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Fundamentals of Surgery III (SURG90025)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
For enquiries about this subject please contact kimem@unimelb.edu.au
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Overview
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The aims of this subject are to progress the work from Fundamentals of Surgery I and II and focus on basic principles relevant to the students intended subspecialty.
Students will explore anatomy, physiology and embryology relevant to clinical situations. They will study common clinical conditions with respect to pathophysiology and molecular biology.
Oncological principles, the application and interpretation of imaging techniques, and peri-operative management will be studied. The subspecialties of choice include Orthopaedics, Neurosurgery, Plastics, Urology, Vascular, ENT and General Surgery.
This subject will cover the fundamental principles of the subspecialty enabling students to begin to focus on an area of surgical practice.
Intended learning outcomes
Students completing this subject should be able to:
- Describe the anatomy and embryology relevant to clinical situations
- Describe the pathophysiology of common clinical conditions
- Describe oncological principles
- Discuss the application and interpretation of imaging techniques
- Apply concepts of molecular biology to management of common conditions
- Describe peri-operative management
- Discuss surgical approaches and endoscopic techniques
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 |
SURG90024 | Fundamentals of Surgery II | Semester 2 (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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual oral presentation; (video) - Students will prepare a video-based presentation on a clinical condition of their chosen subspecialty.
| Week 5 | 40% |
Essay – case study; Students will meet specific learning outcomes by selecting "case" material derived from their practice to demonstrate their understanding of key concepts.
| Week 12 | 60% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Michael Fink Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students are required to attend in person for two study days, 6 & 7 March 2019. Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
For enquiries about this subject please contact kimem@unimelb.edu.au
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 Graduate Diploma in Surgical Science Course Master of Surgical Science
Last updated: 3 November 2022