Medicine in Society (Honours) (MEDI3014)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Units
3
Duration
One Semester
Incompatible
MEDI3013
Prerequisite
Satisfactory completion of Yrs 1 & 2 in the MBBS program.
Restricted
In 2011, domestic Yr 3 MBBS students must undertake Stream A: Rural & Remote. International students currently enrolled may seek to undertake their placement through Stream A, B, D or E.
Assessment methods
Students must pass both the clinical and the honours components of this course in order to pass. Stu dents must satisfy the attendance requirement in all core curricular activities. To pass this cours e students must pass a component entitled "Fitness to Practise" which includes Clinical Skills, Popu lation Health, Ethics, Laboratory Medicine and Medical Imaging. Students will be required to undert ake an Honours Research project (25%) and the core content for the rural medicine (75%). The honour s project will constitute a literature review, research question and oral presentation of research p lan, methodology and data collection and finally a completed thesis. Students will be required to a chieve a passing result in all assessment items to satisfactorily complete the requirements necessar y to pass this course.
Course enquiries
A/Professor Bruce Chater, Dr Nancy Sturman (n.sturman@uq.edu.au) and Ms Angela Wallace (angela.wallace@uq.edu.au) - Honours program
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
The Medicine in Society course provides a unique opportunity for medical students to understand and experience the rewards, benefits and challenges of clinical practice amongst population groups and/or in communities that face access and equity challenges associated with health service delivery. Such challenges can be attributed to contextual factors such as geographical isolation, ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status and/or life circumstance. Clinical practice within such a contextual framework requires a distinctive generalist knowledge, skills and attitudes. Whilst the context might be different, clinical practice is governed by a number of common parameters such as: isolation, professionally challenging, holistic patient care and team based case management. At the core of student's learning experience will be a structured clinical placement where students will work closely with a Preceptor who will guide and support students as they provide health care in context. Students will be required to undertake an Honours Research project (25%) and the core content for the Medicine in Society (pass stream) rotation (MEDI3013). The honours project will constitute a literature review, research question and oral presentation of research plan, methodology and data collection and finally a completed thesis.
