MED5003

Paediatrics

(MED)

Professor R. Doherty/To Be Advised

10 points + Half of an 18 week rotation + Continuous attachment in a hospital environment (integrated with an equivalent attachment in Obstetrics and Gynaecology).

Synopsis: Clinical teaching at a regional hospital emphasising primary care and community paediatrics; experience in newborn care paediatric emergencies and paramedical programs. Clinical teaching at Monash Medical Centre with patient clerking and management practice, specialty teaching clinics and tutorials, paediatric emergencies and a lecture series covering principles and concepts, and problems peculiar to paediatrics. Bedside teaching focus on history taking, physical examination and paediatric management issues.

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