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MD Discovery 4: Research Scholar (MEDS90044)

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This subject is a semester-long supervised research placement located within the University, teaching hospitals, associated research institutes and other clinical settings. It is the second subject in the Research Scholar pathway where students will continue and complete the project they commenced in Discovery 3: Research Scholar with the same supervisor. Students will collect, analyse and interpret their data in this subject and present their findings in the form of a journal article-style report, conference poster and oral presentation.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

As a Scientist and Scholar:

  • Conduct the methodology outlined in a project plan
  • Analyse data using appropriate methods described in a project plan.
  • Apply ethical practice principles to the conduct of a research project including the management and presentation of data.
  •  Disseminate, both through oral and written formats, a critical analysis and synthesis of research findings and conclusions.

As a Health Advocate:

  • Examine how the findings of a research project could inform future practice to advance patient care at a systems level.

As a Professional and Leader:

  • Demonstrate how engaging in research informs professional practice and develops professional identity as a clinician researcher.
  • Work effectively and respectfully as a co-member of a research team, recognising the contributions of all members to shared learning, to improve patient and population health outcomes.
  • Engage as a self-regulated learner to conduct supervised research.

Generic skills

  • Highly developed cognitive, analytic and problem-solving skills that best prepare them for professional practice
  • Ability to plan work and to use time effectively. 
  • Leadership capacity, including a willingness to engage in constructive public discourse, to accept social and civic responsibilities. 
  • Ability and self-confidence to comprehend complex concepts to express them lucidly, whether orally or in writing, and to confront unfamiliar problems 
  • Ability and confidence to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team-member, while respecting individual differences 

Last updated: 31 January 2024