MED5101 Applied studies in medical research and professional practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MED5101 Applied studies in medical research and professional practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Full year at Clayton and Malaysia. It needs MED4100; and ((MED4200, MED4000 and MED4190); or MED4200).
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Full year
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MED5101
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
- MED4200Integrated clinical studiesNo reviews yet
- MED4000Year 3B and 4C final grade
- MED4190Specialty clinical practices
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After MED5101
No unit lists MED5101 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course codes: M6011, M6018, M6019
Overview
This unit will provide you with the opportunity to be engaged in activities and tasks which contribute to a research study or an issue in professional practice. You will be placed with an academic, research or professional practice group to undertake an intensive scholarly experience in an area of research or professional practice relevant to medical science or clinical practice.
An appropriately qualified and experienced supervisor will identify a program and work with you to ensure that appropriate learning opportunities and tasks are undertaken.
Activities may encompass definition of the problem/question/task, identification of an appropriate theoretical model, development and documentation of a relevant methodology, data collection and analysis and production of reports.
You will prepare oral and written presentations to communicate information relating the area of work, the nature of their specific tasks and the outcomes of their activities to relevant audiences.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Full year extended | Clayton | Immersive |
| Full year extended | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Demonstrate fitness for practiceDemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
- Online modulesExercise10%
- Student-Supervisor output agreement (1,000 words)ExerciseCompetency hurdle-
- Placement report (4,000 words equivalent)WrittenCompetency hurdle60%
- Executive summary (oral and written)Presentation30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Utilise specialist knowledge and skills to justify the need for a research, teaching or professional practice issue to be investigated or evaluated
- 2
Devise and implement a plan for the project and identify key outputs
- 3
Review, synthesise and critically appraise peer reviewed literature in a specific area of medical science, education or professional practice
- 4
Practice, and demonstrate an understanding of, academic integrity, research integrity and ethical behaviour in the context of medical science and/or delivery of care
- 5
Collect and categorise information related to a key question relevant to the community and to medicine
- 6
Analyse and summarise information related to a key question relevant to the community and to medicine
- 7
Justify approaches to solve a complex problem relevant to their project
- 8
Communicate critical arguments or key concepts and findings to a professional audience in oral and written formats
Workload and teaching
This 12 credit point unit will be undertaken during a full-time 6-week placement.
There will not be any other concurrent assessment or attendance requirements, so the expectation is that of a full-time load of 48h face-to-face and private study per week.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Cindy Niap
- Associate Professor Megan Wallace
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Helmy Cook
- Associate Professor Julia Harrison
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MED5101?
You need MED4100; and ((MED4200, MED4000 and MED4190); or MED4200) before you enrol; and MED5105 and MED5103 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is MED5101 offered?
In 2025, MED5101 runs in Full year at Clayton and Malaysia.
Does MED5101 have an exam?
No. MED5101 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.