POD5220 Podiatry clinical practice 2
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
POD5220 Podiatry clinical practice 2 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It needs POD5102 and POD5103.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before POD5220
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After POD5220
No unit lists POD5220 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (M6043) course.
Overview
Through supervised practice, you will have the opportunity to apply your podiatry knowledge and skills in assessment, treatment and client education, whilst working as part of a larger health care team. You will be exposed to professional, ethical and legal aspects of podiatry care and you will have opportunities to develop technical, clinical, personal and professional skills. This unit will help you highlight the role of the podiatrist as an important component of the multidisciplinary care team.
You will complete a clinical placement in either an acute or subacute/ rehabilitation setting, where you will apply evidence-based practice in the decision-making process. Further to this, you will build your knowledge and experience to develop the competencies required for independent practice as a podiatrist. You will analyse patient transitions through health services and use audits to improve clinical practice.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | Immersive |
Assessment
- Portfolio: Clinical skills and communication (3,000 word equivalence) - Pass/FailArtefactCompetency hurdle-
- Demonstration: Professional performance - Pass/FailDemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Communicate appropriately and effectively across written and verbal mediums, with patients, staff, and other health care stakeholders
- 2
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to effectively assess patient needs, including selection of relevant measures of health indicators and outcomes
- 3
Analyse and plan appropriate patient interactions, including person-centred goal development
- 4
Provide appropriate interventions to patients in different clinical contexts including podiatric treatment and use of pharmaceutical therapy
- 5
Identify, critically appraise and apply evidence-based practice to patient care in different clinical settings and contexts
- 6
Demonstrate professional behaviour in patient care and rights that is culturally sensitive and in accordance with legal requirements.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities12 hours
Contact hours per semester
On campus:
Up to 12 hours of compulsory facilitated simulated clinical practice interspersed between off-site clinical placements.
Off campus:
Up to 122 hours of off-campus WIL placements supervised by clinical educators based at various placement providers.
Non-contact hours per semester
Up to 10 hours of self-directed study and preparation of assessment tasks
Total: 144 hours per semester.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Malia Ho
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Malia Ho
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for POD5220?
You need POD5102 and POD5103 before you enrol; and AHC5001 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is POD5220 offered?
In 2025, POD5220 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
How much work is POD5220?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does POD5220 have an exam?
No. POD5220 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.