Medicine

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
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Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

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    First year
    Second year
    Third year
    Fourth year
    Fifth year
    Sixth year

First year

510-110 Principles of Biomedical Science
510-111 Health Practice 1
510-112 Nutrition Digestion & Metabolism
510-113 Health Practice 2

Second year

510-210 Cardio-respiratory & Locomotor Systems
510-211 Health Practice 3
510-212 Control Systems,Growth and Development
510-213 Health Practice 4

Third year

510-310 Defence Mechanisms and Their Failure
510-311 Health Practice 5
510-320 Advanced Medical Science 1

Fourth year

510-420 Advanced Medical Science 2
510-421 Research Project (AMS)#
510-511 Integrated Clinical Studies

Fifth year

510-620 Women's and Children's Health
510-621 Specialty Health Rotations

Sixth year

Advanced Clinical Placement

Following semester 10 and prior to semester 11, a 4-week elective clinical placement must be undertaken.

Co-ordinators: Assoc Prof W Beswick, Assoc Prof G McColl, Assoc Prof B Crotty and Prof D DeWitt

Pre-requisites and/or Co-requisites: Successful completion of Semester 10.

Contact: A minimum of four weeks devoted to an approved program of study. Attachments may begin during the long vacation and the timing can be varied but the placement must be completed prior to the beginning of Semester 11 clinical rotations.

Special requirements: Students must make their own arrangements for the clinical placements, which should be planned during Semesters 8 to 10. A proposal stipulating the duration of attachment, nature of the work and its location, and a proposed supervisor must be submitted through the Clinical Dean for approval by the faculty. Students should seek advice from the Clinical Dean of their teaching hospital.

Students who have been identified 'at risk' (ie. performance in any semester 8-10 subject of less than 60%, or less than 60% on any clinical hurdle), or who have failed a rotation within a subject, or have taken leave of absence during semesters 8-10, may be required to undertake a clinical placement in general medicine and surgery as recommended by their Clinical Dean.

Description: The objective is to give students the opportunity to widen their experience and knowledge in an area or areas of interest to them. Examples of how this may be achieved include examining in greater depth some aspect of medicine, either through supervised work on a project or by close contact in clinical activities with members of the teaching staff or other members of the profession; working in situations giving greater responsibility in the care of patients than ordinarily applies in the undergraduate course; sampling the broad demands of medical practice in the community; travelling away from the parent hospital to experience health care in the country, or in interstate or overseas hospitals, experiencing possible fields of future specialisation so as to facilitate later career choice.

Generic Skills:

self reliance
diplomacy (as ambassadors of The University of Melbourne)
interacting with patients from different backgrounds

Assessment: The elective is graded pass/fail. The completion of the elective is a hurdle requirement for proceeding to semester 11. The Clinical Dean will obtain reports from both student and supervisor.

Note: See the School of Medicine office for information about loans to assist in overseas travel.

Prescribed Texts: There are no prescribed texts.

510-613 Integrated Clinical Practice