HME941 - Medicine 4A
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 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: Sue Garner |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H911 |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed HME932 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HME401 |
| 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. |
| 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 5 week rotations) which incorporates clinical activities, formal teaching, personal reflection and self-directed learning. |
Note:^ Students enrol at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) but will be based at one of the following Clinical Schools; Eastern Health, Geelong, Warrnambool or Ballarat. The fourth year of the Doctor of Medicine course consists of two semester units of four credit points each (HME941 and HME942), which are combined into a single unit of eight credit points. Upon completion of HME941 students are awarded an initial grade of XA (Result not to be assessed yet) and are graded for both units at the completion of HME942. 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. 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
In Year 4 HME941 and HME942, students undertake a clinical attachment to one of four clinical schools. Throughout year 4, students undertake five rotations at hospitals and other sites attached to the clinical schools: Emergency Medicine, Aged Care/ Palliative Care/ Rehabilitation, Intensive Care/ Anaesthetics, Mental Health and General Practice, as well as an Extended Studies Program, an Elective and the Pre-Internship. Students are also required to complete a period of placement at a rural site.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
| ULO1 | Integrate and apply the basic biomedical and clinical sciences to the evidence-based holistic assessment and management of people with health care needs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Conduct person-centred clinical interviews gather information efficiently, comprehensively and in a culturally appropriate manner, and with reference to a person’s individual, family, social, and community wellbeing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Perform and interpret a relevant and accurate physical examination. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Explain and plan further investigation and holistic, evidence-based management for people in acute and ambulatory settings using shared decision-making, and with reference to the individual’s personal life context and longitudinal health experiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Perform clinical procedures (as appropriate to a junior doctor) with safety and proficiency, utilising appropriate communication skills. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Collaborate with colleagues, patients, their carers and family; demonstrating respect for cultural diversity, sensitivity, professionalism and person-centred care. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO7 | Develop a culturally safe, holistic and person-centred healthcare plan that addresses the healthcare needs, including disease prevention, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO8 | Demonstrate effective and culturally safe communication with Indigenous patients and health professionals, and work effectively in interprofessional teams to advance the healthcare needs of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO9 | Apply principles of quality, safety and continuity of care to healthcare management during transitions between or within health services and the community - particularly understanding the impact of transitions upon patients and formulating plans to support continuity of care. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO10 | Recognise and explain ethico-legal concerns that arise in clinical practice and formulate plans to manage these in collaboration with colleagues, patients and their families. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO11 | Critically analyse and interpret research presented in the scientific, medical and social sciences literature. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO12 | Identify, explain and critically evaluate potential gaps in knowledge of public health, health ethics, law or professionalism. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO13 | Formulate evidence-based recommendations for future research and/or current practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO14 | Communicate research findings to public, academic and professional audiences in written and oral formats. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO15 | Critically evaluate the healthcare system's impact on public health, service delivery, and patient experiences of healthcare, and develop strategies to address and advocate for health systems free of racism and inequality including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO16 | Apply policies and standards for professionalism, patient safety, risk management, and ethico-legal requirements to clinical practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO17 | Apply knowledge of the determinants and distribution of illness and disease in Australia to individual healthcare in clinical practice and population health as a public health advocate. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO18 | Apply health promotion and health protection skills to the prevention and control of illness and injury, and the improvement of wellbeing, in oneself, individuals, communities and populations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Semester 1 and Semester 2:| 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) | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 2: Research Scholar Program (RSP) | 1. Monograph (3000 words) | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 3: Workplace-based Assessments (WBA) | Multiple tasks - mini-CEX; CbD; DOPS; DEC | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 4: Targeted Intern Performance of Skills (TIPS) | Multiple tasks | Pass/Fail |
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| Assessment 5: Prescribing Skills Assessment | Online MCQ and practical prescribing examination paper | Pass/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 requirement
- Evidence Application Assessment (EAA) – (Pass/Fail)
- Research Scholar Program (RSP) – (Pass/Fail)
- Workplace-based Assessments (WBA) – (Pass/Fail)
- Targeted Intern Performance of Skills (TIPS) – (Pass/Fail)
- Prescribing Skills Assessment (PSA) - (Pass/Fail)
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.
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