MMED8402 Clinical Performance 4A

2012

13.5

1 x 25-hour clinical placement weekly
1 x 5-hour industry placement weekly

1 Admission into BCLSMD-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1a Admission into MD-Doctor of Medicine
1b Admission into MDC-Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
1c Admission into MDJ-Doctor of Medicine
2 MMED8300 - Third Year Medicine Aggregate (36 units)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c) and 2)

1 of MMED9450, MMED9452 has been successfully completed

The topics Clinical Performance 4A & 4B are taught and assessed as a continuum.

The topics consist of a program of clinical placements, including two elective placements.

Placements; Project; Test(s).

Students are provided with supervised experience within the disciplines of Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Paediatrics and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Practice and Psychiatry in a continuum over Years 3 and 4. Students will focus on the acquisition of important knowledge and principles in each of the clinical disciplines and the development of abilities in the diagnosis and management of common clinical problems.

Students gain competence in communication and patient interaction skills, clinical skills and minor procedures in medicine, surgery and anaesthesia, women's and children's health, general practice and psychiatry. The clinical skills learned in previous years are extended and applied within the clinical settings and new skills and procedures developed. Teaching and learning takes place within ward attachments, outpatient clinics, community settings and in general practice.

The aim of the topics Clinical Performance 4A and 4B is to achieve the course aims by building on the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed over the previous three years of the program in a series of work based clinical placements. The course aims are to:

• practise competently, with empathy for patients and with recognition of their own limitations, and who will integrate health promotion and disease prevention with the management of illness and injury

• understand that modern medical practice is based upon an integrated body of knowledge derived from the physical, biological, behavioural and social sciences

• practise with due regard to available resources and cost-effective measures in a manner which encourages patients to assume increasing responsibility for their own health and to participate in decisions about their health care

• be willing to undertake further training for any branch of medicine, including medical research, and maintain a lifelong commitment to continuing medical education

Attributes and capabilities that students should demonstrate by the end of the topics Clinical Performance A & B are based on the course outcomes as follows:

The clinical context

• a proficiency in basic clinical and communication skills which will enable graduates to practise competently with empathy for patients and with recognition of their own limitations

• an ability to apply the knowledge that forms the basis of modern medical practice in the clinical setting

• the application of skills and abilities in clinical reasoning and critical appraisal to data gathering and interpretation and in clinical problem formulation

The context of individual health attitudes and perceptions

an ability to apply an understanding of the psychological and behavioural dimensions of health and illness

The population health context

an ability to integrate health promotion and disease prevention with the management of illness and injury

The socio-cultural context of medical practice

an ability to practice in a manner that demonstrates sensitivity to the diverse cultures and contexts in the Australian and international health systems

The professional context

a demonstration of personal and professional behaviour which indicates development towards high standards of medical practice and patient care; and a commitment to life-long learning and self-enhancement

an understanding and an ability to work within the legal and ethical frameworks which determine clinical practice

the ability to work in teams with medical and health professional colleagues

a readiness to perform the duties of an intern, to proceed to the next stage of medical training

The health services structural and functional context

a recognition that medical practice should be undertaken with due regard to available resources and in a manner which encourages patients to assume increasing responsibility for their own health and to participate in decisions about their health care