Surgical Specialties (MEDI7405)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Medicine Faculty
Units
3
Duration
Class hours
40 Contact hours
Incompatible
MEDI7416
Prerequisite
MEDI7212, MEDI7222, MEDI7232, MEDI7242 OR MEDI7242 and MEDI7301 OR MEDI7311
Restricted
MD Students Only
Assessment methods
Logbooks- Clinical Skills, MCQ Examinations, Clinical Participation Assessment
Course enquiries
Prof Mark Smithers
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.