Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Medicine

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.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (07/01/2019 - 08/06/2019) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (07/01/2019 - 10/03/2019) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (17/06/2019 - 16/11/2019) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (08/01/2018 - 04/03/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (12/03/2018 - 06/05/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (14/05/2018 - 08/07/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (16/07/2018 - 09/09/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (17/09/2018 - 11/11/2018) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (09/01/2017 - 05/03/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (13/03/2017 - 07/05/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (15/05/2017 - 09/07/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (17/07/2017 - 10/09/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (18/09/2017 - 12/11/2017) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (11/01/2016 - 06/03/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (14/03/2016 - 08/05/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (16/05/2016 - 10/07/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (18/07/2016 - 11/09/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (19/09/2016 - 13/11/2016) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (12/01/2015 - 08/03/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (16/03/2015 - 10/05/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (18/05/2015 - 12/07/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (20/07/2015 - 13/09/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (21/09/2015 - 15/11/2015) Herston Internal Course Profile