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MEDI4016 Medicine and Surgery

Updated: 13 April 2011
Credit Points 24
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale JMP Semester 1 On Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale JMP Semester 2 On Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites Students must have successfully completed MEDI1011, MEDI1012, MEDI1013, MEDI1014, MEDI1015, MEDI2011, MEDI2012, MEDI2013, MEDI2014, MEDI3017 and MEDI3018
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) To be advised
Unit Description

In this unit students will be attached to medical and surgical teams in both rural and urban teaching hospitals, which will enable them to experience difference in health care according to location. This unit combines the previously learned basic sciences, knowledge and professional skills integrating them into an intensive clinical setting. In the medical and surgical clinical setting the unit will promote students to build on their clinical skills and implementation of their knowledge in patient scenarios. Learning is focussed on medical and surgical problems from presentation, to diagnosis, to management and the associated issues arising. Clinical experience will develop knowledge of the pathophysiology of common disease. Conditions encountered in adult medicine and surgery when students participate in ward rounds, ward work, operating theatre, clinics and doctors rooms gaining exposure to a variety of disciplines. Students will experience the management of common conditions of adult medicine and surgery and the impact of urban and rural location on the pattern of health services.
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
Clinical Supervisor Rating
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: GA:
Group Tutorial / Participation
Assessment Notes
Satisfactory attendance, participation and professional behaviour during problem based learning tutorials will be monitored by tutors throughout the course.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: GA:
Oral Examination - Long Case
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: GA:
Final Examination
Assessment Notes
Written assessments using a variety of instruments including OSCE's, MCQ's.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: GA:

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. analyse the aetiology, pathophysiology including pathology, presentation and prognosis of medical and surgical conditions as presented in clinical settings;
  2. demonstrate appropriate skills in the history taking, physical examination, investigation and use of diagnostic techniques for diagnosing medical and surgical conditions;
  3. articulate the basic principles of management of medical conditions and surgical conditions, including the use of appropriate pharmacological, surgical, physical, nutritional, psychological and unorthodox therapies;
  4. justify the presentation of those medical and surgical conditions that require urgent assessment and treatment, along with plans for the emergency procedures for such;
  5. assess the public health impact of clinical problems for both medicine and surgery in the community, including the epidemiology of common risk factors and early intervention strategies;
  6. describe and discuss the relationship between psychiatric illness and medical or surgical conditions, including an understanding of the common psychiatric presentations;
  7. demonstrate awareness of the cultural significance of medical and surgical problems, including understanding of cultural differences in response to illness;
  8. obtain an accurate, problem-oriented, tactful and organised history for medical and surgical conditions;
  9. perform an accurate, problem-oriented, tactful and organised physical examination for medical and surgical conditions;
  10. interpret and integrate the history and physical examination findings to arrive at an appropriate diagnosis and differential diagnosis for medical and surgical conditions;
  11. choose, from the repertoire of clinical skills, justifying those that are appropriate and practical to apply in a given situation;
  12. formulate a plan addressing the investigation and management of the patient's illness, and the personal and social problems to which the illness may give rise;
  13. appreciate the importance of taking into account the values and preferences of the patient when considering the investigation and management of illness, and of the need, in all cases, to plan management in concert with the patient;
  14. communicate clearly and sensitively with patients and their families and with other health professionals;
  15. function in the health care team, involving collaboration and cooperation with other team members and understanding the role of each member;
  16. discuss the principles of ethics related to health care and demonstrate the capacity to apply those principles to the care of patients and the legal responsibilities, particular with respect to patients with medical and surgical illnesses;
  17. articulate the factors that affect the quality and safety of health care;
  18. compare and contrast how the cost of care may affect optimal patient care and the benefit to the community of available resources;
  19. analyse the interaction between the health of individuals and the well-being of populations; and
  20. demonstrate an appreciation of the responsibility to maintain standards of medical practice at the highest possible level throughout a professional career.

Graduate Attributes (GA) Graduate Attribute information is currently unavailable for this unit.
   

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