School Of MedicineClinical Sciences 2Western Sydney University Unit Code: 401277.1
Discipline: GENERAL MEDICINE
Student Contribution Band: 3
Level: 2
Credit Points: 80
Incompatible Units
400862 Foundations of Medicine 2
Prerequisite
401276 Clinical Sciences 1
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 4758 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
About this Unit
This Unit is a consolidation of two formerly approved Units (Clinical Sciences 2 and Professional portfolio 2) into one Unit. The Unit content is derived from content of two existing Units that are being retired because of the new Unit being introduced.
The reason for the amalgamation of the two units is that the role of the Professional Portfolio is to assist students to identify and monitor their learning through reflections about their academic and professional performance in the Clinical Sciences unit. Therefore, it is logical to have them both sit within the same unit. Also, the Professional Portfolio and the Clinical Sciences are required to be co-delivered and co-assessed. This would be difficult if they were to be in two separate units and would require new progression rules. Since the two components (Clinical Sciences and Professional Portfolio) were previously co-requisites and co-assessed, if we retain the same 2-unit model, students who fail one unit and pass the other will be required to remediate a unit that they have already passed. This will be unacceptable by students and would be considered a breach of university policy.
There are also potential ethical/legal issues in making students incur the cost of repeating a unit they have already passed. In addition, there is potential for students to accrue extra credit points which could prove problematic. Successful student workload requires rewarding with credit points. The total added credit points of passed and remediated units of a repeating student will be greater that credit points achieved by students who do not require remediation.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
Students are required to obtain and provide all necessary documentation to be verified by NSW ClinConnect. This verification is a requirement of the NSW Health Department for all students enrolled in medical programs. If a student fails to produce this documentation to ClinConnect they will not be able to attend hospital and health service teaching sessions, and placements. Attendance is a mandatory requirement of the course to ensure that professional competencies are met. Failure to attend will result in a fail grade for the unit. Documents that must be provided to ClinConnect are:
1. National Police Certificate
2. Adult Health Immunization Schedule
3. Code of Conduct Agreement
Students must also meet the inherent requirements of the course as outlined in the University of Western Sydney Inherent Requirements for Medicine:
(www.uws.edu.au/ir/inherent_requirements/inherent_requirements_for_medicine_courses).
Inherent requirements are personal capabilities which are essential for achieving the learning outcomes of the Course or Unit in a way that will preserve the integrity of the University’s teaching, learning and assessment standards and the accreditation requirements for the course. The Disability Education Standard, Section 3.4 (3) states: “In assessing whether an adjustment to the Course, Unit of the Course or program in which the student is enrolled, or proposes to be enrolled, is reasonable, the provider is entitled to maintain the academic requirements of the Course or program, and other requirements or components that are inherent in or essential to its nature. Note: In providing for students with disabilities, a provider may continue to ensure the integrity of its Courses or programs and assessment requirements and processes, so that those on whom it confers an award can present themselves as having the appropriate knowledge, experience and expertise implicit in the holding of that particular award.”
Special Requirements - Essential Equipment
1. Stethoscope 2. Pencil torch 3. White laboratory coat 4. Watch (with a second hand or display) 5. Closed-in shoes