SRH4002

Rural health issues 3: The dynamics of rural health practice (6 points)

(MED)

Leader: Ms Michelle Richardson

Offered:
Gippsland Second semester 2003 (OCL)
Gippsland Second semester 2004 (OCL)

Synopsis: This on-line unit is designed to sensitise students to the dynamics of expanded rural health practice roles, enable them to negotiate the rural practice environment and sustain a career in rural health practice. The unit focuses on the dynamics of rural health practice by exploring the impact that living and working in a rural environment has on individuals, health services and rural health outcomes. The unit requires students to undertake a clinical health project relevant to a contemporary health issue within the community in which they are placed.

Assessment:

Prerequisites: SRH3001, SRH4001