MD Discovery 2: Application (MEDS90040)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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This subject provides a range of Discovery choices for students entering their second year of medical studies.
Whereas the previous subject “MD Discovery 1: Foundation” was intended to lay a basic grounding in the area of interest, “MD Discovery 2: Application” gives students the opportunity to discover new areas of learning and apply them to the clinical practice environment in which they are now immersed.
Where available, students may choose to build on a foundation of knowledge established in the subject “MD Discovery 1: Foundation” in the first year of their Doctor of Medicine course, or they can choose to explore completely different topics of interest.
Each of the learning options available within this subject meets the educational standards required of the rest of the medical degree and is designed to enhance the student’s personal and professional growth. Students are encouraged to choose options that broaden and deepen their learning. The Learning Advisors will ensure that any option or combination will meet the subject learning outcomes and the required level of assessment.
This subject, “MD Discovery 2: Application” is usually taken in the second year of the Melbourne MD and is intended to give students further insights into an area about which they are passionate and that may be built on in subsequent years if desired. Or, it can provide a stand-alone learning experience.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
As a Scientist and Scholar:
- Appraise the key concepts and knowledge bases underpinning their topics.
As a Medical Practitioner:
- Apply these concepts to the medical practitioner's role including patient assessment, clinical reasoning and partnership with patients.
As a Health Advocate:
- Relate how their chosen topics enhance their role as a health advocate.
As a Professional and Leader:
- Demonstrate how their chosen topics inform their professional practice .
Generic skills
Students completing MD Discovery subjects will display skills in:
- Choosing educational pathways that best prepare them for professional practice
- Analysing the content of a wide variety of educational options and integrating it to their professional development
- Managing their time and clinical responsibilities in order to meet the requirements of these subjects
- Understanding health as broader concept beyond the individual clinical interaction, including, community, national and global aspects.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDS90039 | MD Discovery 1: Foundation |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
Please see the Doctor of Medicine (MD) core participation requirements.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Oral presentation or equivalent (15 minutes by an individual or equivalent for a group)
| First half of the teaching period | N/A |
Written assignment/s and / or oral/performance equivalent (max 2500 words equivalent)
| Second half of the teaching period | N/A |
ePortfolio reflective piece
| During the assessment period | N/A |
Professional behaviour Hurdle requirement: Students must maintain a satisfactory standard in professional behaviour, as demonstrated by observed Professional Behaviour Assessment. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Attendance Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance at any synchronous or face to face teaching sessions, clinical placements and supervisor meetings or similar. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Cate Scarff Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This availabilty relates to Discovery Term 3 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 31 March 2025 to 18 April 2025 Last self-enrol date 3 April 2025 Census date 11 April 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 April 2025 Assessment period ends 25 April 2025 March contact information
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- May
Principal coordinator Cate Scarff Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This availability relates to Discovery Term 4 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 5 May 2025 to 30 May 2025 Last self-enrol date 9 May 2025 Census date 16 May 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 May 2025 Assessment period ends 6 June 2025 May contact information
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- June
Principal coordinator Cate Scarff Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This availability relates to Discovery Term 5 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 30 June 2025 to 25 July 2025 Last self-enrol date 4 July 2025 Census date 18 July 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 8 August 2025 Assessment period ends 29 August 2025 June contact information
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- July
Principal coordinator Cate Scarff Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This availability relates to Discovery Term 6 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 July 2025 to 22 August 2025 Last self-enrol date 1 August 2025 Census date 15 August 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 September 2025 Assessment period ends 26 September 2025 July contact information
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
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Last updated: 4 March 2025