Undergraduate - UnitMED5091 - Advanced clinical practice 1

At the completion of MED5091, the student will demonstrate:

Clinical sciences (Themes III and IV)

1. appropriate clinical history and physical/mental state examination skills required of an intern;
2. the clinical skills necessary to competently assess emergency and non-emergency conditions;
3. an ability to identify and assimilate presenting problems in the development of appropriate therapeutic treatments and a management plan;
4. an understanding of the acute, chronic, ambulatory and psycho-social contexts of illness and how these influence the clinical presentation and management;
5. an understanding of the 'continuum of care' in patient management across diverse settings including rural health;
6. competence in relevant clinical procedures;

Biosciences (Themes II and III)

7. an understanding of the causative factors and pathophysiological basis of health and disease;

Knowledge of health care systems (Theme II)

8. an awareness of health care quality improvement activities;

Professional attributes and behaviour (Themes I and IV)

9. an ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary health care team;
10. effective communication skills, advocacy skills and social understanding with patients of all ages and their families within diverse and multicultural contexts;
11. appropriate written and verbal communication skills with members of the health care team;
12. appropriate professional, ethical and gender competent behaviour with patients and members of the health care team;
13. familiarity with the medico-legal responsibilities of being an intern; and
14. a comprehension of the broad diversity of career options.