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.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
David Lovejoy
Cara Hildreth
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(CMBS104 or BMOL1001) and (PHYS149 or PHYS1210)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
(MEDI206 or MEDI2400)
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to prepare students for medical school admission processes. It addresses key concepts covered within graduate medical schools admission test: social sciences (humanities), written communication (essay writing) and sciences (biology, chemistry, and physics). This unit aims to further develop your critical thinking, judgement, reasoning and communication skills that are assessed as part of graduate medical school admission processes. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Mock Medical School Admissions Test | 30% | No | Week 3 |
Mock Medical School Interview | 30% | No | Week 6 |
Condensed Mock Medical Schools Admission Test | 40% | No | Week 6 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 45 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 30%
A full-length mock medical school admission test aimed at helping students identfiy areas that require improvement and enabling students to reflect on their approach to studying for future medical school admissions tests.
Assessment Type 1: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 30%
A simulated mock medical school interview.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 40%
A shortened mock medical schools admission test.
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
Technology Used
Active participation in the learning activities throughout the unit will generally require students to have access to a tablet, laptop or similar device. Students who do not own their own laptop computer may borrow one from the university library.
Self-Directed Learning
Students will be expected to undertake significant self-directed learning throughout the course of this unit, reflecting on one's own strengths and weaknesses and bridging knowledge and skill gaps where identified. The examination processes used by Medical Schools covers a broad range of topic areas, and this unit cannot provide students with all the foundational knowledge that is required for these examinations. That knowledge has been (or should have been) acquired in high school and in other units previously undertaken at university. The focus of this unit is fine-tuning student's prior learning and knowledge, and, more importantly, developing and honing the skills and strategies required to improve performance in medical school admission tests.
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