MED3100 Medicine and surgery
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MED3100 Medicine and surgery is a level 3, 24-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Full year at Clayton, Gippsland and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2021
- Full year
- Clayton, Gippsland, Malaysia
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MED3100
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After MED3100
3 units list MED3100 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course code: 4531, 4532, 4533, M6011, M6018, M6019
Prerequisite: MED2031, MED2042 and MED2000 (Direct entry program) or GMA1010 and GMA2000 (Graduate entry program)
Overview
This unit is an integrated medicine/surgery curriculum based on the four themes of the medical curriculum: Personal and professional development; population, society, health and illness; foundations of medicine; and clinical skills. Evidence-based educational approaches support students in acquiring appropriate knowledge, attitudes and skills in medicine, surgery, clinical skills, evidence-based clinical practice, occupational and environmental medicine, pathophysiology, pharmacology, ethics and law. Learning activities specific to each specialty area will be linked to the specific clinical placement and may include lectures, tutorials, case-based learning, bed- side tutorials, and practical skills sessions. Previous learning will be extended. By the end of the year students must be capable of undertaking history and clinical examinations of patients with straightforward conditions.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year extended | Clayton | On campus |
| Full year extended | Gippsland | On campus |
| Full year extended | Malaysia | 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 and evaluate issues relevant to public health, clinical research practice, and professional standards for patient care.
- 3
Communicate effectively and appropriately with others in academic and clinical settings (patients, family and carers, peers, and health care professionals).
- 4
Interact appropriately and work collaboratively with others in clinical settings.
- 5
Identify, develop and use strategies to meet academic and personal challenges and needs. THEME II
- 6
Explain the impact of social and environmental determinants of health on health status in marginalised groups, including the Indigenous population.
- 7
Evaluate available programs, interventions and community resources for prevention and health promotion to determine their suitability for a patient or community.
- 8
Apply key concepts in population health, epidemiology and measurement of health and disease in populations.
- 9
Describe how the delivery of health care services has its impact on the health of individuals at all levels of the health care system.
- 10
Effectively search, appraise and implement information from medical research literature, lay press and clinical practice guidelines. THEME III
- 11
Explain the structure and function of the human body at cellular, organ, system and whole body levels.
- 12
Apply the knowledge and concepts of basic biological, psychological and social science to common and important clinical conditions.
- 13
Relate presenting complaints and clinical signs to common and important illnesses, conditions and disorders.
- 14
Explain the pathological processes and causes underlying clinical signs and symptoms for specified illnesses and conditions.
- 15
Discuss appropriate pharmacological approaches to the management of specified conditions and diseases. THEME IV
- 16
Elicit and record an accurate clinical history appropriate for the patient and the clinical context.
- 17
Perform and accurately record an appropriate physical examination.
- 18
Synthesise symptoms and signs to determine the most likely diagnosis and relevant differentials.
- 19
Competently perform specified clinical procedures.
- 20
Explain investigations and select appropriately for the patient's presenting problems or conditions.
- 21
Describe management principles for specified clinical problems.
- 22
Effectively communicate medical information to patients.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Ngim Chin Fang
- Associate Professor Peter Barton
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Anthony White
- Dr Nevein Botross
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MED3100?
None, but you must take MED3200 before or alongside it.
What can I take after MED3100?
MED3100 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including MED4100, MED4200 and MED5101.
When is MED3100 offered?
In 2021, MED3100 runs in Full year at Clayton, Gippsland and Malaysia.