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TRM5008 · Translational medicine
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 5School of Translational Medicine
Overview
In this unit, you will critically appraise and evaluate clinical and scientific literature with a focus on translational medicine perspectives and identify innovative findings that have potential to be developed into clinical applications. You will develop an in-depth and contextual knowledge base in your selected area of research interest from which to generate cutting-edge clinical and translational research questions and inquiry-based research strategies to address unmet clinical needs. The unit will consist of a combination of workshops, self-directed and group-directed learning, eLearning resources and online specialist lectures delivered by researchers and clinicians actively working across the broad range of medical disciplines in the School of Translational Medicine; CNS disorders (brain and spinal cord), Metabolic disorders (diabetes and obesity), Haematology (blood disorders) and Immunology (immunity and allergy).
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Hospital | Second semester | Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities (BLENDED) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oral presentation - critical appraisal (10 mins presenting + 5 mins Q&A) | Presentation | 20% | — |
| 2 | Written research proposal - translational medicine (1,500 words) | Written | 25% | — |
| 3 | Graphical summary - translation research (1 - 2 graphs + 5 mins Q&A) | Artefact | 25% | — |
| 4 | Group investigative task - translational medicine (20 mins presenting + 10 mins Q&A) | Presentation | 30% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
prohibition
OR
TRM5005Clinical and translational neuroscience6 cpOR
TRM5007Translational research and medicine for metabolic disorders6 cpOR
TRM6004Clinical and translational haematology and immunology0 cpOR
TRM6005Clinical and translational neuroscience0 cpOR
TRM6007Translational research and medicine for metabolic disorders0 cpOR
TRM6008Translational research and medicine in blood diseases0 cpLearning outcomes
- Evaluate current understanding of specific medical disorders to identify potential targets for translational research.
- Evaluate current approaches to diagnose and manage specific medical disorders to identify unmet clinical needs.
- Critically appraise biomedical and translational research literature.
- Develop a research proposal or investigative overview for a medical disorder and its management.
- Communicate the significance and clinical potential of research findings to both professional and lay audiences.
Workload
On-campus: up to 3 hours of teacher directed study per week (lectures/workshops) and 3 hours of group work or delivering presentations per week (averaged over the semester). Off-campus: 6 hours self-directed study. Total per week = 12 hours
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Workshops | — |
| Assessments | — |
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