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Recruitment and Selection in Surgery (MEDS90012) // Assessment
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Essay. The aim of this assessment is to promote critique of fair practice in selection strategies that involve interviews.
| Mid semester | 30% |
Essay. The aim of this assessment is to provide students with an opportunity to design a strategy for selection (into surgical training, surgical craft group etc). There will be a choice of an overarching strategy or focus on a detailed element of selection methods. Students are expected to provide a rationale for their strategy supported by best evidence.
| End of semester | 70% |
| Hurdle requirement: Skills - participate in a simulated selection panel, due on study day. The aim of this assessment is for students to demonstrate fair and transparent practice in managing a selection panel and 'candidates'. | N/A | |
Reflective writing. Students are expected to reflect on a selection process that they have been involved in as either an applicant or a selector. They are to highlight what was helpful and what was unhelpful and relate this to the approaches used in other professions where competitive selection is critical.
| Mid semester | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024