Cradle Coast, Hobart, Launceston
Professional Experience Placement (PEP)
Students will be allocated PEP within individual health care agencies. Students must be available 5 days a week (40 hours) during the allocated PEP, and must be prepared to undertake a range of shifts – morning, evening and nightshift, which may include weekends, as per roster provided by the healthcare agency. 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 dates MAY differ from University of Tasmania calendar semester dates.
Grade
At the completion of CAM304 an IC (Interim Completion) grade is awarded because of the year long nature of some assessments. The result for year two (CAM304 and CAM305 combined) will be released at the end of semester two.
Introduction
CAM304 continues medical science teaching and introduces clinical rotations that continue across the year. The fundamentals of systems-based clinical science in CAM304 includes neuroscience, anatomy, endocrinology and pathology. Students commence clinical rotations in hospital and community settings, integrating their scientific knowledge with clinical practice, developing their skills in history taking, diagnostic reasoning, examination and fundamental clinical procedures and extending their knowledge of professional ethics and the Australian health sector. Third year includes three clinical placements in the disciplines of Medicine and Primary Care which are completed across semester 1 (CAM304) and semester 2 (CAM305). In addition to discipline-specific teaching, the rotations introduce students to the hospital setting, diagnostic reasoning, investigations and simple management plans. Other teaching in CAM304 includes the domains of Heath and Society, Ethics Professionalism and Leadership, and commencement of planning for the MD Professional Practice Project that will run throughout Years 4-5 of the program. Special Note: In order for students to undertake Professional Experience Placements (PEPs), there are mandatory requirements to be completed before students can enter a PEP venue. These are outlined in the Safety in Practice Agreement (https://www.utas.edu.au/health/professional-experience-placement/safety-in-practice-requirements). The Safety in Practice Disclosures section requires the student to establish, with the University, their capacity to perform the mandatory functional requirements of the course in which they are enrolled. The Safety in Practice Agreement also requires the student to comply with the UTAS Behaviour Policy, agree to undertake a police (criminal record) check, working with vulnerable persons registration and provide evidence of their immunisation/vaccination status. Students enrolled in the Tasmanian School of Medicine are required to comply with these requirements prior to the allocation of, and participation in, professional experience placements (which includes community engagement activities) and clinical rotations in health care settings. Students who do not comply will not be placed or will be removed from placements and therefore will not meet the requirements of the unit. Further information is available at the Health PEP website: http://www.utas.edu.au/health/professional-experience-placement Students who are unsure of the procedural guidelines should seek guidance from the School of Medicine
Summary
| Unit name | Fundamentals of Clinical Science 3 |
| Unit code | CAM304 |
| Credit points | 50 |
| College/School | Health School of Medicine |
| Discipline | Medicine |
| Coordinator | Doctor Hannah Jackson |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Advanced |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Key Dates
| Study Period | Start date | Census date | WW date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Year Period 1 | 24/1/2027 | 15/3/2027 | 7/4/2027 | 19/6/2027 |
* 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 (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2027 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2027 will be available from the 1st October 2026. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Apply knowledge of the structure and function of the nervous and endocrine systems to describe normal and pathological processes of these systems
- Demonstrate basic integration of systems-based knowledge to complex and multisystem presentations including those in specific populations and across the life course.
- Design appropriate scientific strategies to collect and analyse data to evaluate a research/professional practice question.
- Elicit, interpret, and integrate information from medical history and examination findings in all body systems, including physical and mental health.
- Use diagnostic reasoning to form an appropriate differential diagnosis.
- For common medical presentations and problems, recommend relevant investigations and evidence-based management plans, including preventative care (physical and mental health), and role of other health care professionals in a multidisciplinary team
- Describe and perform foundational procedural skills in a simulated setting.
- Analyse the determinants that shape the health and wellbeing of global, national, and local populations, including emerging challenges and explore the responses of health professionals and healthcare systems to advance health equity, sustainability and justice for First Nations peoples and other priority populations.
- Apply ethical principles to a variety of learning and clinical scenarios
- Demonstrate ethical practice, self-reflection, leadership, professionalism and collaboration as a medical student
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
CAM202Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Face-to-face and/or online synchronous and asynchronous - 10 hours weekly. Face-to-face practicals, tutorials, workshops, keynotes - 15 hours weekly. Clinical attachment - 32-38 hours/week for 5 weeks. Online asynchronous modules (during teaching weeks) - 5 hours weekly. Self-directed independent study - 8 hours weekly.
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| Assessment | Literature Review|Professional Portfolio|In Semester Tests (6%)|In Semester Test (24%)|Note - the remaining assessments are undertaken in CAM305 (70%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings and other resources will be provided through MyLO. |
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| Recommended | You can access the reading list for this unit from the link in MyLO or by going directly to the reading lists page on the University Library website. |
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.