CHECKLIST OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR PORTFOLIO PHASE 1

Essential portfolio item

When expected (Year 1)

CV

1 Semester update when

required
Ongoing, complete end year
1

Log of clinical conditions i.e.

logs of the patients you have
seen
Log of skills and evaluation of
progress
Reflective piece, first
interaction with patient
Relationships with patients
Reflective pieces
Development in PBL group
Relations with colleagues

Reflective piece (acquisition of

skills e.g. performing blood
pressure measurement and
patients attitudes to condition)
Reflective piece, on hospital
visit semester 3
Reflective piece on home visit
(patient with chronic disease)

When expected (year 2)

st

Ongoing complete end year

1
1 piece Semester 2

Ongoing, complete end year 2

Ongoing complete end year 2

1 piece on first experience of

PBL Semester 1
1 piece on overall
development as member of
PBL group over year 1 - end
year 1
1 piece, end semester 2

Complete Semester 3
1 piece semester 3, usually a
home visit (or in Semester 4 if
unavailable in Semester 3)
Complete Semester 4

Learning journal (reflective

diary) Progress in the Medical
Interview/History Taking
Learning journal (Reflective
diary) of experiences with
Semester 4 PEP
Teaching Learning appraising
and assessing
Notes for Teaching styles

Yes/
No

Complete Semester 4

Ongoing, complete end

semester 2

Further reflections in Year 2;

ongoing complete semester 4

Yes/
No

Ongoing throughout year 2;

completed for Review

Download all feedback

(including all assessments like
semester tests, OSCEs ) from
your MedLea page and other
feedback from PBL Tutors
GPs, ECE facilitators, SPs.
accompanied by analyses and
learning plans, which are
evaluated to indicate whether
they are working

SWOT analyses based on

evidence

Complete for review

Separate Action Plan, based

on SWOT analysis, in
preparation for Phase 2

Complete for review

Extra reflective piece on any

learning experience within or
outside the MB ChB
programme
Statement on understanding of
Probity

Complete as soon after

experience as possible

Statement of understanding
using specific examples
Semester 2

Understanding Issues of
Diversity (Group PPD session)
- completed Semester 3

Probity and Professional

Conduct - your reflections on
the issues of
probity/professional conduct
covered this year (2 pieces)
Health - Understanding
professional implications of
maintaining ones own health
Certificates etc

Probity and Professional

Conduct (Group PPD session)
Completed semester 4
Reflective piece Complete
semester 2

Updates this semester,

accompanied by indication of
what was learnt
Complete semester 4

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CHECKLIST IS A SUMMARY OF MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE REVIEW. SIMPLY TICKING OFF YOUR ENTRIES DOES NOT ENSURE A
SATISFACTORY REVIEW. YOU MUST SEE THE PRESENTATION SLIDES TO ENSURE
THAT YOUR ENTRIES MEET THE REQUIRED CRITERIA