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.
Introduction
This is a professional experience placement (PEP) unit, undertaken while off campus in diagnostic pathology laboratories accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA), or equivalent. Students develop a holistic view of the role of the diagnostic pathology laboratory in the health-care industry in preparation for post-graduate employment, thorough observation and hands-on application of university learning. Assessment in this unit focusses on evaluating and reviewing work health and safety and laboratory accreditation, and practicing professional and academic research and communication. Students are subject to the rules and regulations of the host laboratory, supervised by laboratory staff.
Summary
| Unit name | Medical Laboratory Practice |
| Unit code | CXA731 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health School of Health Sciences |
| Discipline | Health Sciences |
| Coordinator | Ms Jane Pittaway |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate and review laboratory protocols and procedures, quality systems and practice.
- Communicate professional information about laboratory procedures and protocols to professional and academic audiences.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
All prior units within the Master of Laboratory Medicine degree – CXA622, CXA625, CXA631, CXA632, CXA633, CXA641, CXA642, CXA643, CXA651, CXA652, CXA6XX Human Molecular Biology, CXA601 Integrated Laboratory MedicineCo-requisites
CXA7XX Medical Laboratory Placement 1 and CXA7XX Medical Laboratory Placement 2Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Seminar online (3hrs x 1 time); Workshop Online (15hrs over 3 days); Researching for & writing assignments (5hrs x weekly) |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Quality Control (20%)|Risk Assessment and Safe Work Practices (20%)|Oral presentation & referenced abstract (30%)|Take home examination (30%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Access to your host laboratory’s Work, Health, and Safety manual (Risk Assessment assignment). |
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| Recommended | Lecture, tutorial and practical notes and texts previously used during the professional units of the course (particularly in preparation for the final exam). |
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.