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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Associate Professor Sanjyot Vagholkar
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Cancer Lead, Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Associate Professor Pirooz Poursoltan
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Associate Professor Bernard Champion
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr Robin Gasiorowski
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr Ruba Haddad
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr Abdul Haidary - LDH Group
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Professor Alvin Ing
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Associate Professor Fredrick Joshua
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr Jenny Lee
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr Veronica Preda
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr Grant Shalaby
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Associate Professor Vivek Thakkar
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Bedside Tutor and Portfolio Mentor
Dr John Turchini
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Macquarie MD Course Support Officer
Joy Kennedy
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Credit points |
Credit points
20
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(MEDI8100 or MEDI910) and (MEDI8101 or MEDI911) and (MEDI8102 or MEDI912) and (MEDI8103 or MEDI913) and (MEDI8104 or MEDI914) and (MEDI8105 or MEDI915)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit expands on your clinical knowledge and advances your understanding of the clinical disciplines of Primary Care, Wellbeing, Mental Health, Diagnostics and Cancer. Over a 10-week period, you will build your understanding of a range of clinical disciplines integrated with applied medical sciences and the social sciences relevant to health and disease. The unit uses a weekly thematic structure, common across all units in the session to provide a central focus for your learning. These themes represent conceptual understanding of the complexity of health; major mechanisms of diseases and important challenges of modern health care delivery. The unit incorporates an experiential learning component contextually focused on patient-centred health care delivered in the clinical disciplines of Primary Care, Wellbeing, Mental Health, Diagnostics and Cancer. The unit includes weekly lectures/seminars, case based learning sessions, clinical bedside tutorials, procedural skills sessions, as well as clinical placements. You are expected to use these learning opportunities to demonstrate significant progress toward the development of the 4 Macquarie MD Graduate Capabilities: Scientist and Scholar, Clinical Practitioner, Engaged Global Citizen and Professional, and the Entrustable Professional Activities, at a standard appropriate to end of Stage 1 of the Macquarie MD. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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Detailed information regarding the assessment for the Macquarie MD is available on the Macquarie MD Assessment 2019 Intake iLearn site. Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.
Grading
In this unit two types of grading will be used, and a supervision recommendation will be given where a clinical assessment relates to a Stage 1 Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA). The clinical quiz will be graded numerically with a standardised mark out of 100, while the other assessments will be coarse graded. Coarse grades (P+, P, P-, F) will be assigned to the focused and generic MD Capability Aspects as well as overall task performance. The numeric marks for the examinations and overall coarse grade for the assessment task weighted according to their contribution will be used to calculate the overall unit aggregate. Unit outcomes, based on the unit aggregate, will be reported to the University using the standard Macquarie grades (High Distinction, Distinction, Credit, Pass, Fail). Because most assessment tasks in the unit are coarse graded, a single numerical grade (SNG) equivalent will be reported for each University grade. Both the numeric equivalents for the coarse grades used in the calculation of the unit aggregate and the conversion of the aggregate to a single SNG are available in the Macquarie MD Rules of Assessment and Progression document posted in the Policies and Guidelines section of the MDCU Doctor of Medicine Community iLearn site.
All final grades in the Macquarie MD are reviewed by the MD Course Board and Faculty Assessment Committees and ratified by the FMHS Faculty Board so therefore are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.
To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes, attempt all assessment tasks, meet any ungraded requirements which include professionalism, submission of sufficient number and satisfactory performance in Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) and Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) and achieve a unit aggregate of 50% or better.
Extensions for Assessment tasks
Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Special Consideration Policy available at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration.
Professional Expectations
Professionalism is a key capability embedded in the Macquarie MD. Professional Behaviour Notifications (PBN) which can be a breach (PBNB) or a commendation (PBNC) may be awarded. PBNs will be recorded in the student's portfolio. As part of developing professionalism, Macquarie MD students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including clinical, practical, laboratory and team-based learning activities. If attendance is deemed to be of concern, the student will be referred to the Lead (Student Professionalism) for remediation, subsequent monitoring, and recording in the portfolio. Similarly, as part of developing professionalism, Macquarie MD students are expected to submit all work by the due date. Late submission without prior approved extension will result in a professional behaviour notification-breach (PBNB) in the portfolio.
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MACQUARIE MD TEXTBOOK LIST - YEAR 2 2020
PRIMARY TEXTS:
ADDITIONAL OPTIONAL TEXTS:
MEDI8200 Primary Care, Wellbeing and Cancer
MEDI8201 Musculoskeletal, Neurosciences and Ageing
MEDI8202 Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastroenterology and Metabolism
MEDI8203 Critical Care, Patient Safety and Quality, and Research
Technology and equipment
MQ is a BYOD environment where students are encouraged to bring their personally owned devices (laptops, tablets, etc.) to learning activities and to use these devices to access information and study.
On-campus
Teaching rooms are equipped with state of the art audio-visual and ICT equipment including iPads, internet connection and multiple LCD screens. Students will use a range of specific equipment typically used in the assessment and management of people with a range of health conditions.
Off-campus
To study optimally when off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection to retrieve unit information, and at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.
Consultation with staff
Staff will be available for individual consultations, please see iLearn site for information on staff availability for consultation.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
This unit will have a 2 hour unit specific and 2 hour case-based tutorial every week for 9 weeks as well as a weekly 2 hour bedside tutorial and 2 hour longitudinal lecture series spanning the 3 integrated clinical studies units MEDI8200 MEDI8201, MEDI8202. In addition students will have at least 8 hours per week of immersive clinical experiences in at least 6 of the 9 weeks to enhance their knowledge and skill development. The clinical opportunities across the cohort will vary as they are embedded in real health services, they are designed to teach you general principles and themes. Workshops exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and knowledge will be embedded across the MDA Session.
iLearn
Unit specific content will be located on the MEDI8200 iLearn site.
The longitudinal lecture series materials will be located on Macquare MD Full Year- 2019 Intake iLearn site
Assessment information will be available on the Macquarie MD Assessment -2019 Intake iLearn site.
Logistical and organisational information specific to the cohort will be located on the Macquarie MD 2019 Intake Noticeboard iLearn Site
Policy and Guidelines for Macquarie MD will be located on the MDCU Doctor of Medicine Community iLearn site.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Based on staff and student feedback, teaching blocks have been reduced by 1 week in 2020 and beyond to enable a recess period to be inserted between unit rotations in MDA session.