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MEDI1014 Professional Practice 1

Updated: 19 April 2010
Credit Points 12
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale JMP Semester 2 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 None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Tom McHattie (tmchatti@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Continues teaching students the basic clinical skills and knowledge that relate to clinical problems of the gastrointestinal, renal and musculo-skeletal systems and background concepts of the determinants of health. Clinical skills are the skills employed by doctors at the patient's bedside. Students will acquire these skills in small group tutorials involving real and simulated patients.
Materials No text required
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1
Assessment Notes
Aboriginal Health - Case Scenario Assignment
Assignment 2
Assessment Notes
Certification of Professional Skills (Abdomen, Musculo-skeletal, medical consultation, General Practice)
Project
Assessment Notes
General Practice Project
Quiz
Assessment Notes
Aboriginal Health - CD ROM
Tutorial
Assessment Notes
PBL attendance and participation
Final Examination 2 hrs
Assessment Notes
Examination - MCQ
Final Examination 2 hrs
Assessment Notes
Examination - OSCA

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an ability to communicate appropriately with patients, health professionals and the public;
  2. demonstrate an appropriate, professional attitude as a medical student, recognizing that the primary professional responsibility is to the health interest of the patient;
  3. demonstrate the skills required for taking a limited problem focused, structured medical history pertaining to the gastrointestinal, renal and musculo-skeletal systems;
  4. perform an accurate, limited physical examination of the gastrointestinal, renal and musculo-skeletal system;
  5. describe and evaluate relevant common diagnostic procedures pertaining t the gastrointestinal, renal and musculo-skeletal systems;
  6. participate in common procedures that are appropriate and practical forms of treatment for disorders of the astrointestinal, renal and musculo-skletal systems;
  7. recognise key features of the history and communicate these to other health care professionals;
  8. demonstrate understanding of the principles of epidemiology and public health as applied to problems of the gastrointestinal, renal and musculo-skeletal systems, and the role that social determinants play in health more generally;
  9. distinguish and apply relevant ethical principles and basic legal responsibilities;
  10. know how to interact safely with patients and professionals in the health care system, with due regard for hospital and system safety and OH&S standards;
  11. understand the role that community organizations can play in contributing to the health care systems in NSW;
  12. demonstrate skills in finding and evaluating literature on the causes of health and disease.

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 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
   

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