MD8012 - Clinical Knowledge and Skills for Rural and Remote Practice
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| 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. Attendance at a face to face workshop will be followed by regular teleconferences and/or online case based discussions with a focus on attainment of core clinical skills within the rural and remote medicine context.
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 using case based material from own and others' clinical practice.
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 | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching (Attendance at residential workshops is mandatory) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Louise Young |
| Contact hours: |
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| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (% - 20%); essays (% - 40%); assignments (% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Attendance at residential workshops is mandatory Adequate participation in teleconferences and or/ online discussion groups is required. |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2013 | |
| Face to face teaching (Attendance at residential workshops is mandatory) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Louise Young |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | tutorial attendance and participation (% - 20%); essays (% - 40%); assignments (% - 40%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Attendance at residential workshops is mandatory Adequate participation in teleconferences and or/ online discussion groups is required. |
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.