Unit Outline

This unit is an integrated Clinical Placement year. Students are placed in a range of clinical attachments. Student learning outcomes are organised to deliver the Australian Medical Council, AMC, medical student outcomes. This unit is integrated with the programme in the following year of the course. Case based learning sessions will cover core clinical issues and will be delivered by a mixture of learning opportunities and will require self-directed learning approaches. The MBBS curriculum uses the AMC 4 domains as an organising principle under which the outcomes are assessed. The 4 domains are: Clinical Practice (the medical graduate as practitioner), Professionalism and Leadership (the medical graduate as a professional and leader), Health and Society (the medical graduate as a health advocate), and Science and Scholarship (the medical graduate as scientist and scholar). On completion of CAM418 students receive an AO (Assessment Ongoing) result. A final result is granted on completion of CAM419. Note: Students are required to enrol concurrently in CAM418 and CAM419. In order to commence workplace learning outside of the University of Tasmania (including clinical placements and visits) students are required to demonstrate compliance with the College of Health and Medicine and Tasmanian School of Medicine policies relevant to workplace based learning. These include the Police Check Policy and Procedures, Infectious Disease Policy, Code of Conduct and Student Placement Agreement. Students who do not comply with these policies will not be placed or will be removed from placements and therefore will not be able to complete this unit. Students who have not complied or are unsure of the policies should seek guidance from the School.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

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


1	Meet the learning objectives of each discipline as listed in the Year 4 Learning Outcomes.
2	Meet the learning objectives for Case-Based Learning as listed in the Year 4 Learning Outcomes.
3	Achieve satisfactory progression at year 4 standard towards the AMC Medical Graduate Outcomes.
4	Achieve satisfactory progression at year 4 standard towards the learning outcomes described in the University’s Graduate Quality Statement.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CAM418

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Following introduction of electronic placement/workplace-based assessment via PebblePad in 2024, a review was undertaken. Student reports via the Year 4/5 Management Committee as well as staff experience and analysis of the submitted data has resulted in the adoption of a more robust ePortfolio software called risr/advance. This software is purpose-built for medical education and has superior progress tracking and reporting for both staff and students than the previous system.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	OSCE	See the MyLO site for the due date	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Written Long Case Report	See the MyLO site for the due date	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Portfolio Assessment	See the MyLO site for the due date	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Exam	Exam Period	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: OSCE

Task Description:

12 Stations blueprinted against CBL curriculum to cover a range of competencies and disciplines.

HURDLE TASK

Task Length:

3 hours

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

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CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate competency in clinical skills by passing a minimum of 9 out of 12 OSCE stations. The pass mark for each station is determine by the Borderline Regression Method	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Written Long Case Report

Task Description:

Written Long Case Report

HURDLE TASK

Task Length:

1500-2000 words

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

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CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Relevant history, examination, investigations and patient goals recorded. Relevant interventions / treatments are outlined with evidence to support them and compared to patient’s actual treatment	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Demonstrates an assessment and engagement with the patient’s health literacy level.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
3	Discharge Summary which demonstrates ability to provide accurate handover.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Portfolio Assessment

Task Description:

The portfolio demonstrates the programmatic assessment of students’ learning across the clinical years. The portfolio contains both individual summative and “Portfolio Assessment requirements” aspects of assessment. “Portfolio Assessment requirements” assessment activities must be attempted and assessed as satisfactory in order to pass the overall Portfolio component of assessment for the year. All components of the portfolio as listed below are common to all Clinical Schools.

Portfolio Assessment requirements:
Clinical skills log, case reports, reflective writing, workplace-based assessments (including mini-clinical examination assessments), oral presentation assessments, multisourced professionalism feedback.

HURDLE TASK

Task Length:

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

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CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Satisfactory completion of portfolio assessment requirements (as above)	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 4: Exam

Task Description:

Written paper, split into two sections and administered over two sittings, consisting of best answer out of five (MCQ) type of questions.

Task Length:

2 x 2 hours

Due Date:

Exam Period

Weight:

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CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Demonstrate clinical knowledge by passing the combined MCQ written examination. The pass mark will be determined by an appropriate standard setting methodology.	LO1, LO2, LO3

How your final result is determined

This unit is linked CAM418. To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, and pass any hurdle tasks for both CAM418 and CAM419.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.