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MD4013 - Integrated Pathology and Clinical Medicine Part 3 of 3
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Subject chain: | MD4011 MD4012 MD4013 |
| Administered by: | College of Medicine & Dentistry |
Available only to MBBS students
This subject continues the study of integrated medical and social sciences for the whole human body. The emphasis of this subject is on integrating clinical pathology knowledge, with an approach to obtaining and interpreting clinical information from patients. On completion of year 4 the student will be expected to be able to take relevant and focused histories from patients, examine patients, and seek relevant clinical investigations. The student will be expected to interpret and integrate this information with their knowledge of pathological processes.
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the pathological basis of common and/or important human diseases;
- Take a focused history from and conduct a focused examination on patients with a range of health problems;
- Determine and interpret an appropriate range of clinical investigations relevant to each patient's problems;
- Further understand the personal, professional and ethical roles of medical practitioners;
- Formulate a list of health care problems that patients may have.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (45%) - Individual
- Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (10%) - Individual
- Rotation and Whole of Year assessment including essays, oral presentations and assignments; Integrated across subject chain - (21%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) - (24%) - Individual.
Special Assessment Requirements
Satisfactory attendance is required at community and clinical placements. Satisfactory academic and professional standards, as described in the College program Assessment Guidelines, must be achieved in order to progress to the next year.
| Prerequisites: | MD4011 AND MD4012 AND ALLOW CONCURRENT FOR MD4011 AND MD4012 |
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As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain. |
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| Townsville, Mixed attendance, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 26-Aug-2021 | |
| Face to face teaching (Lectures, tutorials and practical sessions) | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson, Dr Paula Heggarty, Ms Poornima Roche, Dr Aileen Traves, Assoc. Professor Anna Vnuk |
| Lecturers: | Dr Alana Young, Dr Susan Gorton, Assoc. Professor Nichole Harvey, Professor Tarun Sen Gupta, Assoc. Professor Ian Heslop, Professor Sarah Larkins, Ms Karen Knight, Dr Naomi Kochi, Assoc. Professor Peter Johnson, Dr Louise Burns, Ms Karryn Lytton, Dr Aaron Hollins, Mr Stephen Anderson, Mrs Gill Dewar, Dr Shashidhar Venkatesh Murthy, Professor Richard Murray, Dr Ines Boyne, Dr Sally Meade, Dr Cathrin Gower, Ms Darlene Wallace, Dr Sarah Fairhall, Mr Don Gamage, Dr Nichola Davis, Miss Caitlin Rushby, Dr Lara Wieland, Dr Roy Rasalam, Professor Sabe Sabesan, Dr Max Stewart, Mrs Cheri Mifsud, Dr Vasant Shenoy, Dr Rahul Dua, Assoc. Professor Bunmi Malau-Aduli, Mrs Helen Britton, Dr Benjamin Ireland, Ms Natalie Dixon, Dr Sally Baines, Dr Peter Hickey, Dr Jane Harte, Dr Hilary Gorges, Dr Lynne Reid, Dr William Horwood, Ms Lauren Finlay, Dr John Simpson, Mr Amit Nigam, Dr Leslie Kuma, Dr Soon Teoh, Dr Sunaina Miranda, Dr Lachlan McIntosh, Dr Ayesha Sheikh, Dr Sarah Chalmers, Dr Roslyn Shaw, Dr Emma McGonigal, Professor Ian Wright, Dr Anna Kokavec, Assoc. Professor Anna Vnuk. |
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Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.