HME922X - IMU Medical Student Transition
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Semester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 4 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.500 |
| Cohort rule: | Restricted to students transferring from International Medical University (IMU) Medical Program into H911. |
| Assumed knowledge: | The unit assumes students have already completed pre-clinical study in the medical sciences at International Medical University, so have familiarity with the medical sciences along with basic clinical skills and a general understanding of research design and methodology |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed HME921 |
| Incompatible with: | HME922 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 600 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | Students are expected to attend all seminars, lectures and practical experiences (clinical skills) which will typically include the equivalent of 40 hours per week for the duration of semester incorporating clinical activities, formal teaching, personal reflection and self-directed learning. |
| Note: | Laptop Computer requirement Students enrolled in the MD require a wireless-enabled, personal laptop computer to undertake scheduled learning activities. Wireless access to the Deakin network is available within the teaching spaces of the Deakin Medical School. Information about minimum computer standards will be communicated to students upon acceptance into the MD. Department of Human Services policy - Police Record Check and Working With Children CheckIn accordance with Department of Human Services policy, all students are required to undertake a National Police Record Check prior to clinical placements in each calendar year of their course. Students are also required to hold a current Working with Children Check and will be required to declare their immunisation status to satisfy the requirements of health organisations where they will be undertaking their clinical learning experience. A health organisation may refuse to accept a student for placement if the student’s immunisation status is not satisfactory to the health organisation. |
Content
This unit is to ensure the successful transition of International Medical University (IMU) students from the IMU BMBS into Deakin’s MD program and the taught curriculum reflects the outcomes of curriculum mapping between the two programs for the equivalent course stage. During the first half of the semester, students will study: Public Health Medicine (specifically unique local aspects of the operation of the Australian health system); Ethics, Professionalism and Law (specifically the ethical requirements of an Australian doctor and the laws associated with the practice of medicine in Australia); and Indigenous Health (specifically the history of invasion in Australia and the health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples). In the second half of the semester, students will study the Deakin Transition to Clinical Practice curriculum, which constitutes both theoretical and practical material, with associated clinical skills assessment, designed to prepare students for entry into one of Deakin’s Clinical Schools and to ensure public safety as students start to engage with patients under supervision.
Hurdle requirement
- Pass Assessment Task 2; the Clinical Practice Passport
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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