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Principles of Clinical Practice 1 (MEDS90032)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 50On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2 (Extended)
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Overview
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In Principles of Clinical Practice 1, students will build on the knowledge and skills gained in MEDS90031 Foundations for Clinical Practice, further exploring the structure and function of all major body systems. Core content covered will include bioscience knowledge and clinical communication and examination skills, as well as a focus on early professional identity formation. Learning will continue to be in the context of focussed clinical cases, using an integrated approach to understand the structure and function of the major body systems, including how these contribute to patient health and well-being. Students are expected to attend and participate in a variety of learning activities, including lectures, tutorials, practical classes and clinical placements. Mentoring to achieve early clinical competence from expert tutors from the biosciences and from the clinical professions is a feature of learning in this subject. Clinical skills will continue to be taught in small groups with simulated patients, peers and on clinical placement with a focus on clinical communication, medical interviewing, physical examination and clinical reasoning skills. Throughout the subject the three streams of biomedical knowledge, clinical skills and professional identity will be integrated. Further threaded throughout each stream will be First Nations health, populations health and patient advocacy.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, building upon the knowledge and skills gained in the subject, Principles of Clinical Practice 1, students should be able to:
Knowledge
- Explain, using biomedical knowledge in combination with the principles of disease prevention, disease management and health promotion, the course of common and important medical conditions
- Recognise the key principles of evidence-based medicine, including research question formulation, study design, literature searching and interpretation of research findings
- Integrate knowledge of the biomedical sciences to understand normal human structure, function and development across the lifespan
- Building upon knowledge of the Australian Healthcare system, recognise the advantages and disadvantages that the Australian Healthcare system offer to individuals, communities and populations
- Compare and contrast the roles and relationships of a variety of different healthcare providers within the Australian healthcare system, explaining the value of interprofessional practice to patient care and outcomes
- Demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the determinants of health (physical, psychological, social, cultural, economic, environmental, gender) and their impact on health and health behaviours in individuals, communities and populations
- Examine and expand on the core ethical, legal and moral principles which guide medical practice, with emphasis on consent, confidentiality, different communication media and advocacy
- Recognise the impact of planetary health and climate change on human health at the individual, community and societal level
- Recognise and appreciate the resilience of First Nations peoples in advancing their own health and well-being, both now and in future generations
- Recognise that professional behaviour encompasses personal behaviours, interactions with others, reliability, acceptance and response to feedback, and capacity for self-improvement
- Articulate the principles and value of reflective practice for performance improvement, and recognise that opportunities for assessment and feedback come in a variety of forms and from different sources, emphasizing the active role of the learner
- Understand the attributes of quality communication and its importance for patient outcomes, well-being and safety
Skills
- Perform medical assessments that consider the patient's world view, beliefs, culture and understanding of their current health status, to elicit an accurate, problem-focussed and reasoned evaluation of the core medical presentation/s
- Use patient-centred and culturally responsive communication with patients, their caregivers and treating health professional team members
- Demonstrate competence and confidence in utilising appropriate First Nation's health models with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander patients, families and communities and identify the role of these models in the health advancement of First Nation's peoples
- Synthesise and integrate foundation knowledge of the body's response to challenge and of common/important medical conditions, with information gained from a medical history, physical examination and investigations, to present a coherent list of probable differential diagnoses
- Select, justify and demonstrate the appropriate physical examination techniques and manoeuvres that would be likely to elicit the physical manifestations of illness, disease and disability in patients with medical conditions
- Display professional behaviour encompassing reliability, respectful and honest communication and interactions with others, willingness to accept and respond to feedback, and personal behaviours, such as confidentiality, honesty, integrity, appearance, respecting privileges and codes of conduct
- Identify and examine the suitability of a variety of resources, using these resources to determine the efficacy and effectiveness of current health care practices
- Participate in formal and informal opportunities for assessment of knowledge and skills, and engage in regular, constructive feedback processes about performance with the intention of promoting learning and ongoing improvement
Application
- Utilise understanding of the bioscience principles underpinning health and disease to enable effective communication and consultation with the patient, their family and care-givers and other health professionals
- Behave professionally as a student and representative of the Melbourne Medical School, including being honest, empathic and reliable, maintaining transparent and respectful interactions with others, proactively seeking and constructively responding to feedback, and personal behaviours, such as confidentiality, honesty, integrity, appearance, respecting privileges and codes of conduct
- Advocate for the advancement of the health and well-being of Australia's First Nation's peoples
- Display self-regulation and respond to adversity, change and personal health challenges (emotional, physical and psychological) in a proactive manner
- Behave professionally in a culturally proficient way, including demonstrating cultural safety and responsiveness and upholding ethical principles in clinical encounters
- Maintain safety of self and others in all interactions as a student of the Melbourne Medical School, recognising and working within the scope of practice for a first-year medical student
- Demonstrate commitment to problem solving, engaging with assessment feedback and to lifelong learning, displaying the flexible and adaptive skills required to provide health care to future generations
- Work effectively and respectfully in group settings with fellow health professional students and staff
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
- The ability to understand the relationship of basic scientific knowledge to health and disease
- The capacity to integrate biomedical science knowledge across disciplines, and with clinical information
- The ability to work together in a team, including in small group settings, to understand a problem and communicate solutions
- The capacity to communicate using clear, non-technical language
- The ability to adapt to and learn within a workplace setting
- An understanding of the diversity of the Australian community
- The capacity to self-regulate learning and respond constructively to feedback
- The capacity to respond to adversity and to manage personal health in a proactive manner
Last updated: 3 November 2022