GMED4000 (v.1) Medicine 5
| Area: | Curtin Medical School |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 100.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 11 x 2 Hours Semester |
| Practical: | 10 x 2 Hours Semester |
| Workshop: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Fieldwork: | 1 x 7.5 Hours Semester |
| Prerequisite(s): |
GMED3010 (v.1)
Medicine 3
or any previous version
AND GMED3011 (v.1) Medicine 4 or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Medicine 5 and 6 are delivered as a continuum comprising supervised practicum experience in the disciplines of Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia, Paediatrics and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Practice and Psychiatry. A range of activities are provided in clinical settings together with lectures, tutorials and self-directed learning. Students will focus on the acquisition of important knowledge and principles in each of the clinical disciplines and develop abilities around the diagnosis and management of common clinical problems. Clinical skills learned in previous years are extended and applied within clinical settings and new skills and procedures developed. Skills include patient interaction skills, clinical skills and minor procedures in medicine, surgery and anaesthesia, women's and children's health, general practice and psychiatry. Teaching and learning takes place within ward attachments, outpatient clinics, community settings and in general practice. There is a combination of structured clinical skills workshops, bedside and ambulatory teaching and individually supervised sessions. Activities are provided in clinical settings together with lectures, tutorials and self-directed learning. |
| Field of Education: | 060101 General Medicine |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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