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The
faculty aims to provide an undergraduate medical course consisting of
integrated and interdisciplinary programs. The programs are educational in that
they are directed towards the acquisition of the art of utilisation of
knowledge. By graduation students will have developed the ability to reason
logically and critically; acquired an appreciation of the contributions of
research in the biomedical sciences to the underpinning of advances in the
health care of the community and where appropriate received encouragement to
pursue research interests; developed learning skills and motivation to provide
the basis for self-directed continuing education; acquired knowledge, skills
and attitudes appropriate for further education in any medical specialty; and
demonstrated competence in the application of medical knowledge and skills with
sensitivity to the needs and expectations of the individual and society.
The undergraduate course in medicine is therefore directed towards the personal
development of the individual student and to the acquisition and utilisation of
appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for the benefit of individual
patients and society. The medical student will:
(a) acquire a basic medical knowledge and understanding of sciences
and scientific method; structure, function, normal growth and disorders
focusing on those disorders which are preventable, curable, common or produce
short- and long-term discomfort and disability; aetiology, history and
prognosis of mental and physical ailments; pregnancy and childbirth; prevention
and therapy; human relationships and interactions between doctor and patient
and between people and their environment; organisation and provision of health
care; health promotion; and ethical standards and legal responsibilities;
(b) develop professional skills to identify and manage illness in
patients; practise simple clinical procedures; recognise common medical
emergencies; communicate with patients and relatives; communicate and work
effectively with co-workers as part of a health team; evaluate assumptions and
arguments critically; make cost-effective use of tests available; make
cost-effective use of therapeutic options; counsel patients including health
promotion, prevention, formulating treatment plans and negotiating informed
consent; and use time and resources efficiently;
(c) develop appropriate attitudes and behaviour in relation to a
scientific and humanitarian approach to patients; self-education and continuing
medical education; critical evaluation of knowledge and practice; empathy for
patients; appreciation of self-limitations; relationships with co-workers; and
application of ethical codes of practice.
Education in the faculty will enable students to acquire balanced relevant
knowledge of the sciences upon which medicine depends and an understanding of
the scientific method, and it will enable them to achieve a comprehensive
understanding of people in health and in sickness and an intimate acquaintance
with their physical and social environment. The undergraduate student will be
exposed to a broad range of experiences located in a variety of hospitals and
in suburban and rural communities to assist in the integration of appropriate
knowledge, skills and attitudes.
The faculty through its departments will encourage the development of the
highest standards of scholarship in staff and ensure that departments also
provide a milieu in which high levels of scholarship can be achieved by
students. The faculty will have a commitment and responsibility to health care
standards and the competence of health care providers. Teaching
responsibilities may encompass the continuum of undergraduate, vocational,
postgraduate and continuing medical education and will provide an environment
to facilitate emotional, social and intellectual growth.
Whereas responsibility for information gains and standard of achievement rests
with the student, the faculty has a responsibility for assessing the extent to
which each student is equipped academically to progress through a course
leading to a degree in medicine. The student has a dual obligation to meet the
educational standards required by the university which awards the medical
degree and to meet the professional requirements which the medical registration
authority assumes have been met if a degree has been awarded.
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