TRM5008 Translational medicine
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
TRM5008 Translational medicine is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before TRM5008
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
- TRM5004Clinical and translational haematology and immunologyNo reviews yet
- TRM5005Clinical and translational neuroscienceNo reviews yet
- TRM5007Translational research and medicine for metabolic disordersNo reviews yet
- TRM6004Clinical and translational haematology and immunologyNo reviews yet
- TRM6005Clinical and translational neuroscienceNo reviews yet
- TRM6007Translational research and medicine for metabolic disordersNo reviews yet
- TRM6008Translational medicineNo reviews yet
After TRM5008
No unit lists TRM5008 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M6028.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
In this unit, you will critically appraise and evaluate clinical and scientific literature with a focus on translational medicine perspectives and identify innovative findings that have potential to be developed into clinical applications. You will develop an in-depth and contextual knowledge base in your selected area of research interest from which to generate cutting-edge clinical and translational research questions and inquiry-based research strategies to address unmet clinical needs.
The unit will consist of a combination of workshops, self-directed and group-directed learning, eLearning resources and online specialist lectures delivered by researchers and clinicians actively working across the broad range of medical disciplines in the School of Translational Medicine; CNS disorders (brain and spinal cord), Metabolic disorders (diabetes and obesity), Haematology (blood disorders) and Immunology (immunity and allergy).
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Blended |
Assessment
- Oral presentation - critical appraisal (10 mins presenting + 5 mins Q&A)Presentation20%
- Written research proposal - translational medicine (1,500 words)Written25%
- Graphical summary - translation research (1 - 2 graphs + 5 mins Q&A)Artefact25%
- Group investigative task - translational medicine (20 mins presenting + 10 mins Q&A)Presentation30%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Evaluate current understanding of specific medical disorders to identify potential targets for translational research.
- 2
Evaluate current approaches to diagnose and manage specific medical disorders to identify unmet clinical needs.
- 3
Critically appraise biomedical and translational research literature.
- 4
Develop a research proposal or investigative overview for a medical disorder and its management.
- 5
Communicate the significance and clinical potential of research findings to both professional and lay audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops-
- Assessments-
On-campus: up to 3 hours of teacher directed study per week (lectures/workshops) and 3 hours of group work or delivering presentations per week (averaged over the semester).
Off-campus: 6 hours self-directed study.
Total per week = 12 hours
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Andrew Perkins
- Dr Mark Habgood
- Dr Kim O'Sullivan
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Jessica Borger
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for TRM5008?
TRM5008 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is TRM5008 offered?
In 2026, TRM5008 runs in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital.
How much work is TRM5008?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does TRM5008 have an exam?
No. TRM5008 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.