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MEDI8101 – Clinical Practice 1

2025 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Janani Mahadeva
janani.mahadeva@mqhealth.org.au
Cleon Pinto
cleon.pinto@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MD
Corequisites Corequisites
(MEDI910 or MEDI8100) and (MEDI912 or MEDI8102)
Co-badged status Co-badged status
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.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

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

  • ULO1: Design and conduct a concise and accurate medical history of people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • ULO2: Plan and conduct a comprehensive physical examination, including the appropriate procedural skills, on people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • ULO3: Competently perform basic procedural skills on people simulating health conditions including respectfully adapting communication to address environmental and personal factors (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • ULO4: Interpret and analyse information obtained from a comprehensive history and examination to generate a list of differential diagnoses, impairments and activity limitations (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • ULO5: Explain scientific and clinical information effectively to peers and tutors using the most appropriate scientific sources (Capability 1: Scientist and Scholar)
  • ULO6: Formulate relevant clinical questions about diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of conditions for which people seek healthcare (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • ULO7: Explains how psychological, social and cultural issues affect the health of individuals and populations and how these might be mediated, while respecting diversity (Capability 3: Engaged Global Citizen)
  • ULO8: Participate effectively in classes and peer teams, by seeking feedback on own performance and reflecting on the feedback to generate strategies that improve individual and team performance (Capability 4: Professional)

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
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

Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX)

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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Design and conduct a concise and accurate medical history of people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Plan and conduct a comprehensive physical examination, including the appropriate procedural skills, on people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Interpret and analyse information obtained from a comprehensive history and examination to generate a list of differential diagnoses, impairments and activity limitations (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Explain scientific and clinical information effectively to peers and tutors using the most appropriate scientific sources (Capability 1: Scientist and Scholar)
  • Participate effectively in classes and peer teams, by seeking feedback on own performance and reflecting on the feedback to generate strategies that improve individual and team performance (Capability 4: Professional)

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Design and conduct a concise and accurate medical history of people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Plan and conduct a comprehensive physical examination, including the appropriate procedural skills, on people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Competently perform basic procedural skills on people simulating health conditions including respectfully adapting communication to address environmental and personal factors (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Interpret and analyse information obtained from a comprehensive history and examination to generate a list of differential diagnoses, impairments and activity limitations (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Explain scientific and clinical information effectively to peers and tutors using the most appropriate scientific sources (Capability 1: Scientist and Scholar)
  • Formulate relevant clinical questions about diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of conditions for which people seek healthcare (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Explains how psychological, social and cultural issues affect the health of individuals and populations and how these might be mediated, while respecting diversity (Capability 3: Engaged Global Citizen)

Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS)

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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Competently perform basic procedural skills on people simulating health conditions including respectfully adapting communication to address environmental and personal factors (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Explain scientific and clinical information effectively to peers and tutors using the most appropriate scientific sources (Capability 1: Scientist and Scholar)
  • Participate effectively in classes and peer teams, by seeking feedback on own performance and reflecting on the feedback to generate strategies that improve individual and team performance (Capability 4: Professional)

Integrated written examinations

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.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Design and conduct a concise and accurate medical history of people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Plan and conduct a comprehensive physical examination, including the appropriate procedural skills, on people simulating health conditions of the cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal and urological systems (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Interpret and analyse information obtained from a comprehensive history and examination to generate a list of differential diagnoses, impairments and activity limitations (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Formulate relevant clinical questions about diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of conditions for which people seek healthcare (Capability 2: Clinical Practitioner)
  • Explains how psychological, social and cultural issues affect the health of individuals and populations and how these might be mediated, while respecting diversity (Capability 3: Engaged Global Citizen)

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

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Unit information based on version 2025.02 of the Handbook