Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online 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
Vincent Lam
Contact via email
Course Support Officer
Kimberley Pounder
Contact via email
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Credit points |
Credit points
30
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MEDI8401
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
MEDI8403
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is the second of two units which comprise a total of 32 weeks of clinical placements where you will be embedded in healthcare teams in Stage 2 of the Macquarie MD working with individuals with a variety of health conditions. In both MEDI8401: Advanced Clinical Placements A and MEDI8402: Advanced Clinical Placements B, you will complete a series of 4- or 8-week clinical placements. You will participate in core clinical placements in Critical and Acute Care and Mental Health, as well as Selective and Elective placements. You will submit preferences for Selective and Elective placements which match your emerging interests and learning needs. This unit will provide you with the opportunity to participate in delivery of patient-centred healthcare and to consolidate and apply your medical science knowledge and skills already acquired across the Macquarie MD. You will be required to participate in healthcare delivery and 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 Stage 2 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 2018 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 Graduate Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA). Quizzes within the rotation specific assessments 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 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, submission of sufficient number and satisfactory performance in Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS), Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) and Team-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (T-MEX) 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 Faculty 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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Selective/ Elective Report and ITA | 20% | No | Week 4 and 8 of Rotation |
Rotation-Specific Assessment | 50% | Yes | Week 8 of Rotation |
Capability or Entrustable Professional Activity (EPA) Task | 30% | No | Week 17 |
Team-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (T-MEX) | 0% | No | Week 16 |
Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) | 0% | No | Week 16 |
Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) | 0% | No | Week 16 |
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Week 4 and 8 of Rotation
Weighting: 20%
Submission of a report which includes student reflection of placement (500 words) and supervisor In-Training Assessment (ITA). Assessment criteria will be mapped to relevant capability aspects and graduate Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 8 of Rotation
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
Completion of the rotation-specific assessment for either Mental Health or Critical and Acute Care placement, depending on clinical placement allocation. Assessment criteria will be mapped to relevant capability aspects and graduate Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 16 hours
Due: Week 17
Weighting: 30%
Assessing capability or EPAs yet to be evaluated across the portfolio such as a prescribing assessment, and a management-oriented viva. Assessment criteria will be mapped to relevant capability aspects and graduate Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Week 16
Weighting: 0%
Ongoing formative assessments directed by the student to enhance evidence for portfolio. Assessment criteria will be mapped to relevant capability aspects and graduate Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Week 16
Weighting: 0%
Ongoing formative assessments directed by the student to enhance evidence for portfolio. Assessment criteria will be mapped to relevant capability aspects and graduate Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Week 16
Weighting: 0%
Ongoing formative assessments directed by the student to enhance evidence for portfolio. Assessment criteria will be mapped to relevant capability aspects and graduate Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
This is the second of two units which comprise a total of 16 weeks of advanced clinical placements where you will be embedded in healthcare teams working with individuals with a variety of health conditions in Stage 2 of the Macquarie MD. You will complete placements in Mental Health and Critical and Acute Care as well as various Elective and Selective placements. The 16-week teaching period is followed by an assessment week, plus a remediation week to maximise opportunities for on time completion of the Macquarie MD. The 16 week period is organised into 2 x 8 week rotations to cover disciplines of Mental Health, Critical and Acute Care and various Elective and Selective placements.
Each clinical discipline has a series of learning activities scheduled to assist students to develop the Macquarie MD Capabilities and competence in Entrustable Professional activities and clinical procedures. Students are expected to be part of the healthcare team and are required to self-reflect and identify learning needs as well as seek learning opportunities to meet these learning needs.
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.
iLEARN
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/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/
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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
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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.
Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook