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MED2042

Medicine 4 ( 24 points, SCA Band 3, 0.500 EFTSL)

Undergraduate
(MED)

Leader: Professor Chris Browne & Associate Professor Ben Canny

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: In each semester students are enrolled in one integrated unit within which is embedded material from each of the following 4 themes: THEME I: Personal and Professional Development; THEME II: Population, Society, Health and Illness: Health, Knowledge and Society; THEME III: Foundations of Medicine; THEME IV: Clinical Skills. (For more information refer to the website)

Objectives: MED2031

Assessment: Assessment in MED2031 and MED2042 will be both formative and summative. Formative assessment tasks in both Semesters include OSCEs and on-line self-tests. Summative assessment tasks: MED2031 mid semester exam: 5% + MED2031 end of semester exam: 5% + MED2042 mid semester exam: 5% + MED2042 end of semester exam: 10% + MED2042 Student Project Case presentation: 5% + Year Two Portfolio: 20% + Year Two Rural Project: 5% + Year Two Health Promotion Project: 10% + End of Year OSCE (incl Vertical Integration assessment component): 15% + Vertical Integration Exam (Year One and Two): 20% For MED2031 the end of semester results will be pass grade only (PGO). For MED2042 the end of semester results will be graded.

Contact Hours: Six 1 hour lectures, 4 hours of small group teaching, 3 hours practical or clinical skills, 2 hours PCL or SPC teaching, 3 hours community partnership. Students will be expected to spend an average of 28 hours per week in self-directed learning.

Prerequisites: MED1011, MED1022, MED2031