Key facts

UNE unit code: MEDI4001B

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  • JMP Semester 2 - On Campus
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • Yes
Credit points
  • 42

Unit information

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Student enrolment is semester based, MEDI4001A (Semester 1) and MEDI4001B (Semester 2), with the delivery of academic content occurring across the full year. In this course, students consolidate learning and extend their previous learning while also engaging in extended clinical placements. Students will attend placements in urban, rural and regional settings in Australia and examine the interface between the primary and secondary healthcare system and public, private and non-government organisations. Placements explore the patient experience/journey and provide an appreciation of the health care system and the contexts and challenges in which healthcare is delivered in rural and urban communities. Particular emphasis is placed on a number of themes including the patient experience of the healthcare system, the concept of continuum of care, the need to manage acute onset and chronic and complex conditions, and the communication and transfer of the patient between clinicians and across the healthcare system. CBL scenarios provide a focus for student learning about common clinical presentations across a range of practice contexts. Students practice and are assessed on their performance of procedures commonly used in clinical settings, their ability to integrate the history and findings of clinical examination in the development of differential diagnoses, and their ability to select and justify diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Students also attend clinical teaching laboratory activity that will reinforce their extended learning in the clinical and behavioural sciences, and further develop their understanding of the scientific underpinnings of clinical medicine. Students will be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply this knowledge to safe and high quality clinical practice in simulated learning environments.

Offerings

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Teaching period
Mode/location
JMP Semester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
MEDI1101A and MEDI1101B and MEDI2101A and MEDI2101B and candidature in BMedSc/MD
Co-requisites
MEDI6001B
Restrictions
(MEDI3101A and MEDI3101B) and/or (MEDI4101A and MEDI4101B)

Notes

Student enrolment is semester based, MEDI4001A (Semester 1) and MEDI4001B (Semester 2), with the delivery of the academic content occurring across the full year.

This unit requires students to attend sessions in science laboratories and simulated learning environments.

This unit requires students to attend clinical placement at remote clinical sites such as Manning Clinical School and Peel Clinical School as well as a Community Elective Placement and General Practice Placement.

Students will be required to be able to access learning remotely and will require equipment that meets minimum technical specifications for reliable access. They are also required to purchase personal equipment required for clinical activity (e.g. stethoscope). Further details are available on the Joint Medical Program website.

 

Students must meet the following Placement Requirements:

 

NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met prior to attending a clinical placement.

 

A WorkCover approved Provider First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.

 

Working with Children Check

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

To be advised

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the pathological basis of common diseases (Science and Scholarship);
  2. demonstrate competency in interpretation of common clinical investigations in assessment of patients (Science and Scholarship);
  3. highlight the use of technology in accessing medical information and a resource for learning (Science and Scholarship);
  4. demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate medical and scientific literature with respect to assessment and treatment of an individual or populations (Science and Scholarship);
  5. demonstrate high level written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to explain technical information in plain language (Science and Scholarship);
  6. demonstrate competency in history taking and relevant examinations of patients (Clinical Practice);
  7. formulate a provisional diagnosis and differential diagnosis for patient (Clinical Practice);
  8. demonstrate competency in performing specific procedural skills safely (Clinical Practice);
  9. formulate evidence-based and patient-centred management plans for treatment of common diseases (Clinical Practice);
  10. identify focused, effective and relevant investigations appropriate to the clinical context (Clinical Practice);
  11. discuss the appropriate application of therapeutic interventions in clinical care (Clinical Practice);
  12. display an understanding of the health care systems in public hospital settings and rural communities (Health and Society);
  13. construct a list of healthcare problems for patients being assessed (Health and Society);
  14. identify environmental, community, and psychosocial factors relevant to the assessment and management of the patient (Health and Society);
  15. consider the application of appropriate health promotion and illness prevention strategies (Health and Society);
  16. demonstrate an understanding of ethical medical practice respecting patient confidentiality and privacy (Professionalism and Leadership);
  17. demonstrate an understanding of the student role including professional, medical, and legal responsibilities (Professionalism and Leadership);
  18. identify and participate, where appropriate, as a member of a health care team (Professionalism and Leadership);
  19. appraise the inter-professional relationship between doctors and other health care professionals (Professionalism and Leadership).

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Clinical & Professional Conduct Reports (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Demonstrated Competency (Individual)Yes100%All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Integrated Clinical and Communication Assessment (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

MCQ (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Procedural Skills x 10 (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Sustainable Healthcare Rotation (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Tutor Assessment (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Workplace Based Assessments (Case Based Discussions and Mini-CEX) (Individual)Yes All offerings

Students must pass this assessment item to pass the unit.

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

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