James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023
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MD3011 - Introduction to Clinical Healthcare Part 1 of 2
| Credit points: | 09 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Prerequisites: | (MD2011 OR MD2010) AND (MD2012 OR MD2020) |
| Subject chain: | MD3011 ⯈ MD3012 |
| 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. Students will continue to develop their knowledge and understanding of molecular, cellular, organ, individual person, health system and societal influences on human health, integrated around themes within tissue injury and neoplasia, infection and immunology and preventive medicine and addictive behaviours.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain and connect the processes by which organisms cause disease and how infection is spread and the general details of acute and chronic inflammatory responses, including mediators, cellular toxins, effects on organ systems and the means by which damage might be propagated
- Summarise, relate, and distinguish the role of the immune system in neoplasia and the abnormal responses of the immune system that produce illness and the mechanisms which control abnormal cell growth and differentiation and the current theories of carcinogenesis
- Discuss, demonstrate and apply the basic principles and strategies employed in disease prevention and control and health promotion
- Explain and connect the basic principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and patient compliance and demonstrate their application to the major organ systems, infections and neoplasia
- Explain, summarise, and relate approaches to treatment of drug dependence and its prevention, with regard to various cultures (eg youth, Indigenous) and the public health economic problem of dependency
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 MD3012 for assessment details
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 Bebegu Yumba, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 23 Mar 2023 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 20 Feb 2023 to Friday, 16 Jun 2023 |
| Coordinator(s): | Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson DR Kimberley Owens |
| Lecturer(s): | Assoc. Professor Nichole Harvey Assoc. Professor Peta-Ann Hartman Assoc. Professor Haleagrahara Nagaraja DR Anna Kokavec Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson DR Kathleen Rono MR Don Gamage MRS Deanne McGown DR Lynn Woodward Assoc. Professor Helen Anscomb DR Shashidhar Venkatesh Murthy Assoc. Professor Karen Carlisle DR Kimberley Owens MS Kate Hutchinson MS Karen Knight DR Hillary Vanderven Professor Tarun Sen Gupta Assoc. Professor Aaron Hollins DR Emma Anderson Assoc. Professor Joseph Moxon DR Simone Ross Assoc. Professor Catherine Rush Assoc. Professor Julie Mudd DR Roy Rasalam Professor Bunmi Malau-Aduli Assoc. Professor Zaf Smith |
| Workload expectations: | The student workload for this 9 credit point subject is approximately 390 hours.
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