Detailed information regarding the assessment of the Macquarie MD and unit-specific assessment is available on the MQMDAssess Macquarie MD Assessment 2022 Intake iLearn site and the MEDI8102 iLearn site. 

In this unit all assessment tasks will be coarse graded, with grades (P+, P, P-, F) assigned to the focused and generic MD Capability Aspects as well as overall task performance. Only the coarse grade for the overall performance of assessment tasks 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). A single numerical grade (SNG) will be reported for each University grade. The conversion of the aggregate to 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 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Faculty Board. Therefore, they 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, and meet any ungraded requirements which include professionalism.

Extensions for Assessment tasks

Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via https://ask.mq.edu.au/. For further details please refer to the Special Consideration Policy avaialble 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 tutorials. If attendance is deemed to be of concern, the student will be referred to the Stage 1 Lead 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.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit integrates the development of Evidence-based and Inter-professional Health Care skills in lectures and tutorials with clinical application in the Community Clinical Placement. Lectures will provide foundation knowledge, using a variety of delivery modes, including online lectures and Connected Curriculum modules. Tutorials will give students the opportunity to develop practical skills in the key topics, such as formulating clinical questions, searching electronic databases and critical appraisal of evidence. Students will integrate these skills with their experiences on their Community Clinical Placement, to implement Evidence-Based Health Care in clinical practice.

Inter-professional Learning and Teaching

Students will have a unique opportunity to work toether with the Doctor of Physiotherapy students on the Community Clinical Placements, and during lectures and tutorials. The unit is delivered by an inter-professional team, including health professionals, academics and clinicians with expertise in medicine, physiotherapy, and other clinical backgrounds. 

Attendance

All lectures are pre-recorded and will be available for viewing prior to tutorial classes. On-campus tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/. 

Failure to attend/complete any learning and teaching activities, including lectures and tutorials, may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor or the unit convenor by email to inform if they are going to be absent.

iLearn

This unit's iLearn site will provide weekly resources for students, including:

• lecture notes
• tutorial worksheets
• preparation and consolidation material
• videos
• other teaching resources
• assessment details

Unit materials and readings

Strauss et al. Evidence-Based Medicine: How to Practice and Teach it. (5th Ed.) is the recommended text. Copies will be available online through the library. Weekly readings will come from journal articles and other resources. These will be available on iLearn (Unit Readings and Access to Papers) or MQ Library e-reserve.

Technology and Equipment

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

All staff will be available for individual consultations, please see iLearn site for information on staff availability for consultation.

This unit was previously co-taught with Macquarie DPT for the entire 13 week session. This unit will remain co-taught with PHTY8104 (Macquarie DPT) from Weeks 1-7, to provide an inter-professional learning experience, with content solely delivered to MEDI8102 from Week 8 onwards.