James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2018

PS3008 - International Clinical Experience

Credit points: 03
Year: 2018
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: College of Healthcare Sciences

This subject provides international students who are currently enrolled in an equivalent overseas health profession bachelor program to undertake a supervised clinical placement in a James Cook University facility. Students should be nearing completion of their domestic program and will be required to provide evidence of their skill and knowledge base and English language competency before admission to the subject. Clinical experience may be be gained in a specific area of health practice or provide general experience. Students will experience the application of evidence based practice in an Australian context.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:Students must provide evidence of completion of adequate pre-clinical and clinical training and English language competence before admission to this subject.

Availabilities

Townsville, Block, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2018
Face to face teaching (To be advised)
Coordinator: Ms Shelagh Lowe
Lecturers: Dr Anne Jones, Dr Helen Land.
Contact hours:
  • 175 hours
  • 175 hours clinical placement
Assessment:assessment throughout clinical placement.

Townsville, Block, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Face to face teaching (To be advised)
Coordinator: Ms Shelagh Lowe
Lecturers: Dr Anne Jones, Dr Helen Land.
Contact hours:
  • 175 hours
  • 175 hours clinical placement
Assessment:assessment throughout clinical placement.

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.