Undergraduate - UnitMED2042 - Medicine 4

On completion students will be able to:

Theme 1

1. Recognise the legal requirements and protocols in clinical practice including documentation, patient care and safety
2. Respect and maintain privacy and confidentiality (peers, university & health care staff, external stakeholders, patients, clients)
3. Discuss issues related to justice, the importance and role of advocacy within the health system
4. Practice principles of ethical decision making and consultation with peers and teachers
5. Describe characteristics of a respectful, non-judgemental and empathic approach to others
6. Maintain an appropriate standard of behaviour including demeanour, appearance and meeting commitments.
7. Communicate clearly, effectively and appropriately in oral, written and electronic formats
8. Identify the types of risks and errors in health care settings and the role of health care professionals in ensuring the quality of patient care
9. Recognise the importance of research and quality improvement
10. Recognise the need to evaluate and critically reflect upon judgements and health care practices relating to patient outcomes
11. Recognise peers experiencing difficulty and identify available support services
12. Describe appropriate environments and use strategies for sensitive and effective communication and interaction with others (simulated patients, peers, teaching staff)
13. Identify the roles and responsibilities health care team members and their professions and show the ability to work collaboratively within a team
14. Engage in learning opportunities and participate in peer learning, leadership and teaching activities.
15. Recognise own strengths and limitations, including personal factors which impact upon performance, and seek support for improvement
16. Take responsibility for own self-care and health issues.

Theme II

17. articulate the relationship between data, information, evidence, knowledge and informed care;
18. demonstrate in applied situations, enhanced information technology skills, application of critical skills to clinical and research questions and application of a range of knowledge based systems in clinical practice;
19. appreciate the different perspectives in health promotion
20. define, compare and contrast medical, behavioural and socio-environmental approaches to health promotion;
21. understand the application of a range of health promotion theories of change, ranging through individual to social;
22. understand and participate in the basic health promotion process of program development, planning, implementation and evaluation;
23. systematically apply critical appraisal and knowledge management skills to the evaluation of health promotion intervention strategies;
24. identify appropriate strategies for health promotion interventions including targeting high risk and population-based strategies;

Theme III:

25. discuss the relevance of biomedical science to the practice of medicine in the areas of sexuality, development and growth, and apply knowledge in these areas in an integrative manner to the understanding of particular cases or clinical issues;
26. describe the basic processes of reproduction and early development, comprehend infertility and strategies to manage reproduction and contraception, understand how fetal conditions can determine adult disease
27. outline therapeutic agents relevant for neurological, reproductive, and psychological conditions.
28. Describe the anatomy of the head and neck including the intracranial region
29. Describe the physiology of central nervous system function
30. demonstrate an introductory level of understanding of human psychology and the neurobiological basis of human behaviour
31. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the structure and function of neurons, signaling mechanisms, drug actions and receptors mechanisms, and the organization, inter relationship and general function of all divisions of the nervous system; demonstrate an introductory level of understanding of human psychology and the neurobiological basis of human behaviour.

Theme IV

32. Conduct a structured patient centred interview in simulated environments
33. Elicit a structured, comprehensive and logical history in simulated environments
34. Perform an appropriate examination for specified systems in simulated environments.
35. Perform specified clinical procedures and tasks in simulated environments
36. For specified conditions, identify relevant investigations for the patient's presenting problems or conditions
37. Describe the requirements for requests/ordering relevant investigations.
38. Interpret results of specified investigations in simulated settings/scenarios
39. Outlines the reasons for prioritising patient care
40. Generate a problem list
41. Formulate and discuss their reasoning for a differential diagnosis (list)
42. Outline a basic management plan for specified common problems and conditions
43. For specified conditions identify clinically appropriate medications
44. Explains the importance of monitoring patients

Rural placement:

On the completion of this placement students will be able to:

45. describe and discuss how rural contexts impact on the assessment of health conditions.;
46. recognise the importance of context and clinical reasoning in relation to focused history taking;
47. describe and discuss how a rural context impacts on the clinical and non-clinical management of patients;
48. analyse the ways in which rural diversity can impact on rural health, illness and clinical practice;
49. reflect on the nature of a rural clinical practice from a clinician's perspective.

Student Project Cases:

On the completion of this activity students will be able to:

50. integrate information from the four curriculum themes based on the range of learning activities, including self-directed research;
51. integrate and synthesise information from different body systems and human perspectives in the appreciation of clinical issues;
52. identify relevant resources and critically analyse information from a variety of sources;
53. develop skills in problem solving and apply in a medical context;
54. develop interpretative skills related to the evaluation of endocrine, metabolic, gastrointestinal, nutritional, reproductive and developmental information and issues, interfacing biomedical science with clinical medicine;
55. work effectively and communicate constructively within small groups in the planning, development and implementation of teamwork tasks, with individual and group responsibilities and adherence to project timelines;
56. discuss issues and problems in a structured manner and act as spokesperson for a group in a wider forum;
57. apply skills in audiovisual presentations on particular topics in medicine;
58. develop skills in preparation of written summaries in the form of notes suitable for effective communication and education;
59. apply constructive critiques to verbal and written presentations.

Rural placement and Urban placement- refer to MED2031.