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MEDI1015 Medical Science 1

Updated: 27 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) Jim McFarlane (jmcfarla@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Introduces the 'body and organ systems'-based approach used to structure learning. This course follows on from Introduction to Medical Science by studying in detail the problems associated with some of the individual organ systems. Students will learn by being presented with a series of medical problems. They will then investigate the medical sciences underlying those problems, focussing on the mechanisms and prevalence of abnormalities presented, the basis of diagnostic procedures suggested, the underlying basis of management procedures and the procedures for prevention.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Please consult coordinator
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Tutorial
Assessment Notes
PBL attendance and participation
Final Examination
Assessment Notes
Two (2) examinations - each approx 2 hrs (combination of MCQ, SAQ and/or OSCA)

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. describe the normal structure, function and development of the gastrointestinal, renal and musculoskeletal systems;
  2. identify and discuss the basic mechanisms underlying the symptoms and signs associated with some common ailments involving these systems, including the perception of pain associated with such ailments;
  3. articulate some mechanisms underlying causation of disease, including inheritance and infective agents;
  4. discuss the mode of action of some of the drugs commonly used to treat such ailments and their symptoms;
  5. describe with relevant examples, how the biomedical sciences provide a rational basis for medical practice.

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 True
   

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