HME922 - Medicine 2B
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes | Semester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s) | 4 |
| EFTSL value | 0.500 |
| Unit chair | Semester 2: Aidan Roberts |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H311, H911 |
| Prerequisite | HME921 |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | HME202 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | Students are expected to attend all learning activities including lectures and practical experiences, which will typically include the equivalent of 40 hours per week for the duration of semester incorporating clinical activities, formal teaching, personal reflection and self-directed learning. |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 600 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
NoteLaptop Computer requirement Students enrolled in the MD require a wireless-enabled, personal laptop computer to undertake scheduled learning activities. Wireless access to the Deakin network is available within the teaching spaces of the Deakin Medical School. Information about minimum computer standards will be communicated to students upon acceptance into the MD. Department of Human Services policy - Police Record Check and Working With Children CheckIn accordance with Department of Human Services policy, all students are required to undertake a National Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course. Students are also required to hold a current Working with Children Check and will be required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation. | |
Content
HME922 represents Semester 2 of Year 2 of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course and consists of a single unit of four credit points. The unit is structured in two blocks: Brain and Behaviour, and Transition to Clinical Practice. Within each block the themes of Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice, Public Health Medicine, Indigenous Health and Ethics, Law and Professionalism are explored. Students will also continue to undergo a series of clinical placements including a three-day visit to their clinical school during the first week of the TCP block.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Describe the development, anatomy and physiology of the nervous system and special sensory systems and apply this knowledge to explain common disorders of these systems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe the central role of the nervous system in maintaining health and human behaviour, and the broad and complex consequences of nervous system dysfunction for the individual. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Explain and discuss current theories of psychological well-being, psychiatric disease, and basic management approaches to mental health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Gather relevant clinical information including biomedical details and information about the patient’s social domestic and cultural context, in structured clinical interviews, physical examinations and designated procedural skills with people presenting with issues relating to the brain, special senses and behavioural systems. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Describe and demonstrate person-centred clinical interviewing skills including building a relationship, demonstrating empathy and active listening required to build a therapeutic relationship with a person presenting to a health professional. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Describe the impact of caring for patients on physicians’ health and well-being, and plan physical and emotional self-care strategies. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO7 | Integrate information across body systems with social, cultural and other personal factors to develop a holistic picture of a person’s health needs, and perform key procedural tasks to support diagnosis and management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO8 | Develop and present a synthesis of a person’s clinical presentation, with identification of relevant investigations, opportunities for health promotion, and explanation of reasoning to support diagnosis and management planning. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO9 | Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the ethical, legal and professional responsibilities of medical students, including the ability to learn in collaboration with colleagues and to apply strategies for ongoing professional development. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO10 | Recognise, explain and apply principles and concepts of health law, ethics and professionalism in analysis of issues relating to mental and neurological health care, and to medical students and junior doctors. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO11 | Demonstrate effective and culturally safe communication with Indigenous patients. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO12 | Describe public health medicine practitioner roles within the health and disability sector and opportunities for working with non-health sectors and civil society to promote health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO13 | Prepare a local community health profile and apply epidemiologic concepts and techniques in evaluating current public health risks and opportunities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO14 | Explain public health management of infectious diseases and environmental health risks, including impact on individuals, families and communities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Medical Science and Clinical Practice Intra-semester Test (BB) | 45 minute | 10% |
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| Assessment 2: Reflection on Inter-professional Learning Experience | 800 word written report | 10% |
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| Assessment 3: Medical Science and Clinical Practice Practical Exam (BB) | 25 x 90-second stations | 10% |
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| Assessment 4: Public Health Medicine Community Health Analysis (group assignment) | 2500 word (group) | 10% |
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| Assessment 5: Indigenous Health Assessment Task - Patient Communication Video | Individual 8 minute | 10% |
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| Assessment 6: Public Health Medicine Intra-semester Test | 45 minute online test | 10% |
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| Assessment 7: Ethics, Law and Professionalism Intra-semester Class Test (Closed Book) | 5 x short answer scenario based questions | 10% |
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| Assessment 8: Medical Science and Clinical Practice Examination (BB) | SAQ and MCQ 2 hour individual examination | 30% |
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| Assessment 9: Clinical Practice Passport | A series of online and face-to-face tasks throughout the TCP block | Hurdle |
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This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirements
Students must pass two hurdles to be eligible for an overall pass grade in HME922:
- Achieve an aggregate passing grade of 50% across Assessment tasks 1-8, in addition to obtaining a passing grade in at least 6 of Assessment tasks 1-8, and
- Pass AT9, the Clinical Practice Passport.
Students must pass each of the two assessment hurdles in order to be eligible for an overall pass grade in HME922.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HME922 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant semester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant semester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
To fully engage with Deakin's learning experiences, students must be able to access and use internet-connected devices as outlined in computing requirements at Deakin.
To support student success at Deakin, we have a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) learning environment that acknowledges that students and educators bring with them the digital tools they regularly use to complete academic tasks. These tools stay with you beyond the classroom, helping you to keep learning, explore ideas more deeply, and connect with knowledge in ways that matter to you.
Students requiring a loan device should visit our Loan Laptop webpage or students requiring longer-term assistance should visit our Student Financial Assistance webpage.
Unit fee information
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