This unit prepares you for the clinical workplace through the development of skills in sonographic scanning techniques for the abdomen and urinary tract. You will be required to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and professional behaviours needed to work in a clinical setting, and will be assessed within a simulated environment. This unit prepares you for entry into the sonographic clinical environment using the Assessment of Readiness for Clinical tool (ARC) in conjunction with other assessment tasks.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE data

Some students expressed that there were unclear unit requirements available.

Whilst the ARC tool and scanning protocol are already expansive, students could benefit from more layers to these resources outlining varying levels of diagnsotic versus non-diagnostic assessment. Consider developing a resource(s) outlining the unit requirements and with precise focus on the tipping point of when a non-critical error becomes a critical error.

Feedback from SUTE data and Informal Consultations

A lack of students volunteering as patients affected the creation and availability of demonstration videos on challenging patients.

The entire Melbourne cohort was invited to volunteer to be a patient for video resources with only a few volunteers. Education will be essential to ensure all students embrace being a demonstration patient ensuring diverse resources for the cohort. The addition of more videos on challenging patients will be considered.

Feedback from SUTE data

Some students felt that the pelvic module schedule could be adjusted to support better delivery during the term.

Consider reviewing the scheduling of the Pelvis module to an alternative timing and/or location while still adhering to industry standards and accreditation requirements.