Assessment: Principles of Clinical Practice 3 (MEDS90020) — The University of Melbourne Handbook

Assessment

Description	Timing	Percentage
Cumulative Achievement Test 7 120 minutes Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory standard	During the examination period	N/A
Progress Test 3 180 minutes Hurdle requirement: Completion - no minimum standard of achievement required.	End of Semester 1	N/A
Progress Test 4 180 minutes	Mid-Semester 2	0%
Short Answer Question (SAQ) exam - end of year 120 minutes Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory standard	During the examination period	N/A
Multiple station Objective Structured Clinical Examinations 4500 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment Hurdle	During the examination period	N/A
Standardised Case Based Discussion - Mid Year 1000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment hurdle	End of Semester 1	N/A
Standardised Case Based Discussion - End of Year 1000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment hurdle	During the examination period	N/A
Mini Clinical Encounters (MiniCEX) -Completion of 10 MiniCEX, 2 each term/discipline. 4000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment hurdle	Throughout the semester	N/A
Mini Clinical Encounters (Mini CEX)-Peer assessed. (2 in Semester 1, 1 in Semester 2, 3 in total) 1000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment hurdle	Throughout the semester	N/A
Situational Judgement Test (SJT) 90 minutes Hurdle requirement: See Professional Behaviour hurdle	End of Semester 1	N/A
Procedural Skills 1000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: Performance to a satisfactory standard in core procedural skills	Throughout the teaching period	N/A
Work Based Assessment (completion of at least 20 WBA, minimum of 4 per term) 8000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: See Clinical Assessment hurdle	Throughout the teaching period	N/A
Portfolio 5000 words Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory standard in tasks mapped to the clinician researcher theme, and to core themes within the health advocate and professional and leader SILO domains	Throughout the teaching period	N/A
PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOUR HURDLE Hurdle requirement: Satisfactory standard in professional behaviour, as demonstrated by observed Professional Behaviour Assessment, Situational Judgement tests and satisfactory completion of the Academic Integrity Quiz, and attendance at learning activities and clinical placements in line with subject expectations.	Throughout the semester	N/A
CLINICAL ASSESSMENT HURDLE Hurdle requirement: Students must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 10 mini-CEX assessments, two Mini CEXs per term/discipline assessed by a clinician; completion of three peer assessed Mini CEXs, two in semester 1, one in Semester 2; completion of a minimum of 20 WBA assessments throughout the year; satisfactory standard in combined SCBD end of Semester 1 and SCBD end of year scores (equally weighted) and satisfactory standard in the combined station end of year OSCE assessment.	Throughout the subject	N/A

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

Last updated: 4 March 2025

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