Key facts
UNE unit code: MEDI6102A
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- JMP Semester 1 - On Campus
- Tablelands Clinical School
- Manning Clinical School
- Central Coast Clinical School
- Peel Clinical School
- Hunter Clinical School
- Yes
- No
- No
- 3
Unit information
The Pathways program is undertaken over Year 4 and 5 of the BMedSc and MD program, where students are required to complete MEDI6102 Pathways to Medical Practice in Year 4, and MEDI6202 Pathways Experience in Year 5. Students are allocated to one of a number of priority topic areas, with continuity of supervision in both courses. The Pathway topic areas include:
- Laboratory Medicine
- Indigenous Health
- Global Health
- Health Professional Education
- Rural Health
The broad group of priority topics are covered in the core curriculum of the BMedSc and MD program. However, the Pathways program is designed to extend the capabilities of a student beyond, and in more depth than, related core threshold learning outcomes. In each Pathway, students, in partnership with a supervisory team, will spend the majority of Year 4 undertaking extended learning as well as planning and negotiating a placement experience for Year 5.
It is envisaged that for many students, the Pathway will articulate with an identified career path or special interest. For other students it may be used to gain an insight, or to set themselves a challenge in an area that they might ordinarily not have contemplated, for example, as an alternative to an envisaged career path.
This Year 4 course is designed to orientate students to their Pathway via a comprehensive teaching and learning program. Each is delivered across the Joint Medical Program Clinical School footprint with a mix of face to face, streamed, online, and self-directed learning.
Offerings
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
JMP Semester 1 | On Campus |
JMP Semester 1 | On Campus, Central Coast Clinical School |
JMP Semester 1 | On Campus, Hunter Clinical School |
JMP Semester 1 | On Campus, Manning Clinical School |
JMP Semester 1 | On Campus, Peel Clinical School |
JMP Semester 1 | On Campus, Tablelands Clinical School |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
Student enrolment is semester based, MEDI6102A (Semester 1) and MEDI6102B (Semester 2), with the delivery of the academic content occurring across the full year.
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
Infection Control training as directed by NSW Health, LHDs, Hospitals, and private placements providers
Professional Behaviour Pre-Clinical Modules Parts 1 and 2
Working with Children Check.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Unit coordinators information is not currently available.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- recognise the relationship between professional practice and lifelong learning, and apply a systematic process to learn and develop as a professional;
- integrate knowledge from the Bachelor of Medical Science with the exploration of an area of personal interest and focus in medical practice or an area in which the student has identified the need for further learning;
- design a plan for the development and fulfilment of individual learning needs around a topic of interest through a well-articulated capstone experience to be completed the final year of the program.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
JMP Pathway Supervisor Report | Yes | All offerings | Pass Requirement: Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. | |
Pathway Portfolio | Yes | All offerings | Pass Requirement: Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. | |
Pathway Project | Yes | All offerings | Pass Requirement: Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course. |
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.
Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
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