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James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

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MD4011 - Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 1 of 3

Credit points:03
Year:2021
Student Contribution Band:Band 3
Prerequisites:(MD3010 OR MD3011) AND (MD3020 OR MD3012)
Subject chain:

MD4011MD4012MD4013

Administered by:College of Medicine & Dentistry

Available only to MBBS students.

Subject Description

    This subject continues the study of integrated medical and social sciences for the whole human body. The emphasis of this subject is on integrating clinical pathology knowledge, with an approach to obtaining and interpreting clinical information from patients. On completion of year 4 the student will be expected to be able to take relevant and focused histories from patients, examine patients, and seek relevant clinical investigations. The student will be expected to interpret and integrate this information with their knowledge of pathological processes.

Learning Outcomes

  • Describe the pathological basis of common and/or important human diseases
  • Take a focused history from and conduct a focused examination on patients with a range of health problems
  • Determine and interpret an appropriate range of clinical investigations relevant to each patient's problems
  • Further understand the personal, professional and ethical roles of medical practitioners
  • Formulate a list of health care problems that patients may have

Subject Assessment

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.

  • See MD4013 for assessment detail

Note that 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.

Special Assessment Requirements

Satisfactory attendance is required at community and clinical placements. Satisfactory academic and professional standards, as described in the College program Assessment Guidelines, must be achieved in order to progress to the next year.

Availabilities

Townsville, Study Period 3, Mixed attendance, (Face to Face dates exist for this availability)

Census date:Thursday, 04 Feb 2021
Study Period Dates:Monday, 04 Jan 2021 to Friday, 19 Feb 2021
Face to face teaching: (Lectures, tutorials and practical sessions)
Coordinator(s):
MS Poornima Roche
Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson
Assoc. Professor Paula Heggarty
Assoc. Professor Anna Vnuk
Lecturer(s):
DR Nichola Davis
DR Brennan O'Dempsey
DR Ruth Stewart
DR Max Stewart
DR Roslyn Shaw
MR Nicholas Snels
DR Susan Gorton
Assoc. Professor Nichole Harvey
DR Naomi Kochi
DR Louise Burns
DR Cathrin Gower
DR Priscilla Aw-Yong
DR Peter Hickey
DR Anna Kokavec
Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson
MR Stephen Anderson
MS Darlene Wallace
MR Don Gamage
MRS Deanne Johnstone
DR Jane Harte
DR Hilary Gorges
DR Emma McGonigal
DR Shashidhar Venkatesh Murthy
DR Ines Boyne
MS Natalie Dixon
DR Leslie Kuma
MS Karen Knight
MRS Cheri Mifsud
DR Rahul Dua
MRS Helen Britton
DR Benjamin Ireland
DR Sally Baines
DR Sunaina Miranda
Assoc. Professor Anna Vnuk
Professor Tarun Sen Gupta
Professor Sarah Larkins
MS Karryn Lytton
DR Aaron Hollins
DR Caitlin Rushby
DR Lauren Finlay
DR Alana Young
MS Simone Ross
Professor Richard Murray
DR Lara Wieland
DR William Horwood
DR Lachlan McIntosh
DR Sarah Fairhall
DR Roy Rasalam
Professor Bunmi Malau-Aduli
DR John Simpson
Professor Ian Wright
Workload expectations:
  • 55 Hours - Lectures (didactic or interactive) - Introductory sessions for each body system including four intensive lecture weeks
  • 180 Hours - Tutorials - Guided clinical pathological case discussions, Clinical investigations and Pathology intensives and clinical reasoning
  • 50 Hours - Practicals - Clinical skills related to the body systems
  • 700 Hours - Clinical placement