Medical Specialties (MEDI7414)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Medical School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
Tutorial 5 Hours/ Week
CHR 35 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
MEDI7404
Prerequisite
MEDI7212, MEDI7222, MEDI7314, MEDI7232 and MEDI7242 or MEDI7202
Restricted
MD & MD (Ochsner) Students only
Assessment methods
There are three marked assessment items: a Marked Admission,
a Standardised Clinical Scenario (SCS) examination and
an MCQ examination completed at the end-of-semester.
The marked admission requires students to present a long-case style presentation
to their supervising clinician of a clinical case seen during their rotation.
The SCS is similar in format to the SCS undertaken in Year 3 Medicine,
with greater emphasis on acute and on-call medical scenarios.
The MCQ examination covers common topics within medical specialty areas
with an emphasis on clinical reasoning, intern readiness and safe prescribing.
Students must also meet the criteria for the Clinical Participation Assessment (CPA).
Course enquiries
Dr Vidya Navaratnam
Work Integrated Learning
Industry Placements
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (08/01/2024 - 08/06/2024) | Herston | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2024 (15/01/2024 - 16/03/2024) | Herston | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (17/06/2024 - 16/11/2024) | Herston | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
The Medical Specialties course is part of the Advanced Hospital Practice Semester. It includes a six-week clinical placement that offers students the opportunity to work and learn as part of a hospital-based specialist medical team within a UQ clinical unit. The primary aims of this course are to build upon the knowledge and experience gained during Year 3 Internal Medicine and to prepare students to practise as interns. Students are expected to act in a pre-intern role, and engage with the common and important clinical problems encountered within an assigned Medical Specialist area, as well as more common medical issues arising within the hospital practice context. They will learn how to apply knowledge and appropriate resources in the diagnosis, management and prevention of a variety of problems. The use of evidence-based medicine in accomplishing these goals is essential. Students should use the clinical placement block as an opportunity to enhance skills in history taking, clinical examination and clinical reasoning. The education program enables students to develop and demonstrate safe prescribing skills as well as the skills necessary to approach common ward-call based scenarios. Students are also exposed to the excitement and challenges of working after-hours in a hospital setting by completing four on-call shifts during their rotation with the supervision of junior medical staff.
