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MEDI1013 Introduction to Public Health

Updated: 26 October 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale JMP Semester 1 On Campus D - Comp/internet essential
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites candidature in BMed
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Rafat Hussain (rhussain@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Enables students to gain an understanding of the public health issues related to the investigation, management and prevention of health problems in groups and communities, as well as gaining an insight into research methodology and a critical appreciation of the medical literature with an emphasis on evidence-based practice.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials
ISBN: 9780781752152
Fletcher, R.W. and Fletcher, S.W., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 4th ed.
Text refers to: JMP Semester 1 , On Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Progress Assignment 1 10%
Assessment Notes
Essays/Written Assignments
Progress Assignment 2 15%
Progress Assignment 3 15%
Tutorial
Final Examination 2 hrs 60%
Assessment Notes
Attendance, participation and professional behavioiiur during problem based learning tutorials

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate capacity to use appropriate library and other information resources;
  2. demonstrate basic skills required to pursue an appropriately targeted independent enquiry relating to a simple medical problem;
  3. identify relevant information sources required to answer a simple medical problem;
  4. understand the different epidemiologic study designs and be able to calculate relevant measures of effect such as relative risk and odds ratio;
  5. identify relevant study designs that have been used in published scientific studies;
  6. assess and interpret results of scientific studies relevant to common medical problems;
  7. interpret results of commonly used statistical methods as they are presented in published medical literature;
  8. demonstrate basic understanding of the requirements for valid diagnostic tests;
  9. identify the common health care problems in the community and their modifiable risk factors.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the Discipline is embedded throughout 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
BMed is a Problem Based Learning curriculum with communication skills at its core 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
The nature of PBL embeds ITC skills throughout learning 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Included as an element of Professional Practice 		True
6 Problem Solving
Curriculum design is PBL 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Embedded in Clinical training 		True True
8 Team Work
Embedded in PBL curriculum design 		True True True
   

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