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| Undergraduate |
(MED)
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Leader: Dr Carol Lawson & Dr Ram Brewster
Offered:
Clayton 1-32 2005 (Day)
Clayton 2-32 2005 (Day)
Synopsis: During MED4071 students will develop an understanding of medicine from a general practice and psychological medicine perspectives. Clinical skills, practical techniques and procedures underpinning knowledge specific to each discipline area will be linked to clinical settings. A particular focus will be given to integrating key knowledge, skills and techniques applicable across disciplines through index cases. By the end of Year 4 students will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in selected clinical skills and practices and to have acquired core knowledge of common and important clinical syndromes and the bio-psycho-social treatment modalities that can be applied.
Objectives: On successful completion of Year 4, for each of the key discipline areas, students are expected to be able to: Theme 1: Personal and Professional Development 1. demonstrate appropriate communication, and interpersonal and professional skills for hospital and community clinical settings; 2. recognise legal and ethical issues relevant to the practice of medicine; 3. recognise the principles of team-work, and the role of doctors in clinical teams; Theme 2: Population, Society, Health and Illness 4. explain the economic perspective on health issues and health care; 5. critique evaluations of a health intervention; 6. identify organisational factors which impact on patient care and participate in quality improvement processes; 7. identify the impact of public health policy on the delivery of health care to the individual; 8. identify the relevant programs and community resources available to patients and their families; 9. identify relevant approaches to health education, illness prevention and rehabilitation; Theme 3: Foundations of Medicine 10. apply the knowledge and concepts of basic biological, psychological and social science to common and important clinical conditions; 11. identify biological, psychological and social factors pertinent to understanding the illness and its management; There 4: Clinical skills 13. elicit and record an accurate clinical history appropriate for the patients and the clinical context; 14. perform and accurately record an appropriate physical examination; 15. develop differential diagnoses and formulate problems; 16. competently perform selected clinical practices, techniques and procedures; 17. formulate appropriate patient-centred management plans and discuss management issues; and 18. identify appropriate and cost-effective investigation strategies.
Assessment: Assessments are continuous and will be both formative and summative. Formative assessments may include written instruments such as EMQs and short answer questions linked with case based learning scenarios together with observation of clinical skills and completion of a clinical skills logbook. Students will be expected to demonstrate satisfactory performance in clinical skills activities during clinical attachments in order to pass the unit. Summative assessment may include written examinations (EMQ, MCQ, short answer), oral presentation and OSCEs. Full details of assessment instruments and weightings will be notified at the start of the year.
Contact Hours: This is a 24 credit point unit over 18 weeks in continuous rotations through clinical attachments