Teaching resources for staff

Orientation for Clinical Teachers

• Introduction to Teaching with the RCS and Example Group Learning Week Program (PDF 1MB)
• RCS Simulated Learning Environments
• Clinical Academic and Honorary Appointments can be arranged by contacting Associate Professor Lizzi Shires

Hospital-based Medical Education

Teaching in the hospital setting forms an important part of the MBBS course each year, culminating in clinical immersion during the last two years of the course.

Rural Clinical School students rotate through a series of discipline-based hospital attachments, with final-year students undertaking longer attachments where they 'buddy' with an intern.

Both the North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) and the Mersey Community Hospital (MCH) are utilised for training students.

Students follow the same clinical curriculum across the state. The Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery overview.

Learning and Teaching in the Hospital Setting

The RCS Year 4 and 5 Handbook provides specific information about RCS program and site-specific assessment.

Community-based Medical Education

Community-based Medical Education at the RCS includes learning and teaching programs in General Practice, a range of Primary Care settings and a classroom-based program.

Whilst the RCS is primarily dedicated to delivering the last two clinical years of the MBBS, other medical students from earlier stages of the course visit the region to undertake this form of learning.

Workplace learning is supported by an extensive team of General Practitioners and local health professionals.

Learning and Teaching in General Practice

Teaching in General Practice commences during Year 1 of the MBBS degree, and gradually increases in time, exposure and expectations of students over subsequent years. The Rural Clinical School program includes weekly sessions in General Practice over a full year. Final year students undertake a longer block attachment in General Practice, often in a remote setting.

RCS GP Support Visits to the General Practice

• RCS staff visit students in practice
• Meetings often occur over lunchtimes or before surgery to suit practices
• RCS staff work with students and practices to develop learning opportunities
• RCS staff are available to help assess the student presentation
• GPs may seek additional visits from RCS staff from time to time in response to learning and teaching needs, or communicate by phone or email as required.

Guidelines for Practice and Community staff

• RCS Year 4 and 5 GP Guidelines for Practice Managers (PDF 853 KB)
• RCS Year 4 and 5 GP Guidelines for Practice Nurses (PDF 1 MB)
• RCS Year 4 and 5 GP Supervisor Guidelines (PDF 6 MB)
• RCS Year 4 and 5 GP Student Handbook (PDF 4 MB)
• RCS Year 5 Guidelines for Community Hospitals (PDF 1 MB)

Further Teaching and Learning resources