MX2001 - Physician Assistant Studies 3

Credit points:	12
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Subject chain:	MX2001 MX2002
Administered by:	School of Medicine & Dentistry

Available to Bachelor of Health Science (Physician Assistant) students only.

This subject is available to level 2 students enrolled in the Bachelor of Health Science(Physician Assistant). The subject will cover human science, clinical skills, behavioural medicine, paediatric and adult medicine studies. The topics will be presented in an integrated fashion across the study period. Students will undertake clinical placements in primary care settings.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate an understanding of the physician assistant role, including working in a physician assistant doctor partnership in a delegated role, and the personal and professional dimensions of this role within the Australian health system;
• demonstrate sound knowledge of human science particularly as relevant to human health in the areas of advanced pharmacology, microbiology and the pathophysiological basis of disease;
• practically apply knowledge and basic clinical skills in the area of behavioural medicine to demonstrate beginning level skills in clinical decision making in psychology and psychiatry;
• demonstrate sound knowledge of the ophthalmology, ENT, dermatology and immunology and basic pathophysiology associated with these systems including allergies and toxicology.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

MX1001 AND MX1002

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.
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Non-standard start/end 11-Feb-2013 to 21-Jun-2013
Face to face teaching 11-Feb-2013 to 16-Jun-2013 (This subject has multiple block teaching dates across the study period that require on campus attendance. The dates of these blocks are still to be finalised.)
Coordinator:	Mr Al Forde, Dr Ray Eifel
Contact hours:	40 hours lectures - On Campus 46 hours tutorials - 20 on campus, 26 PBL group at site. 10 hours practicals - On campus 10 hours workshops/Seminars - On Campus 180 hours - Online, teleconferences, videoconferences, clinical skills sessions in satellite centres. 152 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	integrated assessment across subject chain (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Attendance at residential schools and clinical placements is mandatory. Satisfactory completion of the clinical aspects, including set competencies, 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.