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MD8009:03

Independent Project: Writing for Publication

External

HECS Band 3

Semester 1 or 2.

Available to students enrolled in Master of Rural and Remote Medicine program - medical practitioners ideally currently in rural practice.

Staff:

Professor R Hays.

This subject provides basic knowledge and skills to enable students to explore in depth a chosen area of rural medical professional practice. Students will extend and consolidate this knowledge through the selection and exploration of a topic relevant to their professional practice and capable of formal presentation in both oral and written formats. Submission of written products to professional journals will be encouraged.

Learning Objectives:

to improve knowledge and skill about topic selection, time management and presentation of information in both oral and written formats;

to increase the capacity of rural practitioners to identify and document issues of interest to the broader profession.

Assessment by justification of topic (10%); literature review and initial draft outline (40%); final draft (50%).