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Fundamentals of Surgery II (SURG90024)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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The aim of this subject is to build on the work from the Fundamentals of Surgery I and introduce new knowledge including core surgical approaches - open, endoscopic/endoluminal and laparoscopic/natural orifice – and their general indications.
Case-based and disciplinary-based learning will underpin the subject ensuring a strong theoretical foundation. This subject also covers the fundamentals of wound healing and care.
Intended learning outcomes
Students completing this subject should be able to:
- Outline fundamental principles of surgery drawing on biomedical and clinical sciences
- Apply basic biomedical science knowledge to clinical scenarios
- Describe a range of surgical presentations representing examples of trauma, sepsis, hemorrhage, malignancy and tissue ischemia and luminal obstruction
- Describe core approaches to surgery – open, endoscopic/endoluminal and laparoscopic/natural orifice – and their general indications
- Describe the fundamentals of wound healing and care
Generic skills
- Initiative, autonomy, organization
- Problem-solving
- Oral communication
- Finding, evaluating and using relevant information
- Written communication
- Working with others and in teams
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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SURG90023 | Fundamentals of Surgery I | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
- Essay - case study; (2500 words) Due week 6 of semester 2 (50%) - Students will meet specific learning outcomes by selecting “case” material derived from their practice to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts
- Essay; (2500 words) Due week 12 of semester 2 (50%) - Students write an individual essay based on one of four topics.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Christopher Christophi Coordinator Michael Fink Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 14 hours intensive, over two days Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Required readings will be available electronically via the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Surgical Science Course Graduate Diploma in Surgical Science Course Graduate Certificate in Surgical Science
Last updated: 3 November 2022