Unit Outline

This unit, along with Unit 4B, is an integrated Clinical Placement year. Students are placed in a range of clinical placements. Student learning outcomes are organised to deliver the Australian Medical Council (AMC) medical graduate outcomes. Additionally, during this Unit and continuing in Units 4B, 5A and 5B, students will undertake an independent capstone research/professional practice project. This unit is integrated with the programme in the following year of the course (Unit 5A and 5B). Case based learning sessions will cover core clinical issues, will be delivered by a mixture of learning activities and will require a self-directed learning approach. The BMedSc/MD curriculum uses the AMC domains as an organising principle under which ILOs have been developed and 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 successful completion of Unit 4A students receive an AO (Assessment Ongoing) result. The final result for this unit is granted on completion of Unit 4B. Note: Students are required to enrol concurrently in Unit 4A and Unit 4B. In order for students to undertake Professional Experience Placements (PEPs), there are mandatory requirements to be completed before students can enter a PEP venue. These are outlined in the Safety in Practice Agreement (https://www.utas.edu.au/health/professional-experience-placement/safety-in-practice-requirements). The Safety in Practice Disclosures section requires the student to establish, with the University, their capacity to perform the mandatory functional requirements of the course in which they are enrolled. The Safety in Practice Agreement also requires the student to comply with the UTAS Behaviour Policy, agree to undertake a police (criminal record) check, working with vulnerable persons registration and provide evidence of their immunisation/vaccination status. Students enrolled in the Tasmanian School of Medicine are required to comply with these requirements prior to the allocation of, and participation in, professional experience placements (which includes community engagement activities) and clinical rotations in health care settings. Students who do not comply will not be placed or will be removed from placements and therefore will not meet the requirements of the unit. Further information is available at the Health PEP website: http://www.utas.edu.au/health/professional-experience-placement Students who are unsure of the procedural guidelines should seek guidance from the School of Medicine.

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	Integrate knowledge to identify and respond to health-related issues of individuals, populations, and health systems.
2	Undertake a professional practice/research project using the appropriate ethical and organisational processes
3	Implement advanced communication skills with patients to build rapport, determine patient perspectives, and communicate risk and benefit to enable shared decision making.
4	Integrate information obtained through medical history, examination, and investigations to make clinical judgements and plan care with patients.
5	Perform common procedural skills, including venepuncture, IV cannulation, basic life support, airway maintenance and urinary catheterisation, in a simulated setting and in a supervised clinical setting.
6	Apply public health research evidence to advocate for the health of socially and culturally diverse populations and Indigenous peoples.
7	Practise the principles of professionalism, ethics and leadership as outlined in relevant codes of conduct during interactions with patients and colleagues.
8	Develop advanced reflective capacity to enhance self-care and improve performance.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CAM305
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	CAM418

Alterations as a result of student feedback

CAM741/742 are new units for 2026, equivalent to CAM418/419 units of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M3N) degree.

In 2025 feedback was collated from students and staff regarding their experience with the new robust ePortfolio software called risr/advance. As a result of this feedback adjustments have been made to the goal setting function and to a number of the rubrics within the portfolio platform.

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:	Professional Portfolio	See the MyLO site for the due date	0 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Professional Portfolio

Task Description:

The portfolio demonstrates the programmatic assessment of students’ learning across the clinical years. The portfolio contains both individual summative and "Professional Portfolio Task” aspects of assessment. “Professional Portfolio Task" assessment activities must be attempted and assessed as satisfactory in order to pass the overall Portfolio component of assessment for the year across Unit 4A and 4B
The Portfolio will include clinical placement requirements, professional training and readiness activities, participation in teaching activities

Task Length:

Varied

Due Date:

See the MyLO site for the due date

Weight:

0 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Satisfactory completion of clinical placement requirements and workplace-based assessment tasks.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7, LO8
2	Demonstrates the ability to integrate clinical knowledge to make sound clinical judgements with respect to diverse populations.	LO1, LO4, LO6, LO7
3	Demonstrates advanced communication skills and professional behaviour in clinical settings.	LO3, LO7, LO8
4	Performs common procedural skills with appropriate supervision.	LO5, LO7

How your final result is determined

CAM741 and CAM742 are linked units and your final result will be determined upon completion of CAM742. An Assessment Ongoing (AO) grade will be awarded for CAM741 pending completion of CAM742.

To be awarded a final passing grade you must have:

- Demonstrated achievement of all ILOs AND

- Passed all assessment tasks

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.