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Clinical Elective (MEDS90027)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 0On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
June
November
Overview
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The aim of this voluntary elective is to offer a student an opportunity to explore an unfamiliar area or setting of clinical medicine to broaden their understanding of health care. Students undertaking an elective will be encouraged to complete it in an area outside their previous experience, and in a location other than their home clinical school.
Note about Clinical Electives:
- Students commencing the MD course from 2014 onwards will have the option of undertaking a clinical elective of least 1 weeks duration, during any non-teaching period, arranged by the student in consultation with the relevant Director Medical Student Education and participating institution.
For further information about the Elective Clinical Placement, please see the policies on the Melbourne Medical School website: https://medicine.unimelb.edu.au/study/current-student-resources/mms-students-resources/policies,-procedures-and-forms
Intended learning outcomes
- Demonstrate empathy, compassion, honesty, integrity, altruism, resilience and lifelong curiosity in relevant clinical settings
- Apply the principles of reflective practice in relevant clinical settings
- Recognise when clinical problems exceed your knowledge in relevant clinical settings and to know when to ask for help
- Identify and address your learning needs in all clinical settings
- Respond constructively to assessment and appraisal in relevant clinical settings
- Manage clinical uncertainty in relevant clinical settings
- Apply effective time-management and organisational skills to relevant clinical settings
- Recognise your own emotion and emotion in others in relevant clinical settings
- Respect the rights of patients including patient choice, dignity and privacy in all clinical settings
- Communicate effectively with patients from diverse backgrounds including listening to, responding to, and understanding the patient’s perspective in all clinical settings
- Advocate appropriately on behalf of a patient
- Respond to factors affecting human relationships and the psychological, cultural and spiritual well-being of patients in clinical care
- Understand that it is not always in the interests of the patient to do everything that is technically possible to make a precise diagnosis or to attempt to modify the course of an illness
- Demonstrate an ability to apply the principles of ethics in the provision of health care
- Understand the roles, responsibilities and expertise of all health professionals, and how they work in teams to deliver health care
- Respect the roles and expertise of other health care professionals and communicate effectively with them
- Work effectively in a team, including as a leader
- Apply the principles of quality and safety in health care systems
- Work effectively as a doctor within a quality and safety framework including recognising, responding to and learning from adverse events and medical errors
- Apply the principles of effective record keeping
- Understand the structure of the Australian health care system and health care systems globally
- Understand the burden of disease in differing populations and geographic locations
- Understand the differing requirements of health care systems in a culturally diverse society
- Contribute to the community
Generic skills
- Self reliance
- Diplomacy (as ambassadors of The University of Melbourne)
- Interpersonal (interacting with patients from different backgrounds)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Prerequisites may be taken concurrently.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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MEDS90001 | Foundations of Biomedical Science | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
81.25 |
MEDS90002 | Principles of Clinical Practice 1 | January (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Clinical experience equivalent to the first full year of the MD.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
Proof of attendance from site of elective (to be submitted no later than one month after completion of the elecitve, 100%, Pass/Fail)
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- June
Principal coordinator Steve Trumble Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours At least 1 week clinical placement arranged by the student in consultation with the relevant Director of Medical Education and participating institution. Students will be required to comply with local hospital requirements. Teaching period 3 June 2019 to 15 July 2019 Last self-enrol date 11 June 2019 Census date 14 June 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 June 2019 Assessment period ends 15 July 2019 June contact information
- November
Principal coordinator Steve Trumble Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours At least 1 week clinical placement arranged by the student in consultation with the relevant Director of Medical Education and participating institution. Students will be required to comply with local hospital requirements. Teaching period 18 November 2019 to 31 January 2020 Last self-enrol date 3 December 2019 Census date 13 December 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 January 2020 Assessment period ends 1 March 2020 November contact information
Time commitment details
40 hours per week.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022