MED4200 Integrated clinical studies

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

1. 1

   Demonstrate appropriate communication, and interpersonal and professional skills for hospital and community clinical settings

2. 2

   Recognise legal and ethical issues relevant to the practice of medicine

3. 3

   Recognise the principles of team-work, and the role of doctors in clinical teams. Theme II: Population, Society, Health and Illness

4. 4

   Explain the economic perspective on health issues and health care

5. 5

   Critique evaluations of a health intervention

6. 6

   Identify organisational factors which impact on patient care and participate in quality improvement processes

7. 7

   Identify the impact of public health policy on the delivery of health care to the individual

8. 8

   Identify relevant programs and community resources available to patients and their families

9. 9

   Identify relevant approaches to health education, illness prevention and rehabilitation. Theme III: Foundations of Clinical Practice

10. 10

    Apply the knowledge and concepts of basic biological, psychological and social science to common and important clinical conditions

11. 11

    Identify biological, psychological and social factors pertinent to understanding the illness and its management

12. 12

    Identify common and important illnesses, conditions and disorders. Theme IV: Clinical Skills

13. 13

    Elicit and record an accurate clinical history appropriate for the patients and the clinical context

14. 14

    Perform and accurately record an appropriate physical examination

15. 15

    Develop differential diagnoses and formulate problems

16. 16

    Competently perform selected clinical practices, techniques and procedures

17. 17

    Formulate appropriate patient-centred management plans and discuss management issues

18. 18

    Identify appropriate and cost-effective investigation strategies.