MD8013 - Advanced Clinical Knowledge and Skills for Rural and Remote Practice

Credit points:	06
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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 comprise a formalised, structured, negotiated program of study which will be tailored to the student's experience to assist the student meet the outcomes of the ACRRM Primary Curriculum.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate core clinical skills for rural and remote medicine practice;
• ability to critically reflect on own practice within rural and remote context;
• ability to critically analyse and develop appropriate interventions for complex cases within the rural and remote context.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise.

Prerequisites:

MD8001

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Teresa O'Connor, Professor Tarun Sen Gupta
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	essays (% - 30%); assignments (% - 30%); work based assessment eg preceptor reports, mini clinical examinations etc (% - 40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of clinical components of the subject including supervisor reports.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Teresa O'Connor, Professor Tarun Sen Gupta
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	essays (% - 30%); assignments (% - 30%); (% - 40%).
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.