Transition to Practice B (MEDI6201B)

Learning outcomes

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

1. integrate effective patient-centred communication and an ethical approach to healthcare delivery. Build an interdisciplinary teamwork approach in the healthcare setting;
2. integrate a patient-centred approach into assessment, targeted history-taking, modify a comprehensive examination (physical and mental state), and select appropriate investigations for common and time critical presentations;
3. integrate and critically assess information gathered from history, physical examination, investigative findings, and the patient's own circumstances to formulate an appropriate diagnosis and differential diagnoses;
4. develop an appropriate, evidence-based management plan — including pharmacological, medical, surgical, physical, nutritional, psychological, online, self-help, and other tools and therapies — that integrates the needs and limitations of co-morbid conditions;
5. determine a culturally appropriate management plan that addresses both the clinical aspects of illness and the personal and social challenges that may arise from being unwell;
6. recommend and perform appropriate basic clinical procedures with management of patient consent, safety, documentation, and interpretation of outcome;
7. prioritise the deteriorating and critically ill patient deliver appropriate emergency care including basic and or advanced life support;
8. evaluate key legal and ethical responsibilities of medical practitioners, (including those related to digital records, informed consent, and privacy), reflecting on examples from your own experience. Apply legal responsibilities, policies and procedures within the workplace (including documentation, mandatory reporting frameworks, informed consent, and confidentiality) for patients with medical, surgical or mental health conditions;
9. maintain and critically assess standards of medical student professionalism and fitness to practice, evaluating their implications for patient care and professional development. Identify a scope of practice consistent with one's own level of experience;
10. evaluate the concept of professionalism, including the personal attributes required for maintaining the standards of the profession, reflecting on examples from your own experience. Apply the standards of the medical profession to practice;
11. exhibit and model respectful and effective communication and cooperation when working within the interdisciplinary health team and across inter-agency boundaries. Evaluate communication practices, including the use of digital health systems, to ensure patient and team safety, including cultural safety, continuity of care, and effective collaboration with other services and agencies;
12. model self-care, accountability, and responsibility in relation to attendance, punctuality and behaviour in clinical settings. Self-evaluate evolving learning needs and construct an effective ongoing plan for professional development;
13. formulate and clearly communicate a statement of the patient’s problems that integrates the biological, psychological, socio-cultural-environmental aspects of the patient’s presentation, ensuring it is tailored to the individual and takes account of the patient’s perspective, situation and priorities. Advocate for patients, especially those with vulnerabilities or special needs;
14. discuss the cultural significance of a person’s illness and demonstrate awareness of cultural differences in response to the illness;
15. advocate for health equity, recognising the history, culture and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Apply knowledge of key health indicators and the epidemiology of mortality and morbidity to prioritise screening, assessment and treatment. Understand the cultural significance of a person’s illness and cultural differences in response to the illness;
16. implement shared decision-making, negotiation and collaboration with a diverse range of patients, family members, and team members. Evaluating and modifying communication for optimal patient care;
17. evaluate health system factors that impact optimal care and propose cost-effective, value-based, and culturally safe strategies - including the use of digital health tools - to mitigate barriers and improve the quality, safety, and equity of healthcare delivery for diverse populations;
18. evaluate the (local or global) healthcare needs to collaborate in the promotion of equitable access to the highest level of health and wellbeing for the population;
19. apply clinical data, patient experience, and digital health tools to evaluate health system performance and support continuous improvement in outcomes, access, and effectiveness, recognising how emerging technologies are reshaping healthcare delivery toward more efficient, integrated, and patient-centred systems;
20. integrate advanced knowledge of the aetiology, pathophysiology, presentation and prognosis of common presentations across Medical disciplines into clinical reasoning and decision-making;
21. manage common risk factors for prevalent conditions and evaluate their significance for public health;
22. evaluate and critique research design and use high quality evidence in the appropriate context to deliver patient centred and evidence-based healthcare; and
23. employ information technology to support patient care. Demonstrate the ability to use clinical applications in the workplace. Evaluate the use of technology in the delivery of safety and quality.