Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Janani Mahadeva
Cleon Pinto
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MD
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
(MEDI910 or MEDI8100) and (MEDI912 or MEDI8102)
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces you to the principles underpinning the clinical practice of medicine. You will have the opportunity to develop and practise consulting (communication and history taking) skills, physical examination skills and basic procedural skills within a simulated learning environment. You will be introduced to key history taking, communication and physical examination concepts. Clinical knowledge relating to several body systems and regions will be developed by studying the medical disciplines of cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, urology and nephrology. Clinical skills training will occur in both small and large group experiential learning activities. You will progressively develop and integrate basic consulting, communication and procedural skills with a focus on the mastery of normal systems. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) | 0% | No | Weeks 6, 9 and 11 |
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) | 50% | No | Weeks 14- 16 |
Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) | 0% | No | Weeks 8, 10 and 13 |
Integrated written examinations | 50% | No |
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 9 hours
Due: Weeks 6, 9 and 11
Weighting: 0%
Mini-CEX assessments are formative and are designed to provide you with personalised feedback to improve your clinical skills. Assessment for overall performance and of focused capability aspects and Stage 1 Entrustable Professional Activities will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Weeks 14- 16
Weighting: 50%
The OSCE will assess all content delivered during the session. It will include multiple stations with differing clinical scenarios. Assessment for overall performance and of focused capability aspects and Stage 1 Entrustable Professional Activities will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 9 hours
Due: Weeks 8, 10 and 13
Weighting: 0%
DOPS assessments are formative and are designed to provide you with personalised feedback to improve your clinical skills. Assessment for overall performance and of focused capability aspects and Stage 1 Entrustable Professional Activities will be recorded in your Macquarie Assessment Portfolio.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due:
Weighting: 50%
Integrated written exams: The end of session written examinations are integrated with MEDI8100 Applied Medical Sciences 1. The examinations assess all content delivered during the session. The MEDI8101 components include two written papers: Paper 1 Multiple choice questions and Paper 2 Short answer questions. Questions will be mapped to specific focused capability aspects with results for these aspects being 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
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Unit information based on version 2025.02 of the Handbook