Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Ian Johnson ian.johnson@mq.edu.au Cara Hildreth cara.hildreth@mq.edu.au
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites 130cp including (HLTH108 or ANAT1001) and 20cp from (MEDI204 or MEDI2300 or MEDI203 or MEDI2100 or HLTH213 or ANAT2003 or BIOL247 or BIOL2220)
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status
Unit description	Unit description This is the final unit in the Anatomy and Physiology major where you will synthesise knowledge to appreciate the structural and functional relationships of the human body and enable a better understanding of the features of health and disease. Delivered as a series of lectures, small group learning, presentations and practicals, it will cover the regions of the body routinely examined clinically as part of an initial patient assessment. Clinically applied anatomy of the head and neck, nervous system, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and limbs will be emphasised, and reinforced by examination of cadavers, surface anatomy, imaging and clinical testing. The course will be useful for students considering medicine or paramedical careers where initial patient assessment is mandatory.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Review the clinically-relevant anatomy of the major body systems and the changes characterising common system disorders.
ULO2: Recognize and explain the major components of a basic functional assessment of the major body systems.
ULO3: Explain the principles of clinical imaging for plain film radiography, CT, MRI, sonography and SPECT, and the risk-benefit rationale underlying referral protocols.
ULO4: Identify clinically relevant structures in medical images.

General Assessment Information

General Assessment Information

Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, which is available at: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment.

Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.

All final grades are determined by a grading committee and 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 including professionalism and achieve an SNG of 50 or better.

Student Professionalism

In the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses. As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including tutorials, as well as clinical- and laboratory-based practical sessions.

Furthermore, lectures and seminars are key learning activities that you are expected to attend throughout completion of the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences. While audio recordings and lecture slides may be made available following these large group sessions, it is important to recognise that such resources are a study aid and should not be considered an alternative to lecture or seminar attendance.

Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of all sessions. Students that do not meet this requirement may be deemed unable to meet expectations regarding professionalism and may be referred for disciplinary action (which may include exclusion from assessments and unit failure).

Similarly, as part of developing professionalism, students are expected to submit all work by the due date. Applications for assessment task extensions must be supported by appropriate evidence and 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.

Late Submission

Late submissions will receive a 5% per day penalty including weekends and public holidays. If you submit the assessment task 10 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, you will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks.

For example:

Due date	Received	Days late	Deduction	Raw mark	Final mark
Friday 14th	Monday 17th	3	15%	75%	60%

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Mid session MCQ	10%	No	Week 7 (Friday)
Weekly quiz	30%	No	Weeks 2-5, 8-12 (Fridays)
Mid session OSPE	10%	No	Week 7 (Friday)
End of session OSPE	25%	No	To be advised by exams office
End of session MCQ	25%	No	To be advised by exams office

Mid session MCQ

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task ²: 5 hours
Due: Week 7 (Friday)
Weighting: 10%

Text and image-based multiple choice questions, testing both recall and understanding of clinical anatomy and medical imaging.