In this unit, you will continue your honours research project and complete an internal clinical placement. During your internal clinical placement, you will refine your skills in patient assessment, diagnostic decision-making, management and prevention of complex clinical cases. You will be required to manage a diverse caseload including patients who differ in age, cultural/ethnic/socioeconomic status, mental health status, and physical capabilities. Your external clinical placement will give you the opportunity to work in metropolitan, regional and/or remote clinical settings. This unit is also the second unit in the formal requirements for the completion of your honours research project.

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 comments; informal feedback from students

Students found working with their honours supervisor to be a positive and well-supported experience

It is recommended that students continue to have the opportunity to work with, and meet regularly with, a dedicated Honours project supervisor

Feedback from SUTE comments

Students reported that there were instances where clinical vascular assessment protocols did not match their classroom learning

It is recommended that new vascular assessment resources are developed to clarify for students how classroom learning is integrated into clinical decision making during internal Work-Integrated Learning

Feedback from SUTE comments and quantitative data

Unit learning materials should be reviewed and updated where required

It is recommended that the unit coordinator reviews and enhances the unit learning materials prior to the next delivery of this unit, including the learning activities used to prepare students for clinical assessments