James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2023
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MD5030 - Integrated Clinical Practice Part 3 of 3
| Credit points: | 09 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Prerequisites: | MD5010 and MD5020 ALLOW CONCURRENT WITH MD5010 and MD5020 |
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| 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. This is the third part of a full year subject which builds on years one to four of the MBBS and achieves a high level of integration between the basic medical sciences and the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for clinical health care. It will be spent in six six-week rotations in various clinical health care settings.
Learning Outcomes
- ability to determine and interpret an appropriate range of clinical investigations relevant to each patient problem
- ability to generate a list of health care problems that patients may have
- ability to generate a management plan in response to each patient problem
- ability to take a focused history from and conduct a focused examination on patients with a range of health problems
- to further understand the personal and professional roles of medical practitioners
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.
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (47%) - Individual
- Rotation and Whole of Year assessment including essays, oral presentations, Mini-CEX and assignments; Integrated across subject chain - (30%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) - (23%) - Individual
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 2, Placement/fieldwork, (Face to Face dates exist for this availability) | |
| Census date: | Thursday, 24 Aug 2023 |
| Study Period Dates: | Monday, 24 Jul 2023 to Friday, 17 Nov 2023 |
| Coordinator(s): | Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson DR Sunaina Miranda |
| Lecturer(s): | DR Susan Smith DR Parul Nigam DR Claire Poolman MR Manjit Pawar DR Natalie Drever Assoc. Professor Susan Gorton Assoc. Professor Nichole Harvey Professor Yik-Hong Ho MR Mark O'Callaghan Assoc. Professor Peta-Ann Hartman DR Cathrin Gower DR Peter Roddenby DR Mohan Swaminathan DR Belinda Weich DR Sivagnanam Agilan Assoc. Professor Carlo Longhitano DR Anna Kokavec DR Courtney Samuel DR Torres Woolley Professor Clare Heal Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson MR Don Gamage DR Cec O'Brien DR Kate Bialy Assoc. Professor Elissa Hatherly DR Suparna Chakrabarty DR Pankaj Saxena DR Jennifer Smith DR Chandika Wasalthilaka DR Nita Bartlett Assoc. Professor Sophia Couzos DR Veronica Stanganelli DR Mary Hardimon DR Sunaina Miranda Assoc. Professor Anna Vnuk DR Jacinta Palise DR Elizabeth Faraj Assoc. Professor Andrew White Assoc. Professor Rebecca Evans Professor Tarun Sen Gupta Professor Sarah Larkins Assoc. Professor Aaron Hollins DR Caitlin Rushby DR Kristiana Reitano Professor Sabe Sabesan DR Christina Steffen DR Laurel Teoh DR Wendela Schimmer Professor Ajay Rane DR Simone Ross Professor Richard Murray MRS Judith Beneke DR Lachlan McIntosh Assoc. Professor Lawrie McArthur DR Sarah Chalmers MS Kaya Laird DR Neil Kroeger DR Elsa Wynd Assoc. Professor Jay Iyer DR Aileen Traves DR Ben Vogler Professor Damon Eisen Professor Ian Wright DR Guy Hingston DR Michael Basedow MS Emily Walpole DR Carol Crosly |
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