Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit
GMC4062 - Women's health and children's health
24 points, SCA Band 3, 0.500 EFTSL
Refer to the specific
census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Synopsis
GMC4062 provides clinical teaching including patient clerking (history taking and examination), and patient management for both in-patient and outpatient settings. Structured learning activities include specialty teaching clinics, tutorials and case based learning for key concepts.
Students gain experience in newborn care, paediatric emergencies and paramedical programs, as well as delivery suites, antenatal and gynaecology clinics including family planning, infertility, sexual counselling, sexually transmitted diseases, fetal diagnosis, high risk obstetrics and genetics. Evidence-based Clinical Practice (EBCP), Health Economics and Health Systems Management will be integrated into this unit.
Objectives
Theme I: Personal and Professional Development
- Demonstrate appropriate communication, and interpersonal and professional skills for hospital and community clinical settings;
- Recognise legal and ethical issues relevant to the practice of medicine;
- Recognise the principles of team-work, and the role of doctors in clinical teams.
Theme II: Population, Society, Health and Illness
- Explain the economic perspective on health issues and health care;
- Critique evaluations of a health intervention;
- Identify organisational factors which impact on patient care and participate in quality improvement processes;
- Identify the impact of public health policy on the delivery of health care to the individual;
- Identify relevant programs and community resources available to patients and their families;
- Identify relevant approaches to health education, illness prevention and rehabilitation.
Theme III: Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice
- Apply the knowledge and concepts of basic biological, psychological and social science to common and important clinical conditions;
- Identify biological, psychological and social factors pertinent to understanding the illness and its management;
- Identify common and important illnesses, conditions and disorders.
Theme IV: Clinical Skills
- Elicit and record an accurate clinical history appropriate for the patients and the clinical context;
- Perform and accurately record an appropriate physical examination;
- Develop differential diagnoses and formulate problems;
- Competently perform selected clinical practices, techniques and procedures;
- Formulate appropriate patient-centred management plans and discuss;
- Identify appropriate and cost-effective investigation strategies.
Assessment
Assessments are continuous and will be both formative and summative. Formative assessments will 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 presentations and OSCEs. Full details of assessment instruments and weightings will be notified at the start of the year.
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Shane Bullock
Contact hours
The typical weekly workload will be approximately 10 hours of highly structured formal contact time comprised of structured small group learning, clinical skills sessions, tutorials and web based learning packagers plus a further 20 hours of unstructured learning activities such bedside tutorials, clinical teaching in patient settings, ward rounds, and attending outpatient clinics.
Students will be expected to complete 18 hours of additional self directed learning in clinical settings and private study to support their learning at their own discretion.
Prerequisites
GMB3031, GMB3042. Must be enrolled in course code 3952.
Co-requisites
Nil
Prohibitions
Nil
