MED1100 Introduction to medical practice

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Identify the ethical, professional and personal responsibilities and behaviours consistent with good clinical practice and professional codes of practice.

2. 2

   Define the fundamental legal responsibilities and ethical principles for good clinical and professional practice.

3. 3

   Outline key concepts in population health, epidemiology and measurement of health and disease in populations including social, ethical, economic and environmental factors.

4. 4

   Name the differing health care professionals and their role in patient care.

5. 5

   Identify factors that can impact on the health, wellbeing and access to health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities.

6. 6

   Describe the biological, psychological, social factors and clinical concepts relevant to health and illness across the human lifespan.

7. 7

   Elicit histories and perform physical examination for specified systems and perform clinical procedures in simulated environments.

8. 8

   Collate and interpret clinical findings in order to develop a simple list of differential diagnoses and outline management principles for common core conditions.