MED5105 Advanced clinical practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MED5105 Advanced clinical practice is a level 5, 24-credit-point, undergraduate and postgraduate 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.
- Credit points
- 24
- Offered in 2021
- Full year
- Clayton, Gippsland, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MED5105
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MED5105
No unit lists MED5105 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite:
Must have passed (MED4100, MED4200) or Must have passed (MED4000, MED4190, MED4200)
Co-requisite:
MED5101, MED5103
Must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: M6011, M6018, M6019.
Overview
MED5105 is focused on facilitating the transition of students into the medical workplace as beginning interns. Students will participate in a range of learning experiences which are designed to substantially enhance their clinical reasoning, diagnostic and case management skills. Students will participate in supervised clinical practice and related learning activities (learning modules). Students will have the opportunity to select discipline specialty area for one clinical placement rotation to enhance their experience and development of knowledge and skills in a particular area of clinical practice.
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 |
Assessment
- Clinical placement rotations x 5 (20% x 5)Competency hurdle100%
- Supervisor assessment form (one per placement)Competency hurdle-
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 respond to issues pertinent to patient care in clinical contexts
- 3
Arrange appropriate environments and use strategies for sensitive and effective communication and interaction with others in clinical environments (patients 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, professional and personal challenges and needs
- 6
Relate the impact of social and environmental determinants of health on the health status and outcomes for patients across a range of contexts , including marginalised groups and the Indigenous population
- 7
Select and justify programs, interventions and community resources for disease prevention and health promotion appropriate for a patient or the community
- 8
Use key concepts in population health, epidemiology and measurement of to health to examine disease in populations
- 9
Describe the impact of public health policy and the essential roles of systems on the delivery of health care to the individual across a range of contexts
- 10
Source, interpret, evaluate and use information from medical research literature, lay press and clinical practice guidelines according to discipline guidelines/practices
- 11
Explain the structure and function of the human body at cellular, organ, and system 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
Interpret clinical manifestations and progression of common and important conditions and illnesses in terms of the underlying pathology
- 15
Select and justify appropriate pharmacological approaches to the management of for specified conditions and diseases
- 16
Elicit and record an accurate clinical history appropriate for the patient and the clinical context
- 17
Perform and accurately record an appropriate physical and mental health examination
- 18
Develop a differential diagnosis (list) and justify the most likely options relevant for the patient
- 19
Competently perform specified clinical procedures
- 20
Justify selection of investigations for the patient's presenting problems or conditions
- 21
Develop and justify management plans for common problems and conditions and for a patient whose illness remains undifferentiated
- 22
Effectively communicate medical information to patients
Workload and teaching
- Applied sessions8 hours
- Lectures18 hours
- Teaching approachWork-integrated learning
The workload for this unit is 576 hours comprised of learning activities in clinical settings (5 x 6 week block placements) including work-based learning activities (such as ward rounds, clinical attendance and case meetings), seminars, tutorials, workshops, prescribed directed learning modules and private study.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Peter Barton
- Associate Professor Ngim Chin Fang
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Christopher Wright
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MED5105?
MED5105 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MED5105 offered?
In 2021, MED5105 runs in Full year at Clayton, Gippsland and Malaysia.
Does MED5105 have an exam?
No. MED5105 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.