Studying online
There are now 2 possible online modes for units:
Units with modes Online timetabled and Online flexible are available for any student to self-enrol and study online.
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Unit Overview
- Description
The Doctor of Medicine (MD) course is based around six themes of Professional, Leader, Advocate, Clinician, Educator and Scholar. This unit provides teaching in all of these themes within the rural clinical attachments and related teaching in Year 3 of the MD course. This consists of student attachments to rural medical practitioners and include exposure to, and practice in, a variety of clinical disciplines including, but not restricted to surgery, psychiatry, internal medicine, general practice, ophthalmology, paediatrics and child health, and women's and infants' health.
Students undertake clinical care of patients under the supervision of experienced clinicians in a real rural clinical environment including ward rounds, operating theatre experience, outpatient clinics, emergency department attachments, community practices and other clinical encounters. Students engage in small group learning sessions to discuss evidence-based practice in related clinical disciplines in the rural health contexts. Students are expected to apply the knowledge, skills and professional attitudes gained in a rural context.
- Credit
- 18 points
- Offering
(see Timetable) Availability Location Mode Non-standard teaching period Albany Face to face Non-standard teaching period Northam Face to face Non-standard teaching period Esperance Face to face Non-standard teaching period Kalgoorlie Face to face Non-standard teaching period Busselton Face to face Non-standard teaching period Bunbury Face to face Non-standard teaching period Narrogin Face to face Non-standard teaching period Geraldtion Face to face Non-standard teaching period Carnarvon Face to face Non-standard teaching period Karratha Face to face Non-standard teaching period Port Hedland Face to face Non-standard teaching period Broome Face to face Non-standard teaching period Derby Face to face Non-standard teaching period Kununurra Face to face Non-standard teaching period Blackwood Warren Face to face Non-standard teaching period Collie Face to face - Outcomes
Students are able to meet the learning outcomes for the cognate urban unit (IMED5311/IMED5312 Integrated Medical Practice 2), with additional competence in rural generalist practice and Aboriginal health care.
- Assessment
Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) in-training assessment during the clinical attachments including case presentations, quizzes, workbooks, case discussions; (2) end-of-year written examinations; (3) professional behaviour and attendance assessment; (4) portfolio assessment; and (5) objective clinical skills examination. Further information is available in the unit outline.
To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the in-training assessment during the clinical attachments including case presentations, quizzes, workbooks, case discussions, end-of-year written examinations, professional behaviour and attendance assessment, portfolio assessment, and objective clinical skills examination components.
Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Unit Coordinator(s)
- Associate Professor Kirsty Freeman
- Unit rules
- Prerequisites
- RMED5311 Integrated Rural Medical Practice 1
- Co-requisites
- Any one of: AHEA5801 Aboriginal Health Research and Ethics
, SRUR5341 Rural Specialisation—Research Unit 2
, SRUR5342 Rural Specialisation—Service Learning Unit 2
, SMED5341 Research Unit 2
, SMED5342 Service Learning Unit 2
, IMED5803 Introduction to Research in Health Professions Education PUBH5749 Foundations of Public Health
Approved quota: 60—60 domestic students. Student request for allocation, followed by interview if excess applicants. - Contact hours
- clinical sessions: 7
tutorial sessions: 2
personal study session per week: 1 - Note
- To pass year 3 students are required to achieve a pass in:
^ the combined written examination component of the unit mark, AND
^ the objective structured clinical skills examination, AND
^the professional behaviour and participation component, AND
^ the portfolio component, AND
^ the in-training assessment component.
- 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.