Medical Specialties (MEDI7404)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2019
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Medicine Faculty
Units
3
Duration
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
40 Contact hours
Prerequisite
MEDI7212, MEDI7222, MEDI7232 and MEDI7242 or MEDI7202
Restricted
Restricted to students in MD ONLY
Assessment methods
Marked Admission, MCQ examination, Clinical Participation Assessment.
Course enquiries
Work Integrated Learning
Industry Placements
Course duration
This course runs over course, commencing in Semester 1, 2019.
Course description
The Medical Specialties course is part of the Advanced Hospital Practice Semester. It includes a six week clinical placement that will offer students the opportunity to work and learn as part of a hospital-based specialist medical team within a UQ clinical unit. Students are expected to act in a pre-intern role, and engage with the common and important clinical problems encountered within the Medical Specialist area, as well as more common medical issues arising within the hospital practice context. They will learn how to utilise their knowledge, and appropriate resources in the diagnosis, management, health maintenance and prevention of these problems. Students will become aware of the strengths and weaknesses of various service delivery models and specialty services. The use of evidence based medicine in accomplishing these goals is essential. The primary aim of this course is to build on the knowledge and experiences gained during the Medicine course in Year 3, and to prepare students for future intern practice in a hospital setting. Students should use the clinical placement block as an opportunity to enhance their skills in history taking, clinical examination and in the synthesis of their findings, and also to develop skills in common procedures and in resolving common ward-based clinical problems.