Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Grant Shalaby
Contact via Email
Joy Kennedy
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(MEDI8200 or MEDI920) and (MEDI8201 or MEDI921) and (MEDI8202 or MEDI922)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This 8 week unit provides you with focused learning on the patient safety and quality aspects of health systems, framed within the clinical context of critical care and anaesthetics. You will explore evaluation of system-wide safety interventions and high-quality care; medical error; open disclosure and incident management; digital technology in healthcare, and the role of systems, people and services in the development and delivery of resilient healthcare. The unit incorporates an experiential learning component contextually focused on patient-centred health care delivered in the clinical disciplines of critical care and anaesthetics. The unit includes weekly lectures/seminars, case based learning sessions, clinical bedside tutorials, clinical simulation sessions, as well as clinical placements to ensure you are prepared for Stage 2 of the Macquarie MD. Your learning is integrated with advanced learning about research methodologies to prepare you for your Research Project which you will complete in Stage 2. 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:
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 can be found there.
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 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 Committee and ratified by the FMHHS 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, 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.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Project Plan | 20% | Yes | MDB Week 4 |
Clinical Quiz | 20% | No | MDB Week 5 |
Bedside tutor report and logbook | 0% | No | MDB Week 6 |
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) | 60% | Yes | MDB Week 7 |
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 24 hours
Due: MDB Week 4
Weighting: 20%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Submit a draft research proposal that includes the research question (s), aim (s) and objective (s) for the project to be completed in Stage 2. Overall performance and capability aspects will be assessed and recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: MDB Week 5
Weighting: 20%
The Clinical Quiz is a written examination consisting of mainly multiple choice and some short answer questions which will be mapped to capability aspects. Overall and capability aspects performance will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: MDB Week 6
Weighting: 0%
The bedside tutor will provide a supervision rating on the Stage 1 Entrustable Professional Activities and review your logbook and provide an assessment of capability aspect. The results which will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: MDB Week 7
Weighting: 60%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The OSCE will have numerous stations and cover all of Stage 1 content. For each station, overall performance, capability aspects and Stage 1 Entrustable Professional Activities will be assessed and recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY
This unit will be delivered over a 5-week block, followed by a 3-week assessment period. Each week will consist of 2-3 hours longitudinal lecture series, 2 hours unit-specific tutorials, 2 hours case-based tutorials, 2 hours bedside tutorials and 8 hours of immersive clinical experience and clinical simulation in critical care to enhance knowledge and skill development. 4 hours of lectures are assigned to the research component of the unit.
MACQUARIE MD TEXTBOOK LIST - YEAR 2 2020
Primary Texts:
Additional Optional Texts:
MEDI8203 Critical Care, Patient Safety and Quality, and Research
TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT
Maquarie 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.
iLEARN
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.
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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 session MDA.