Launceston
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
This is a professional experience placement (PEP) unit, undertaken off campus in diagnostic pathology laboratories in New South Wales, accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), or equivalent. Over a 12-week period, students experience core and specialised areas within a modern diagnostic pathology laboratory. They develop a holistic view of the role of the diagnostic pathology laboratory in the healthcare industry, with added focus on professional issues, codes of conduct and ethics, work health and safety and laboratory accreditation. They further develop practical laboratory skills and learning (by observing and performing) and apply university learning to professional practice. Students are subject to the rules and regulations of the host laboratory, supervised by laboratory staff. This unit comprises a 25% semester unit weighting.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Laboratory Medicine Professional Experience Placement |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CXA704 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Health Sciences |
| Discipline | Health Sciences |
| Coordinator | Jane Pittaway |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
Note
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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
CXA633, and (CXA643 or CXA653)
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Seminars (6hrs) are held in week 1 and week 12 only |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Professional Presentation [20 minutes] 20% |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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