Surgical Specialties (MEDI4020)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Medicine Faculty
Units
3
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
40 Contact hours
Prerequisite
Successful completion of Phase 1 (Years 1 and 2) courses and MEDI3003 Surgery.
Restricted
MBBS and MBBS Dual Degree students only.
Assessment methods
Logbooks- Clinical Skills, MCQ Examinations, Clinical Participation Assessment.
Course enquiries
Professor Mark Smithers - Discipline of Surgery
Work Integrated Learning
Industry Placements
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
The primary goal of this Surgery Specialties course is to allow the students to gain exposure to patients with common and serious Orthopaedic & Ophthalmologic Surgical problems; to learn how patients with these conditions present clinically, to develop history taking and physical examination skills in these particular patient populations, to learn the role of investigations for these patients and to develop an understanding of the treatment principles, both operative and non-operative, for patients with these conditions.