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Unit Overview
- Description
This unit focuses on the paradigm shift in healthcare from a reactionary model to a predictive, personalised, preventive, and participatory (P4) approach, providing a comprehensive overview of the scientific, clinical, societal, and ethical implications of personalised medicine. Students will explore the integration of cutting-edge genomic technologies, clinical genetics, and multi-omics into precision medicine, with applications ranging from individual care to population health. Practical sessions will allow students to develop communication, critical appraisal and data interpretation skills relevant to the implementation of personalised medicine.
- Credit
- 6 points
- Offering
Availability Location Mode First year of offer Not available in 2025 UWA (Perth) Face to face - Outcomes
Students are able to (1) explain the principles of P4 medicine and analyse its applications in clinical genetics to improve patient care; (2) evaluate rare disease genomics through case studies to elucidate genotype-phenotype relationships and identify causative molecular mechanisms; (3) assess the clinical implications of results from common variant studies, such as GWAS analyses, and how they may be utilised in personalised medicine; (4) describe how personalised medicine is being implemented to improve clinical care, with examples from pharmacogenomics and cancer care; (5) demonstrate the ability to critically appraise new developments in the emerging field of personalised medicine, and the communication skills necessary to explain and debate them.; and (6) discuss the societal, legal and ethical dimensions of personalised medicine, and current efforts to integrate personalised medicine into health policy.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) exam and (2) workshop/practical assessments. Further information is available in the unit outline.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Dr Mark Cruickshank and Dr Nina McCarthy
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- Enrolment inMajor(s) MJD-HUMGE Human Genomicsand Successful completion of IMED2203 Research Methods in Human Health and
- Contact hours
- Lectures: up to two per week, Workshop/practical sessions: 10 x 3 hours
- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
- All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
- Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
- Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.
Face to face
Predominantly face-to-face. On campus attendance required to complete this unit. May have accompanying resources online.
Online flexible
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit is asynchronous delivery, with NO requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online timetabled
100% Online Unit. NO campus face-to-face attendance is required to complete this unit. All study requirements are online only. Unit includes some synchronous components, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times.
Online Restricted
Not available for self-enrolment. Students access this mode by contacting their student office through AskUWA. 100% Online Unit.
NO campus face-to-face attendance. All study and assessment requirements are online only. Unit includes some timetabled activities, with a requirement for students to participate online at specific times. In exceptional cases (noted in the Handbook) students may be required to participate in face-to-face laboratory classes when a return to UWA’s Crawley campus becomes possible in order to be awarded a final grade.
External
No attendance or regular contact is required, and all study requirements are completed either via correspondence and/or online submission.
Off-campus
Regular attendance is not required, but student attends the institution face to face on an agreed schedule for purposes of supervision and/or instruction.
Multi-mode
Multiple modes of delivery. Unit includes a mix of online and on-campus study requirements. On campus attendance for some activities is required to complete this unit.