Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Medicine

School

Medical School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Tutorial 2 Hours/ Week
Practical 1 Hour/ Week

Companion

MEDI7111, MEDI7131 and MEDI7101

Restricted

MD students only

Assessment methods

Competency Based Skills Assessment - Clinical Coaching Examination

Communication skills recording and self-reflection

Procedural Skills

Clinical Participation Assessments

Course enquiries

Dr Ashlee Forster

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

This course is designed to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills in history-taking, patient examination, communication, clinical reasoning and procedural skills. It consists of four areas: Clinical Coaching, Clinical Communication Skills, Procedural Skills and Professionalism. In Clinical Coaching students are taught the history taking and examination skills integral to medical consultations. Students cover five major body systems over the year in Clinical Practice 1 & 2. Clinical Communication Skills concentrates on the process of communicating with patients using history taking as the context. A biopsychosocial model underpins the theory that the students learn and then demonstrate. Procedural Skills Workshops provide the opportunity for students to learn and then practise a range of basic procedures. Professionalism constitutes the skills and behaviours expected of a medical practitioner, which should be demonstrated in all areas of the course.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 23/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) Ipswich Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile