BMSC28001 - Foundations of Medicine (MEDI7100)

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 48-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 100 hours of study per week, making a total of 1200 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

Past Exams

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

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.

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

1. Identifies the socio-economic, political, cultural and physical environmental factors that contribute to health outcomes for individuals and communities.
2. Cares for individuals from diverse populations and is committed to achieving equity in healthcare outcomes.
3. Explains, identifies, and applies public health methods including health screening and prevention approaches and incorporates prevention and early detection equitably into clinical practice.
4. Demonstrates commitment to healthcare sustainability and advocacy for climate change mitigation and adaptation .
5. Describes the factors that contribute to the health and wellbeing of specific populations including Indigenous Australians and other culturally and linguistically diverse groups and approaches to helping to address these factors.
6. Demonstrates ability to be a steward for the healthcare system through the efficient and equitable allocation of healthcare resources to meet individual community and national health needs, while enhancing quality and safety.
7. Describes global health issues and their relevance to healthcare delivery.
8. Explains and demonstrates how health informatics and health technology can be used in clinical practice to improve patient outcomes and experiences.
9. Describes the challenges and opportunities in health and healthcare in rural and remote areas.
10. Applies biological, clinical, social, and behavioural sciences in healthcare.
11. Accesses, critically appraises and applies health data and evidence from medical and scientific literature.
12. Applies scientific methods to generate and translate knowledge that improves the quality and safety of healthcare.
13. Describes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges of wellbeing and models of health care, including community and sociocultural strengths, as well as best practice approaches that lead to positive health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
14. Demonstrates professional and ethical scholarship, considering alternative perspectives and respectfully challenging beliefs and assumptions.
15. Demonstrates agility, adaptability and openness to change.
16. Supports and contributes to the learning of others.
17. Is a self-regulated learner that reflects on their own professional practice seeks input from others and implements actions as part of continuous learning.
18. Manages time and prioritises workload.
19. Communicates with clarity and sensitivity in all interactions.
20. Demonstrates kindness and compassion to others.
21. Takes a whole of person, compassionate approach to clinical care across the life course and in a range of settings.
22. Recognises and safeguards vulnerable patients.
23. Acts in accordance with the fundamental ethical and legal requirements of health professional.
24. Demonstrates professionalism and leadership in healthcare.
25. Empowers patients to manage their own health and wellbeing according to individual preferences and capabilities.
26. Collaborates effectively as a member of the health care team in the provision of whole person care, health-related education and research.
27. Works effectively as a member of learning, scholarly and research groups, and healthcare teams.
28. Partners effectively with a diverse range of people to achieve a healthcare system which accomplishes whole person care.
29. Relates respectfully to patients, colleagues, healthcare team members and others, is mindful of sociocultural diversity and open to different views and perspectives.
30. Maintains appropriate student, academic, professional and therapeutic relationships.
31. Contributes to a positive, supportive and collegiate workplace and team culture.
32. Communicates effectively and with cultural safety.
33. Integrates information from multiple sources, including a patient history, clinical examination, and the results of appropriately selected investigations.
34. Demonstrates safe and effective clinical judgement based on the available evidence and recognises one’s own limitations of practice and seek support.
35. Performs a range of procedural skills appropriate to the level of a graduating doctor.
36. Demonstrates ability to prescribe medications and administer other therapeutic agents safely effectively and economically using up to date evidence.
37. Devises a management plan in collaboration with the patient and their family/carers that prioritises the patient’s goals of care.
38. Recognises and assesses deteriorating and critically unwell patients who require immediate care. Implements immediate emergency and life supporting care.
39. Effectively manages patients with multiple comorbidities.
40. Demonstrates understanding of the principles of care for patients preparing for their future care or at the end of their lives with consideration of physical comfort, psychosocial support for the patient and their family/carers including when not to intervene.
41. Contributes to clinical care across patients’ life course.
42. Is clear, accurate and appropriate with respect to written and / or electronic documentation.
43. Actively monitors and addresses personal wellbeing, fatigue, health and safety to support self-care and patient care.

• Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
• Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes