James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2009

MD8018 - Extended Clinical Practice Mental Health Part 1

Credit points: 03
Year: 2009
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Subject chain: MD8018 MD8019
Administered by: School of Medicine & Dentistry

Available to Masters of Rural and Remote Medicine or Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine students only or by permission of Head of School.

This subject will equip the learner to develop an extended set of competencies in the area of Mental Health, one of the extension curriculum areas of the ACRRM curriculum. Students will critically reflect on and audit their own practice, review relevant literature and demonstrate the ability to synthesise and apply findings to their own clinical context. The subject comprises a program of clinical placement and study. (The clinical placement may occur in the student's own workplace if they are able to gain experience relevant to the clinical area of Mental Health and will require work based assessment.)

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Prerequisites:MD8001

Availabilities

As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.

External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator: Dr Teresa O'Connor, Professor Tarun Sen Gupta
Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Satisfactory completion of clinical components of the subject including supervisor reports.

External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator: Dr Teresa O'Connor, Professor Tarun Sen Gupta
Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Satisfactory completion of clinical components of the subject including supervisor reports.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.