MED5004

Paediatrics

(MED)

Associate Professor M Adamson

9-week rotation (integrated with a 9-week obstetrics and gynaecology rotation)

Synopsis: Clinical teaching at a regional hospital, emphasising primary care and community paediatrics, experience in newborn care and paediatric emergencies, visits to maternal and child health centres and early intervention programs. Clinical teaching Monash Medical Centre with patient clerking and management practice, specialty teaching clinics and tutorials, paediatric emergencies and a lecture series covering introduction to principles of paediatrics as well as concepts and problems peculiar to paediatrics. Bedside tutorials focus on history taking and physical examination and paediatric management issues.

Assessment: Continuous clinical assessment: 40% + MCQ exam: 30% + OSCA exam: 30%