Medicine (Austin Health)

Intended learning outcomes

Graduates of the Medicine (Austin Health) Honours program will be able to:

• Locate, utilise and synthesise information available in scientific and medical literature and ensure an understanding of experimental data in order to construct a rational scientific argument.
• Articulate the principles in designing a scientific project in biological research.
• Design and conduct research, including selection and implementation of experimental models and methods, data collection methods, and statistical analysis methods.
• Problem solve through undertaking relevant methodological approaches to research (technical and statistical based).
• Perform research techniques and apply these techniques to a specific project.
• Communicate the findings of a research project in both written and oral form, including organising knowledge and identifying the potential scope of the research project.
• Apply principles of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship, including identifying and following the principles of ethical conduct of research with animals and humans.
• Show proficiency in time management for completion of scientific tasks against set deadlines.
• Work effectively independently, and collaboratively under supervision within a research team from diverse backgrounds.