HME931 - Medicine 3A
Unit details
| Year | 2027 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes | Semester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)^ |
| Credit point(s) | 4 |
| EFTSL value | 0.500 |
| Unit chair | Semester 1: Jenna Lyttle |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H311, H911 |
| Prerequisite | HME922 or HME922X |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | HME301 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | Students are expected to attend all rotation requirements which will typically include the equivalent of 40 hours per week for the duration of each rotation (6 x 7 week rotations) which incorporates all placement learning including, theoretical and practical 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. |
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
HME931 represents the first half (Semester 1) of Year 3 of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) course. The two semesters of Year 3 are combined into an integrated year-long program of study of 8 credit points. Students are attached to one of the Deakin Medical School sites to further develop their knowledge and skills in clinical medicine. Students will either rotate through the clinical disciplines of Medicine, Surgery, Children’s Health and Women’s Health, at hospitals and other clinical sites, or are attached to a rural general practice where the exposure to each of the rotations is conducted longitudinally in an integrated manner. For all students, a period of placement at a rural site is a requirement.
The grading of HME931 is combined with HME932 so that a year grade is awarded only after assessments in all rotations and themes have occurred at the end of the year.
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) |
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| ULO1 | Apply principles of biomedical sciences to explain health (normal human structure, functions and behaviour) and illness (clinical presentations and conditions). | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Perform comprehensive clinical assessments including interview and physical examination, and determine relevant differential diagnoses. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Select appropriate investigations, and interpret their results, for the purpose of diagnosis and management. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Determine and explain evidence-based management options for common and important conditions. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO5 | Correctly perform designated clinical skills under appropriate supervision. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Communicate effectively and respectfully with peers, professional and public audiences in written and oral formats as an educator, researcher and health professional. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO7 | Demonstrate professionalism as a student through compliance with policies and standards for research integrity, patient safety and risk management, and ethico-legal duties, including obtaining informed consent. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO8 | Advocate effectively and sensitively on behalf of and in collaboration with patients, families, carers, health professionals, communities and populations on public health issues. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO9 | Develop a culturally safe diagnostic and management plan that addresses the healthcare needs, including disease prevention, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO10 | Demonstrate effective and culturally safe communication with Indigenous patients and health professionals, identifying features of racism or discrimination in clinical interactions and develop the skills to address and advocate for the resolution of such occurrences. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO11 | Analyse the health system and identify strategies for improving delivery of care. | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO12 | Explain how patients access health services following discharge from hospital, and the types of services that are available to them. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO13 | Explain the impact of continuity of patient care on health outcomes in hospital, in the community, and as patients transition between the two, and formulate plans to support continuity of care. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO14 | Explain how chronic and acute illness may impact on a person’s individual, family, social and community wellbeing over time. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO15 | Use communication skills to elicit patient perspectives about living with chronic illness, and describe and discuss these patient-centred aspects with colleagues. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO16 | Conduct a targeted search of current literature, and critically appraise this to identify gaps and formulate a specific research question for investigation. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO17 | Design an empirical research proposal informed by current scholarship. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
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 |
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| Assessment 1: Evidence Application Assessment (EAA) | 3 hour paper (MCQ, EMQ, SAQ) | Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail |
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| Assessment 2: Research Scholar Program (RSP) | Students must pass the cumulative RSP assessment tasks made up of the follow items: HME931 HME932 | Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail |
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| Assessment 3: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) | 12 stations | Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail |
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| Assessment 4: Workplace Based Assessments | Mini-CEX, ITA, | Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail |
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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
- Evidence Application Assessment (EAA) – (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail) - Students must pass the EAA test to be eligible to progress to HME941.
- Research Scholar Program (RSP) – (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail) - Students must pass the cumulative RSP assessment tasks to be eligible to progress to HME941.
- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) – (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail) - Students must pass the OSCE (with an aggregate score ≥50% and ≥7 stations passed) to be eligible to progress to HME941.
- Workplace-based Assessments – (Ungraded Pass / Ungraded Fail) - The Year 3 Workplace-based Assessments comprise a series of assessment tasks undertaken in the clinical environment and associated with the six clinical rotations for the year. Students must pass the cumulative aggregation of these assessment tasks to be eligible to progress to HME941.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HME931 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.
Pre-reading
Students who are accepted into H911 Doctor of Medicine will be provided with a booklist detailing prescribed and recommended textbooks. Students will also be directed to supplemental electronic resources within the Deakin University Library. Self-directed learning through investigations of the literature is an important learning strategy for all themes of the Deakin medical course.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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