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MEDI8401 – Advanced Clinical Placements A

2024 – MD4A, In person-placement, On location

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Year 4 Lead
Patricia Hullah
patricia.hullah@mq.edu.au
Discipline Lead Mental Health
Genevieve Curran
genevieve.curran@mq.edu.au
Discipline Lead Critical and Acute Care
Lydia Lozzi
lydia.lozzi@mq.edu.au
Professor of Surgery/ Clinical Partnership Lead
Stephen Deane
stephen.deane@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
30
Prerequisites Prerequisites
MEDI8301 and MEDI8302
Corequisites Corequisites
MEDI8400
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit is the first 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.

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: Apply knowledge of relevant medical sciences, health conditions, scientific principles and mechanisms of disease to explain clinical presentations, as well as how drugs and other treatments are used to manage or prevent disease in individuals seeking health care (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • ULO2: Formulate focused clinical questions, use effective information search strategies, critically evaluate the quality of the evidence and develop evidence-based and/or research-informed judgements on clinical presentations and medical-issues relevant to healthcare (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • ULO3: Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • ULO4: Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • ULO5: Use research-informed clinical reasoning to derive differential diagnoses, investigations and basic management plans for people seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • ULO6: Communicate history and physical examination findings, differential diagnoses and management plans concisely and accurately in verbal or written form to interprofessional healthcare teams and/or peers (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • ULO7: Perform procedural skills competently and safely in a clinical environment (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • ULO8: Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • ULO9: Identify and discuss social, cultural and economic factors, as well as healthcare team and health system factors, which may impact on healthcare and population health (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • ULO10: Demonstrate effective teamwork and professional behaviour in accordance with ethical, legal and professional standards of medical care when interacting with patients and their families and/or carers, the healthcare teams, peers and the host organisation (Capability 4 Professional).
  • ULO11: Use feedback from teachers, clinicians, peers and patients to inform self-evaluation and critical reflection, and generates development plans to address learning needs (Capability 4 Professional).
  • ULO12: Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning with the generation of professional development plans for the final session of your Macquarie MD (Capability 4 Professional).

General Assessment Information

Find important information on the Doctor of Medicine's requirements for progression, hurdle assessment tasks and grading approach for Stage 2 in the MD Rules of Assessment and Progression available on the Macquarie Doctor of Medicine Community iLearn Site.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Portfolio Self-Assessment and Learning Plan 25% No Week 19 of MD4A
Team-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (T-MEX) 0% No Throughout the session(s), please refer to iLearn
Rotation-Specific Assessment 50% Yes Wk 8 of rotation - Refer to detailed assessment guide
Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) 0% No Throughout the session(s), please refer to iLearn
Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) 0% No Throughout the session(s), please refer to iLearn
Selective/ Elective Report and ITA 25% No Wk 4 and 8 of rotation - Refer to detailed assessment guide

Portfolio Self-Assessment and Learning Plan

Assessment Type 1: Learning plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 19 of MD4A
Weighting: 25%

 

Submission of a report outlining self-assessment and reflection of development toward attainment of graduate capability expectations and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and generation of a learning plan for session MDF. Assessment criteria will be mapped to all capability aspects and graduate EPAs. Overall, capability aspects performance and EPAs will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply knowledge of relevant medical sciences, health conditions, scientific principles and mechanisms of disease to explain clinical presentations, as well as how drugs and other treatments are used to manage or prevent disease in individuals seeking health care (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Formulate focused clinical questions, use effective information search strategies, critically evaluate the quality of the evidence and develop evidence-based and/or research-informed judgements on clinical presentations and medical-issues relevant to healthcare (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Use research-informed clinical reasoning to derive differential diagnoses, investigations and basic management plans for people seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Communicate history and physical examination findings, differential diagnoses and management plans concisely and accurately in verbal or written form to interprofessional healthcare teams and/or peers (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Perform procedural skills competently and safely in a clinical environment (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Identify and discuss social, cultural and economic factors, as well as healthcare team and health system factors, which may impact on healthcare and population health (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Demonstrate effective teamwork and professional behaviour in accordance with ethical, legal and professional standards of medical care when interacting with patients and their families and/or carers, the healthcare teams, peers and the host organisation (Capability 4 Professional).
  • Use feedback from teachers, clinicians, peers and patients to inform self-evaluation and critical reflection, and generates development plans to address learning needs (Capability 4 Professional).
  • Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning with the generation of professional development plans for the final session of your Macquarie MD (Capability 4 Professional).

Team-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (T-MEX)

Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Throughout the session(s), please refer to iLearn
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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Use research-informed clinical reasoning to derive differential diagnoses, investigations and basic management plans for people seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Communicate history and physical examination findings, differential diagnoses and management plans concisely and accurately in verbal or written form to interprofessional healthcare teams and/or peers (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Demonstrate effective teamwork and professional behaviour in accordance with ethical, legal and professional standards of medical care when interacting with patients and their families and/or carers, the healthcare teams, peers and the host organisation (Capability 4 Professional).
  • Use feedback from teachers, clinicians, peers and patients to inform self-evaluation and critical reflection, and generates development plans to address learning needs (Capability 4 Professional).

Rotation-Specific Assessment

Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Wk 8 of rotation - Refer to detailed assessment guide
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. The assessment includes clinical and written components. 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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply knowledge of relevant medical sciences, health conditions, scientific principles and mechanisms of disease to explain clinical presentations, as well as how drugs and other treatments are used to manage or prevent disease in individuals seeking health care (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Formulate focused clinical questions, use effective information search strategies, critically evaluate the quality of the evidence and develop evidence-based and/or research-informed judgements on clinical presentations and medical-issues relevant to healthcare (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Use research-informed clinical reasoning to derive differential diagnoses, investigations and basic management plans for people seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Communicate history and physical examination findings, differential diagnoses and management plans concisely and accurately in verbal or written form to interprofessional healthcare teams and/or peers (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Perform procedural skills competently and safely in a clinical environment (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Identify and discuss social, cultural and economic factors, as well as healthcare team and health system factors, which may impact on healthcare and population health (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).

Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX)

Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Throughout the session(s), please refer to iLearn
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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Formulate focused clinical questions, use effective information search strategies, critically evaluate the quality of the evidence and develop evidence-based and/or research-informed judgements on clinical presentations and medical-issues relevant to healthcare (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Use research-informed clinical reasoning to derive differential diagnoses, investigations and basic management plans for people seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Communicate history and physical examination findings, differential diagnoses and management plans concisely and accurately in verbal or written form to interprofessional healthcare teams and/or peers (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Identify and discuss social, cultural and economic factors, as well as healthcare team and health system factors, which may impact on healthcare and population health (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Demonstrate effective teamwork and professional behaviour in accordance with ethical, legal and professional standards of medical care when interacting with patients and their families and/or carers, the healthcare teams, peers and the host organisation (Capability 4 Professional).
  • Use feedback from teachers, clinicians, peers and patients to inform self-evaluation and critical reflection, and generates development plans to address learning needs (Capability 4 Professional).

Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS)

Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Throughout the session(s), please refer to iLearn
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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Perform procedural skills competently and safely in a clinical environment (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).

Selective/ Elective Report and ITA

Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Wk 4 and 8 of rotation - Refer to detailed assessment guide
Weighting: 25%

 

Submission of a report which includes student reflection of placement (500 words) and supervisor In-Training Assessment (ITA). Please see iLearn for detailed information for specific requirements for Elective and Selective rotations. 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.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Apply knowledge of relevant medical sciences, health conditions, scientific principles and mechanisms of disease to explain clinical presentations, as well as how drugs and other treatments are used to manage or prevent disease in individuals seeking health care (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Formulate focused clinical questions, use effective information search strategies, critically evaluate the quality of the evidence and develop evidence-based and/or research-informed judgements on clinical presentations and medical-issues relevant to healthcare (Capability 1 Scientist and Scholar).
  • Elicit a concise and accurate medical history and conduct a physical and/or mental examination with patients seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Build rapport and communicate sensitively in clinical settings with patients, their families and/or carers, and actively encourages patients to contribute to the discussion and choice of diagnostic, therapeutic and management approaches including health promotion strategies (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Use research-informed clinical reasoning to derive differential diagnoses, investigations and basic management plans for people seeking health care (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Communicate history and physical examination findings, differential diagnoses and management plans concisely and accurately in verbal or written form to interprofessional healthcare teams and/or peers (Capability 2 Clinical Practitioner).
  • Practice effectively and with cultural responsiveness and sensitivity in Australian and Indian clinical settings, engaging positively and effectively with patients, families and/or carers, medical and healthcare professionals and others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Identify and discuss social, cultural and economic factors, as well as healthcare team and health system factors, which may impact on healthcare and population health (Capability 3 Engaged Global Citizen).
  • Demonstrate effective teamwork and professional behaviour in accordance with ethical, legal and professional standards of medical care when interacting with patients and their families and/or carers, the healthcare teams, peers and the host organisation (Capability 4 Professional).
  • Use feedback from teachers, clinicians, peers and patients to inform self-evaluation and critical reflection, and generates development plans to address learning needs (Capability 4 Professional).
  • Demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning with the generation of professional development plans for the final session of your Macquarie MD (Capability 4 Professional).

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

This unit is the first 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.

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Unit information based on version 2024.04 of the Handbook