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PMSC13004 - Clinical Paramedic Practice 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is the third of three (3) clinical placement units within the Bachelor of Paramedicine course, where you will apply clinical knowledge, reasoning and practical skills at a graduate level in the clinical environment, engaging in structured reflective practice and consolidating skills and knowledge acquired over the course of the degree. You will complete a placement of a minimum of 200 hours (rostered across six weeks) applying a defined scope of practice under supervision. Placement activities focus on clinical judgement and decision-making to support your increasingly independent practice, ensuring you are adequately prepared for entry into a graduate internship program.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • PMSC13002 Clinical Paramedic Practice 2

Co-requisites:

  • PMSC13013 Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism

Please note: Any student who has not successfully completed a PMSC residential school within the preceding 12 months or undertaken a clinical placement unit, must complete a PMSC12001 Procedures & Skills refresher. This ensures currency with all contemporary skills and procedures in line with industry standards and professional capabilities

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Mixed Mode

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 68.75% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 12.9% response rate.

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.

Source: Self-reflection.
Feedback
Some unit content areas need updating to reflect contemporary practice.
Recommendation
Engage in a continuous improvement process to ensure contemporary unit resources are available and formatted for ease of student access.
Action Taken
The content in this unit was significantly updated to make contemporary supportive resources available.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
During placement, students received support and welfare calls to ensure wellbeing. Students expressed appreciation for these calls.
Recommendation
Continue to make support and welfare calls to students on receipt of both absence notifications and notifications from a placement provider that the student has been involved in a challenging response.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some action-focused students found that reflecting on their placement experiences took them out of their comfort zone.
Recommendation
Further develop student expectations of reflective learning building long-term value from the placement experience, enabling them to develop self-improvement actions for a lifelong learning mindset.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
Some students recommended tailoring communication techniques to student preferences
Recommendation
Ensure that students are aware of the multiple methods of communications and the full range of benefits of the Drop In sessions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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