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Foundations for Clinical Practice (MEDS90031) // Assessment

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Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Professional Behaviour: Observed professional behaviour, using current MD guidelines

Hurdle requirement: See Professional Behaviour Hurdle		Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Professional Behaviour: 2 x Written situational judgement test (SJT)

  • 90 minutes (total)
Hurdle requirement: See Professional Behaviour Hurdle		1 x 45 minute test at the mid-way point of each semesterN/A

Online Academic Integrity Quiz

  • 30 minutes
Hurdle requirement: See Professional Behaviour Hurdle		Early in the teaching periodN/A

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR HURDLE

Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory standard in professional behaviour, as demonstrated by observed Professional Behaviour using the MD Professional Behaviour Guidelines, Situational judgement tests and satisfactory completion of the Academic Integrity Quiz. Students must achieve a passing score on the Academic Integrity quiz to be able to participate in the written assessment.		N/A

Cumulative Achievement Test 1 (CAT1)

  • 1 hours
Hurdle requirement: Must attend and attempt the written examination as scheduled		Mid-way through first semesterN/A

Cumulative Achievement Test 2 (CAT2)

  • 1.5 hours
Hurdle requirement: Must achieve the combined standard set pass mark of CAT 2 and CAT 3 		At the end of first semesterN/A

Cumulative Achievement Test 3 (CAT3)

  • 2 hours
Hurdle requirement: Must achieve the combined standard set pass mark of CAT 2 and CAT 3 		Mid-way through second semesterN/A

Cumulative Achievement Test 4 (CAT4)

  • 2 hours
Hurdle requirement: Must pass CAT 4 		During end of year the examination periodN/A

Short Answer Question 1 (SAQ 1)

  • 1 hours
Hurdle requirement: Must pass the combined score of SAQ 1 and 2		End of first semesterN/A

Short Answer Question 2 (SAQ 2)

  • 2 hours
Hurdle requirement: Must pass the combined score of SAQ 1 and 2 		During end of year the examination periodN/A

Mini Clinical Encounter (Mini-CEX)

  • 8000 words (equivalent)
Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment Hurdle		8 Mini CEX submitted at even time points throughout the year, including a mixture of peer and tutor/clinician assessmentN/A

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

  • 4000 words (equivalent)
Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment Hurdle		During end of year the examination periodN/A

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT HURDLE

Hurdle requirement: In order to pass this hurdle, students are required to achieve: • Satisfactory standard in each mini clinical encounter and • The standard set pass score in the OSCE, including a pass for at least one history and one physical examination station.		N/A

ePortfolio A student curated compilation that responds to prescribed tasks submitted regularly throughout the year, addressing five key themes: - First Nations - Clinician researcher - Professional practitioner - Self-regulated learner - Determinants of health and health systems

  • 10000 words
Hurdle requirement: In order to pass this hurdle, students are required to achieve a satisfactory standard in each of the five ePortfolio themes		Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Additional details

The level of performance required to pass each hurdle is determined by a rigorous standard setting procedure

Last updated: 31 January 2024