GMA2100 Foundations of medical practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
GMA2100 Foundations of medical practice is a level 2, 24-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Full year at Gippsland. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2020
- Full year
- Gippsland
- Workload
- 24 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before GMA2100
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After GMA2100
1 unit list GMA2100 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course version M6018
Overview
This unit encompasses key concepts and principles across four themes of the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) curriculum:
Theme I (Personal and Professional Development), Theme II (Society, Population, Health and Illness), Theme III (Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice) and Theme IV (Clinical Skills).
Students develop the knowledge and skills required by a medical student.
Knowledge in the basic medical and behavioural sciences is developed within inter-disciplinary units and related to clinical and other problems through problem based learning clinical case studies.
In clinical skills students are introduced to history-taking, physical examination and procedural skills through tutorials and clinical placement activities.
Community partnership placements are also a part of the unit.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year extended | Gippsland | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Comply with the code of conduct for Monash medical students
- 2
Use key ethical and legal principles to discuss issues pertinent to health care and clinical contexts.
- 3
Communicate effectively and appropriately with others (patients, peers, staff, and community members).
- 4
Interact appropriately and work collaboratively with others.
- 5
Identify, develop and use approaches to meet academic and personal challenges and needs Theme II - Society, Population, Health and Illness
- 6
Examine key social, economic and environmental determinants of health on status and outcomes in marginalised groups, including the Indigenous population.
- 7
Explain concepts in prevention science and approaches used in health promotion.
- 8
Explain concepts in population health, epidemiology and measurement of health and disease in populations.
- 9
Describe the role of health care services in maintaining health and in monitoring, managing and preventing disease.
- 10
Using prescribed methodologies search for and critique information from medical research literature and popular information sources. Theme III - Scientific Basis of Clinical Practice
- 11
Describe the structure and function of the human body at cellular, organ, system and whole body levels.
- 12
Explain biological, psychological and social factors pertinent to understanding human development, health, illness and behaviour.
- 13
Describe common and important illnesses, conditions and disorders
- 14
Explain fundamental pathological processes and causes underlying specified illnesses and conditions.
- 15
Describe drug classes and identify the use and actions of drugs in these groups. Theme IV - Clinical Skills
- 16
Elicit and summarise a structured, comprehensive and logical history in simulated environments.
- 17
Perform and summarise an appropriate examination for specified systems in simulated environments.
- 18
Propose and justify the reasoning for a differential diagnosis (list) at a basic level for specified systems.
- 19
Competently perform specified clinical procedures and tasks in simulated environments.
- 20
Identify relevant investigations for specified problems or conditions.
- 21
Outline a basic management plan for specified common problems and conditions.
- 22
Use principles for effectively communicating medical information to competent adult patients in simulated settings.
Workload and teaching
12 hours of teacher directed study per week including lectures and active learning integrated workshops plus 12 hours of and self-directed study.
Total per week = 24 hours
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Shane Bullock
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Peter Barton
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for GMA2100?
None, but you must take GMA2200 before or alongside it.
What can I take after GMA2100?
GMA2100 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including GMA2200.
When is GMA2100 offered?
In 2020, GMA2100 runs in Full year at Gippsland.
How much work is GMA2100?
The handbook expects about 24 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.