MED6001 - Advanced clinical practice
24 points, SCA Band 3, 0.500 EFTSL
Offered
Not offered in 2007
Synopsis
This program facilitates consolidation and enhancement of clinical skills and knowledge in a range of clinical environments according to the student's interest. Students will participate in a range of activities including supervised clinical practice and related activities. Students will be expected to undertake a range of learning activities which will be both self-directed and faculty-based. Appropriate feedback to students will facilitate professional development.
Objectives
At the completion of the clinical attachment, each student should be able to
- Demonstrate appropriate clinical history and examination skills
- Demonstrate the clinical skills necessary to competently diagnose and manage emergency and non-emergency cases
- Demonstrate their ability to identify and assimilate presenting problems in the development of an appropriate management plan
- Demonstrate their understanding of the pathophysiological basis of health and disease
- Demonstrate their understanding of the context of illness and how this influences the clinical presentation and management
- Demonstrate their abilities to work as an effective member of a health care team
- Demonstrate appropriate professional and ethical behaviour with patients and colleagues
- Demonstrate appropriate communication skills with patients and their families
- Demonstrate appropriate written and verbal communication skills with colleagues
- Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking in all aspects of clinical care
- Demonstrate their ability to perform relevant clinical procedures
- Demonstrate their ability to apply evidence based medicine to clinical decision making in practice
- Demonstrate a commitment to independent learning, continuing education and quality assurance activities
Assessment
Continuous assessment
Qualitative report on each selective may be available
Pass grade only
Contact hours
Four six-week attachments in clinical settings of the student's choice
Prohibitions
This unit is not available to students in the 5 year structure of the MBBS program.