Professional Experience Placement (PEP)
Students will be allocated PEP within individual health care agencies. Students may be expected to relocate and are expected to travel to where PEP is available. To be eligible to undertake PEP all students must be ‘Verified’ as meeting College of Health and Medicine PEP Safety in practice Compliance as per the Course Entry Requirements.
Students who cannot or do not comply with these requirements will not be allocated PEP and therefore will not be able to complete this unit.
PEP days MAY differ from University of Tasmania calendar semester dates.
Details of PEP compliance can be found at https://www.utas.edu.au/health/professional-experience-placement/safety-in-practice-requirements
Introduction
Medical Laboratory Placement 1 & 2 (CXA412, CXA425) are two of three professional experience placement units (PEP) undertaken off campus in diagnostic pathology laboratories accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), or equivalent. Students experience core and specialised areas within a modern diagnostic pathology laboratory and develop a holistic view of the role of the diagnostic pathology laboratory in the health-care industry. They further develop practical laboratory skills and learning (by observing and performing) and apply three years of undergraduate theory (university learning) to professional practice. Students are subject to the rules and regulations of the host laboratory and supervised by laboratory staff. CXA412 comprises 4 weeks of PEP and CXA425 comprises 9 weeks of PEP. These units, along with CXA401 (Medical Laboratory Practice) comprise a full semester unit weighting. Organise yourself for the comparable assessment workload of a 4th year semester, fitted in around full-time attendance at your hosting laboratory. It is up to you to negotiate time away from the bench to work on assignments when necessary – up to ½ day per week or the equivalent
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Medical Laboratory Placement 1 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CXA412 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Health Sciences |
| Discipline | Health Sciences |
| Coordinator | Ms Jane Pittaway |
| Teaching staff | Ms Jane Pittaway |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
CXA315, CXA300 and two pairs of units from: (CXA332 and CXA333) or (CXA342 and CXA343) or (CXA352 and CXA353).
Co-requisites
CXA401 and CXA425
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | External: normally in a category 1 NATA-Registered Pathology Laboratory or international equivalent. Students are supervised and assessed by laboratory staff. |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Discussion posts (online) 200 words each, Weight: 5% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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| Recommended |
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