Key facts
UNE unit code: MEDI4001B
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- JMP Semester 2 - On Campus
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- Yes
- 42
Unit information
Student enrolment is semester based, MEDI4001A (Semester 1) and MEDI4001B (Semester 2), with the delivery of academic content occurring across the full year.
In this course, students consolidate learning and extend their previous learning while also engaging in extended clinical placements.
Students will attend placements in urban, rural and regional settings in Australia and examine the interface between the primary and secondary healthcare system and public, private and non-government organisations. Placements explore the patient experience/journey and provide an appreciation of the health care system and the contexts and challenges in which healthcare is delivered in rural and urban communities. Particular emphasis is placed on a number of themes including the patient experience of the healthcare system, the concept of continuum of care, the need to manage acute onset and chronic and complex conditions, and the communication and transfer of the patient between clinicians and across the healthcare system.
CBL scenarios provide a focus for student learning about common clinical presentations across a range of practice contexts. Students practice and are assessed on their performance of procedures commonly used in clinical settings, their ability to integrate the history and findings of clinical examination in the development of differential diagnoses, and their ability to select and justify diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Students also attend clinical teaching laboratory activity that will reinforce their extended learning in the clinical and behavioural sciences, and further develop their understanding of the scientific underpinnings of clinical medicine. Students will be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply this knowledge to safe and high quality clinical practice in simulated learning environments.
Offerings
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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JMP Semester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Student enrolment is semester based, MEDI4001A (Semester 1) and MEDI4001B (Semester 2), with the delivery of the academic content occurring across the full year.
This unit requires students to attend sessions in science laboratories and simulated learning environments.
This unit requires students to attend clinical placement at remote clinical sites such as Manning Clinical School and Peel Clinical School as well as a Community Elective Placement and General Practice Placement.
Students will be required to be able to access learning remotely and will require equipment that meets minimum technical specifications for reliable access. They are also required to purchase personal equipment required for clinical activity (e.g. stethoscope). Further details are available on the Joint Medical Program website.
Students must meet the following Placement Requirements:
NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met prior to attending a clinical placement.
A WorkCover approved Provider First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.
Working with Children Check
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the pathological basis of common diseases (Science and Scholarship);
- demonstrate competency in interpretation of common clinical investigations in assessment of patients (Science and Scholarship);
- highlight the use of technology in accessing medical information and a resource for learning (Science and Scholarship);
- demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate medical and scientific literature with respect to assessment and treatment of an individual or populations (Science and Scholarship);
- demonstrate high level written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to explain technical information in plain language (Science and Scholarship);
- demonstrate core skills of effective patient-centred communication and teamwork in healthcare settings (Clinical Practice);
- demonstrate competency in history taking and relevant examinations of patients (Clinical Practice);
- identify focused, effective and relevant investigations appropriate to the clinical context (Clinical Practice);
- develop a provisional diagnosis and differential diagnosis for patient (Clinical Practice);
- demonstrate core skills relating to patient safety, infection control, and basic life support (Clinical Practice);
- demonstrate competency in performing specific procedural skills safely (Clinical Practice);
- develop evidence-based and patient-centred management plans for treatment of common diseases (Clinical Practice);
- apply the understanding of the socio-cultural-environmental determinants of health and their impact on the health of individuals and populations (including sub-groups based on geographical location, age, culture, spirituality, sexual orientation, gender identity, and social setting) for patients being assessed (Health and Society);
- display an understanding of the health care systems in public hospital settings and rural communities (Health and Society);
- construct a list of healthcare problems for patients being assessed (Health and Society);
- identify environmental, community, and psychosocial factors relevant to the assessment and management of the patient (Health and Society);
- consider the application of appropriate health promotion and illness prevention strategies (Health and Society);
- demonstrate an understanding of ethical medical practice respecting patient confidentiality and privacy (Professionalism and Leadership);
- able to demonstrate professional competence through consistent application of the relevant student codes of professional conduct, course requirements and stage appropriate professional standards (Professionalism and Leadership);
- exhibit and model best practice when working in clinical spaces (Professionalism and Leadership).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Clinical & Professional Conduct Reports (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
Demonstrated Competency (Individual) | Yes | 100% | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. |
Integrated Clinical and Communication Assessment (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
MCQ (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
Procedural Skills x 10 (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
Sustainable Healthcare Rotation (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
Tutor Assessment (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. | |
Workplace Based Assessments (Case Based Discussions and Mini-CEX) (Individual) | Yes | All offerings | Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
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