MED2100 · Foundations of medical practice

Overview

This unit builds upon previous study to extend and consolidate knowledge, skills and attitudes for medical practice. Content encompasses the four themes of the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) curriculum: Theme I (Personal and Professional Development), Theme II (Society, Population, Health and Illness), Theme III (Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice) and Theme IV (Clinical Skills). Learning approaches support you in integrating knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to patient centred health care and the practice of medicine. You will explore health care provision across rural and metropolitan contexts. This unit provides the foundation for learning in clinical settings in later years of the course.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit. To pass this unit you must meet the compulsory course requirements' This unit is designed to prepare you to become a registered and or professionally accredited practitioner and contains course level attendance requirements.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Describe the ethical, professional and personal responsibilities, and behaviours consistent with good clinical practice and professional codes of practice.
2. Describe the fundamental legal responsibilities and ethical principles for clinical practice and apply these to learning scenarios.
3. Explain key concepts in population health, epidemiology and measurement of health and disease in populations including social, ethical, economic, and environmental factors.
4. Describe interprofessional health care teams and explain their role in health care.
5. Describe the importance of cultural practises in strengthening an individual’s identity and wellbeing and describe culturally safe communication when interacting with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and family members.
6. Relate biomedical, scientific and clinical concepts to common and important illnesses, conditions and disorders and their causes, underlying pathophysiology and treatment.
7. Elicit histories and perform physical examinations on simulated patients and perform clinical procedures in simulated environments.
8. Integrate and interpret clinical findings in order to develop a differential diagnosis and outline basic management principles for very common conditions.

Workload

12 hours of study per week including teacher directed tutorials, workshops, practical sessions, site visits integrated case-based tutorials and online lectures plus 12 hours of of self-directed study. Total per week = 24 hours

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.