Throughout the course, the medical curriculum encourages the development of
clinical and communication skills. Students are encouraged to utilise specified
teaching areas in order to improve their proficiency in these skills.
Several laboratories are equipped with computers for student use. All students
now have the right to obtain a Novell network account which will allow them
access to IBM-style PCs around the campus. This facility gives students access
to electronic mail (email) for easy communication with fellow students and
staff. Students wishing to register for an account will need to report to the
Computer Centre with their student ID card and obtain a copy of Computer Centre
regulations from the reception counter before attempting to access the network
computers.
The Biomedical Library is one of five major branch libraries of the Monash
University Library, and supports the teaching and research activities of the
medical, biological sciences and psychology departments of the university.
Online public access catalogues (OPACs) provide information concerning the
materials held in the library, and a local area network (LAN) and stand-alone
computers provide access to numerous CD-ROM databases, including Medline,
PsycLIT and Biological Abstracts. Library tutorials are provided for all
first-year medical students to familiarise them with the library, and provide
instruction in the organisation and retrieval of scientific information. The
tutorials include a CD-ROM component.
The Biomedical Library is located near the Anatomy department of the Faculty of
Medicine, and is open seven days a week during term.
Students who are located at the Alfred Hospital, Box Hill Hospital or Monash
Medical Centre have access to Biomedical Library materials located in libraries
in these hospitals. These Monash University materials are listed on the OPACs,
and are available to students at the Clayton campus through a `hospital loans'
system.