HME912 - Medicine 1B

Unit details

Year	2027 unit information
Enrolment modes	Semester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s)	4
EFTSL value	0.500
Unit chair	Semester 2: Amna Siddiqui
Cohort rule	This unit is only available to students enrolled in H311, H911
Prerequisite	HME911
Corequisite	Nil
Incompatible with	HME102
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. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
Note Laptop 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.

Content

HME912 represents Semester 2 of Year 1 of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course and consists of a single unit of four credit points. The curriculum throughout the MD course is organised into four themes:Ethics, Law and Professionalism (ELP); Public Health Medicine (PHM); Medical Science and Clinical Practice (MSCP); and Indigenous Health (IH). Students will also undergo a series of clinical placements, including dedicated rural placements.

Mandatory student checks

Department of Human Services policy - Police Record Check and Working With Children Check

Department of Human Services policy - Police Record Check and Working With Children Check in accordance with Department of Human Services policy, all students are required to have a valid police 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. Further information on the mandatory student checks will be provided by the School of Medicine Placements team

Learning outcomes

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)
ULO1	Describe the development, anatomy, and physiology of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO2	Identify and discuss the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning major cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal disease.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Outline the principles and basic methods underlying measurement, detection, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac, respiratory, genito-urinary, renal and gastrointestinal dysfunction, and perform key clinical procedures to support diagnosis and treatment.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO4	Gather relevant clinical information including both biomedical details and information about the patient’s social, domestic and cultural context, from people presenting with cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and gastro-intestinal related problems or issues.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO5	Perform a person-centred and culturally sensitive targeted physical examination of the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and gastrointestinal systems and document examination findings.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO6	Develop and present a person-centred clinical case including synthesis of information about a person’s reasons for presenting to a health professional, their relevant medical history, social and cultural context, and the impact of their health on the rest of their life.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO7	Demonstrate behaviours consistent with the ethical, legal and professional responsibilities of medical students, including the ability to learn in collaboration with peers.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO8	Recognise and explain relevant principles and concepts of health law, ethics and professionalism in the context of clinical scenarios, including death, futility of treatment, decision making capacity, professional competency and notifiable conduct.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO9	Apply relevant principles of health law, ethics, and professional codes in analysis of health professional issues and formulate arguments in the context of ethical issues in healthcare practice and policy.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO10	Identify and critically engage with peer reviewed literature in the analysis of issues in health and disease, including describing and evaluating the use of specific research methodologies in the design and interpretation of studies.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO11	Identify and apply the key elements of the ethical governance process for human research at Deakin.	GLO3: Digital literacy GLO6: Self-management
ULO12	Describe and apply the epidemiologic concepts, biostatistical techniques and evidence-based decision making tools that underpin the practice of public health medicine and identify patterns in disease and risk factor distribution.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO13	Identify modifiable risk factors, and describe how they can be influenced by medical practitioners to improve health outcomes in patient populations.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship
ULO14	Outline the cultural, physiological and social determinants of health and wellbeing, as they relate to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship

Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some units still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.

Assessment

Assessment description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Clinical Skills Assessment	14 minute in person Patient Appointment Documentation of Clinical Findings	20% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 2: Ethics, Law and Professionalism Intra-semester Test	On campus test - 60 minutes	10% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 3: Medical Sciences Intra-semester Test (CR) - online	45 minute individual test	10% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 4: Critical Appraisal Assessment	1500 words	15% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 5: Public Health Medicine Intra-semester Test (CR and RG) - online	60 minute written test	5% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 6: Medical Sciences Practical Examination (CR)	Station Examination 45 minutes	10% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	End-of-unit assessment period
Assessment 7: Medical Sciences Examination (CR) - online	2 hour online examination	30% of CR block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	End-of-unit assessment period

Medicine Semester 2: RG Block

Assessment description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Clinical Skills Assessment	Review patient information and answer questions related to the case presentation Perform a physical examination	20% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 2: Public Health Medicine - Team Based Learning (TBL) - online	3 x 1 hour sessions	10% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 3: Medical Sciences Intra-semester Test (RG) - online	45 minute test	10% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 4: Human Research Ethics Quiz	Certificate confirming satisfactory completion of the Deakin Human Research Ethics Quiz	Hurdle	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 5: Ethics, Law and Professionalism Intra-semester Test	60 minutes individual written test, equivalent to 1000 words	15% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Week 17
Assessment 6: Public Health Medicine Intra-semester Test (CR and RG) - online	60 minute written test	5% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	Refer to unit guide
Assessment 7: Medical Sciences Practical Examination (RG)	Station Examination 45 minutes	10% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	End-of-unit assessment period
Assessment 8: Medical Sciences Examination (RG) -online	2 hour online examination	30% of RG block (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail)	End-of-unit assessment period

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 each block of HME912 (Cardiovascular and Respiratory, and Renal and Gastrointestinal), based on the cumulative outcome of the assessment tasks in each block, in order to be eligible for an overall pass grade in HME912.

Learning resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

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