POD5350 Podiatry clinical practice 5
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
POD5350 Podiatry clinical practice 5 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It needs POD5301 and POD5203 and unlocks 3 units.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- Has an exam
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before POD5350
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After POD5350
3 units list POD5350 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
You must submit valid preclinical documentation (e.g. Hand Hygiene for Clinical Healthcare Workers certificate), as listed in the course handbook, to Administration staff by the deadline specified and communicated to you. Failure to submit these mandatory documents will result in you being unable to complete the unit.
Must be enrolled in the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (M6043) course.
Overview
You will have the opportunity to apply your podiatry knowledge and skills in assessment, treatment and client education, through supervised practice and working as part of a larger health care team. You will be exposed to professional, ethical and legal aspects of podiatry care and have opportunities to develop technical, clinical, personal and professional skills.
This unit will help you develop your professional identity as a podiatrist and an important member of multidisciplinary care teams. You will complete a clinical placement in either an acute, subacute or community health 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. You will analyse patient transitions through health services and use audits to improve clinical practice.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | Immersive |
Assessment
- Portfolio: Clinical skills and communicationPortfolioCompetency hurdle-
- Demonstration: Professional performanceDemonstrationCompetency hurdle-
- Complex case assessment, and management and reviewExaminationCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate professional behaviour in patient care and rights that are culturally sensitive and in accordance with legal requirements;
- 2
Communicate appropriately and effectively across written and verbal mediums, with patients, staff, and other health care stakeholders;
- 3
Assess patient needs, including selection of relevant measures of health indicators and outcomes;
- 4
Plan and adapt patient interactions during person-centred goal development;
- 5
Provide appropriate interventions and use appropriate outcome measures for patients in different clinical contexts including podiatric treatment and use of pharmaceutical therapy;
- 6
Identify, critically appraise and apply evidence-based practice to patient care in different clinical settings and contexts.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials12 hours
Contact hours per semester
On campus and online:
Up to 12 hours of compulsory facilitated simulated clinical practice and case presentations 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
- Mr Daryl Susigan
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Cylie Williams
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for POD5350?
You need POD5301 and POD5203 before you enrol; and POD5360 and POD5370 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after POD5350?
POD5350 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including POD5360, POD5370 and PTY5303.
When is POD5350 offered?
In 2025, POD5350 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.
How much work is POD5350?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does POD5350 have an exam?
Yes, it has an exam, alongside 2 other tasks.