This subject contains a 2 days Compulsory Workplace Learning component.
Students will be placed in General Practice and or Indigenous Medical Services for four (4) half days.
Foundational learning for medicine is provided in this year long subject by integrating the biomedical sciences through the use of authentic clinical scenarios. Small group problem based learning (PBL) and bedside teaching with patients, supported by lectures, tutorials and practicals explore each of the body systems in turn, so that students are well prepared for clinical learning. Students will also learn about the human context of health and disease, medical professionalism, the quality and safety of healthcare, evidence based practice, research and clinical skills through community visits, hospital based sessions and workshops.
The Professional Portfolio component within this subject will provide students in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) with the means to monitor and support their acquisition of professional competencies in medicine. Supported by teaching sessions, learning resources and Professional Advisors, students will collate and review evidence of their learning, such as clinical assessments and case studies, preparatory work and outcomes from research and scholarly projects. By identifying and addressing their learning and professional development needs, students will create their own personalised learning journey as the basis for life-long learning in medicine. The Professional Portfolio will also prepare students for the portfolios used extensively in post graduate specialty training in medicine.
HD/FL
Two sessions
School of Rural Medicine
This subject is restricted to students in the Doctor of Medicine.
A basic understanding of core concepts of personality, cognition, learning, perception, biological, social and developmental psychology and research methods is desirable.
This subject contains a 2 days Compulsory Workplace Learning component.
Students will be placed in General Practice and or Indigenous Medical Services for four (4) half days.
Students are required to have obtained all the necessary documentation to be verified by NSW ClinConnect. This verification is a requirement of NSW Health for all students enrolled in medical programs. If a student fails to produce this documentation to ClinConnect they will be unable to attend their hospital tutorials and placements.
Attendance at the hospital is a mandatory requirement of the subject and failure to attend will result in a fail (FL) grade for the subject. The documents that are to be provided to ClinConnect are:
1. National Police Certificate
2. Adult Health Immunisation Schedule
3. Code of Conduct Agreement
Students are also expected to meet the inherent requirements of the course as outlined in the Western Sydney University Inherent Requirements for Medicine Courses: https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/3518908/Inherent-requirements.pdf
Inherent requirements are the fundamental components of a Course or Subject, that are necessary to demonstrate the capabilities, knowledge and skills essential to achieve the core learning outcomes of the Course or Subject, while preserving the academic integrity of the universitys learning assessment and accreditation processes. The Disability Education Standard, Section 3.4 (3) states: In assessing whether an adjustment to the Course, Subject of the Course or program in which the student is enrolled, or proposes to be enrolled, is reasonable, the provider is entitled to maintain the academic requirements of the Course or program, and other requirements or components that are inherent in or essential to its nature. Note: In providing for students with disabilities, a provider may continue to ensure the integrity of its Courses or programs and assessment requirements and processes, so that those on whom it confers an award can present themselves as having the appropriate knowledge, experience and expertise implicit in the holding of that particular award.
Essential Equipment
1. Stethoscope
2. Pencil torch
3. White laboratory coat
4. Watch (with a second hand or display)
5. Closed in shoes
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.