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Overview

In this final-year professional practicum subject, students will extend their clinical skills and consolidate their professional identity by building on their experience of consulting patients of different ages and cultural backgrounds. Students are in supervised clinical practice  across one or multiple sites and during this time will also undertake independent … For more content click the Read more button below.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

Subject coordinator

Linda Malesic

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

AQF level

Level 8 – Bachelor Degree Honours

Available as elective

No

Available to study abroad / exchange students

No

Capstone subject

Yes

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

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Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities
Work based learning (placement):Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Uni sourced
Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject
Total hours/days required:

25 days

Location of work based learning:Metro, Offshore - metro, Regional, Offshore - regional

Graduate capabilities

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Practice with judgement and responsibility in a specialized area of professional practice
2.
Interpret clinical information in a specialized area of practice for patients, their family and colleagues
3.
Analyse complex clinical problems and develop appropriate management solutions
4.
Evaluate complex cases to formulate accurate diagnoses
5.
Effectively communicate diagnoses and education or health promotion information suitable for patients and caregivers in specialized practice settings.
6.
Clearly communicate management plans based on best available evidence
7.
Reflect on personal professional practice to support continuous improvement in patient outcomes

Learning activities

Students will engage in placement and various assessments to achieve learning outcomes.