Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Medicine

School

Medicine Faculty

Units

3

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

Internal

Class hours

40 Contact hours

Prerequisite

MEDI7212, MEDI7222, MEDI7232 and MEDI7242

Restricted

MD students only

Assessment methods

Clinical Examinations (Obstetrics and Gynaecology OSCE); MCQ Exam (Obstetrics and Gynaecology); Log Books (Obstetrics and Gynaecology); Clinical Skills (Documented deliveries); Clinical Participation Assessments (Obstetrics and Gynaecology).

Course enquiries

Professor Sailesh Kumar

Work Integrated Learning

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Course description

By the end of the eight week clinical rotation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, students will have developed their knowledge, skills, personal attributes and acquired further clinical skills in women's health. Students are assigned to an Obstetrics and Gynaecology unit in a hospital within a Clinical School for the eight week clinical rotation. Students will be an active participant of the medical team involved in the patient's care and will be expected to discuss problems and management plans using critical reasoning. Students are instructed how to take a patient's history and perform a physical examination. Students will learn about progress in labour and technique of normal delivery. It is expected that students will achieve a solid foundation to critically evaluate issues in women's health and reproductive health care.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode 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