• Participation in lectures and exercises is obligatory.

• The student is obliged to participate in classes with the student group to which he has been assigned for the given academic year.

• The student is obliged to arrive on time for classes conducted in the form of stationary and to log in to the e-learning system on time in the case of classes conducted with the use of distance learning techniques and methods.

• Students who have symptoms suggestive of infection, including viral infection (i.e. fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, nasal discharge, smell / taste disturbances, headache, general breakdown, weakness, etc.) cannot participate in the classes at the University).

• During classes at the University, the Student:

- is obliged to comply with the health and safety rules.

- is obliged to use personal protective equipment in accordance with the guidelines of the Unit

- should take care of the place where classes are conducted, including the order and proper condition of the devices they use. Any noticed defects should be reported to the academic teacher conducting the classes. In the event of damage, a Medical Equipment Damage Protocol is prepared. Students of a given group / section are financially responsible for any shortages of materials and instruments found after the end of the exercises, as well as for damage to equipment.

- should not: eat meals in the place where classes are conducted, use cell phones or other electronic equipment or bring unnecessary personal belongings to be left in the cloakroom.

• The student is obliged to prepare theoretical for classes in accordance with the planned subject matter, based on the given literature. Failure to prepare for the classes will be equivalent to failing them.

• It is strictly forbidden to bring and use electronic devices and audiovisual registration during the course of classes and final credits in the Student's course.

• All teaching materials are protected by copyright in terms of intellectual property. Violation of copyright and the right to protect the image (recording, photographing, copying, recording) will result in the initiation of disciplinary proceedings.

• On the website of the Department of General and Bariatric Surgery and Emergency Medicine in Zabrze you can find:

1. List of issues carried out during lectures and exercises

2. Regulations of classes

3. Module / course card

4. List of applicable textbooks

2. Rules for justifying absences from classes and doing their homework

1. Every absence from classes must be excused by presenting the teacher to the classes immediately, or within 5 working days after the cause of the absence ceases to exist, an appropriate document (medical certificate, court certificate, etc.)

2. Justifying absences from classes is carried out in accordance with par. 15 of the Rules of Study at SUM

3. Classes missed for justified reasons should be done with another exercise group on the date agreed with the Head of the Unit.

4. In the event of absence from the classes, the Student is obliged to proceed with the verification of the obtained learning outcomes on the terms and within the time limits set by the Head of the Unit or a person authorized by him.

3. Rules for completing the classes

• The condition for obtaining credit for classes in the subject is participation in all planned forms of classes (lectures and exercises) and obtaining positive grades from all partial tests (oral or written) checking the learning outcomes

• If the Student is absent from the partial credit for the course within the prescribed period, he / she may report for the next fixed date, treated as a resit.

• The student has the right to a double improvement of each partial credit.

• In the event of failure to pass the retake tests, the Student has the right to take a final test (oral or written) from the entire material included in the program of classes.

• Failure to report the test by the Student by the Head of the Unit results in the loss of the completion date.

4. Rules for completing the final course (graded credit)

1. The condition for getting credit with the grade is getting credit for classes in the subject.

2. Final credit in the subject (graded credit) is carried out in the form established in the subject syllabus (oral, written, test), subject to the possibility of its change depending on the current epidemiological situation.

3. During one day, the Student may take an exam or get a grade for one subject only.

4. In the event of an unsatisfactory grade in the graded credit, the Student is entitled to two resits. The first or second retake date, at the Student's request, may be a commission credit The commission credit is extraordinary and cannot be treated as an additional date.

5. The positive grade obtained in the credit is final. The resit in order to improve the obtained positive grade is unacceptable.

6. The thematic scope of the final credit in the subject includes materials from lectures, and exercises, as well as from the current literature, compliant with the syllabus.

7. Final credit for the course includes the verification of learning outcomes in terms of knowledge and skills.

8. Failure to obtain credit for a course in a subject or an unjustified absence of a Student at the graded credit within the prescribed period is equivalent to receiving a fail grade.

9. Graded credit in the subject of Emergency Medicine consists of a practical and theoretical part.

10. The condition for admission to the graded credit is obtaining credit for exercises.

11. During the graded credit, the Student is strictly forbidden to contact third parties in person or via electronic devices and to use auxiliary materials. Failure to comply with the rules is the basis for stopping the graded credit, which is tantamount to receiving an unsatisfactory grade by the Student.

5. Rules for determining the final grade for the subject

The final grade for the subject of Emergency Medicine is issued on the basis of the grade received on graded credit.

Current grading scale in the verification of learning outcomes:

100% - 90% very good, bdb (5.0)

89% - 85% more than good, pdb (4.5)

84% - 80% good, db (4.0)

79% - 75% more than satisfactory, ddb (3.5)

74% - 60% satisfactory, dst (3.0)

59% - 0% unsatisfactory, ndst (2.0)

6. The manner and procedure for publishing the results and for viewing written papers during the semester

• The results of graded credit are announced within 5 working days from the date of their completion in the University's IT system.

• Pursuant to the SUM Study Regulations (par. 24 item 1), the Student has the right to access his / her assessed graded credit paper, along with the content of the questions and the answer key, within 5 working days from the announcement of the results of the credit.

7. Current administrative matters related to didactics

• Matters related to teaching, including, for example, submitting an application for homework, should be handled electronically;

- contact with the unit's secretary office the Exercise Manager, : e-mail address: chirurgia@sum.edu.pl

• Electronic correspondence with employees and SUM entities should be made from the student's e-mail account.

• The student is obliged to read messages directed to his account in the domain
  s… .. @ 365.sum.edu.pl.

8. Disputes and issues not included in these regulations will be settled in accordance with the applicable regulations of studies at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, constituting Appendix No. 1 to Resolution No. 49/2022 of the Senate of SUM of June 29, 2022.
   

9. Depending on the current epidemic situation and the resulting Regulations of the Rector of SUM, it is possible to change the mode and form of conducting classes, credits and exams.

10. The Regulations come into force on 01/10/2022