Overview

The Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine requires not less than 6 years of full-time study. The double degree course is offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health.

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Program of study overview
Program of study notes

Program of study

Year 136 Units
Year 236 Units
Year 336 Units
Year 436 Units
Year 531.5 Units
Option - Year 54.5 Units
Year 636 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
Special requirements
English Language requirements

Aims

This double degree course aims to:

  • Provide a foundation in the basic sciences
  • Integrate basic science and clinical disciplines and recognise the importance of exposure to the principles, practice and findings of medical research
  • Provide a structured approach to the acquisition of clinical skills and competencies through laboratory and simulated learning and early patient contact made possible by the physical location of the School within the Flinders Medical Centre and the integration of patient care teaching and research in that environment
  • Give students the opportunity to undertake clinical learning in diverse hospital and community environments in Adelaide, country South Australia, western Victoria and the Northern Territory
  • Recognise the importance of basing medical practice on a social and community view of health and illness
  • Support the advocacy of patient care and service as a central focus in medical practice
  • Ensure students gain an understanding of the professional roles and responsibilities of doctors and experience in group learning and developing collegial relationships

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the fundamental sciences as an appropriate basis for the practice of medicine
2.
Practice with cultural safety and humility in a diversity of settings including Indigenous communities
3.
Apply an integrated understanding of knowledge derived from the physical, biological, behavioural and social sciences and its application to medical and other health practice to meet the health care needs of patients, communities and populations
4.
Show proficiency in clinical and communication skills across the diversity of patients and with the awareness of personal limitations
5.
Demonstrate clinical practice that accounts for individual and community concepts of health and illness based on social, psychological, behavioural and cultural dimensions
6.
Apply health promotion and disease prevention principles to clinical practice to support patient's health decisions and self-management regarding health, illness, injury and disability
7.
Work in collaboration to form partnerships with patients, carers, colleagues and others interested in the health care of patients or communities
8.
Understand and work within the legal and ethical frameworks which govern medical practice
9.
Understand the primary determinants of health and illness in individuals, communities and populations with development of skills to assess public health problems and resolve these with communities
10.
Apply skills in assessing and interpreting evidence to inform clinical practice
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Demonstrate personal and professional behaviour consistent with standards of medical practice required for competent, safe patient and community care
12.
Develop lifelonglearning skills necessary for professional development, adaptability to available resources and new technologies and the skills to teach others
13.
Understand systems in clinical governance, patient safety, resource allocation and health care delivery in relation to the role of the clinical practitioner
14.
Participate in a structured and collaborative inquiry process with a commitment to pursuing better health outcomes
15.
Commit to improving quality if care through the application of patient safety and quality principles
16.
Domain 1: Use and produce medical and health related research discerningly
17.
Domain 1: Acquire, consolidate and integrate a defined body of evidence-based knowledge from established biological, clinical, epidemiological, social, and behavioural sciences
18.
Domain 1: Undertake, assess, critically appraise, interpret, and apply evidence from medical research and the supporting sciences
19.
Domain 1: Formulate relevant research questions, select applicable study designs and undertake research to contribute to enhanced medical practice and health care provision
20.
Domain 2: Apply core and integrated medical and scientific knowledge to individual patients in clinical practice and to populations and health systems to make judgments and provide optimal, ethical, and patient-centred medical and health care
21.
Domain 2: Use preventative and therapeutic interventions effectively, legally and ethically to diagnose and ensure quality care and patient safety
22.
Domain 2: Communicate effectively and culturally appropriately in diverse and inter-professional healthcare teams to illicit information needed to support accurate problem formulation and optimal health care provision to diverse populations
23.
Domain 3: Understand the Australian health care systems, the social determinants of health as well as the variance of health and illness models across diverse cultures, in particular the health of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, and appreciates the need for social justice and advocacy in the delivery of health care
24.
Domain 4: Practice and lead as an independent, collaborative, self-regulating learner who is aware of the limitations of your own knowledge and capabilities and has a commitment to address these in ongoing professional learning
25.
Domain 4: Exercise leadership in wider roles of health advocacy, teaching, assessing, and appraising
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Domain 4: Know and demonstrate a commitment to high standards of personal and professional behaviour with patients and their families, colleagues and inter-professional teams

Student progression rules

Students achieving a GPA of at least 5 at the end of second year will be eligible to continue into the third year of the course. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will be able to transfer to either the Bachelor of Health Sciences or the Bachelor of Medical Science.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion or failure to complete the course within nine consecutive years may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

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