Medicine 3

A masters level course offered by the ANU Medical School as part of the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD). Medicine 3 is the third year of the ANU Medical program. Medicine 3 is delivered in two semester long blocks over the course of the third year of the program: Integrated Child and Community Health (ICCH) and Foundations of Internal Medicine and Surgery (FIMS). The Year 3 blocks are designed to immerse students in a clinical environment and to introduce them to the practice of Medicine, Surgery, Community Medicine and Child Health. It builds upon the biomedical foundations of these disciplines and the clinical skills developed in the first two years of the course. The emphasis throughout each term is on self-directed, experiential learning and deep involvement in the day-to-day care of their patients. Students will have clear requirements for attendance, patient clerking and unit involvement. Prior to commencing Year 3, students will be expected to be proficient in the basic skills of history taking and clinical examination. The prolonged attachments will allow them practise in the synthesis of information and the development of concise management plans for their patients. Elements of Population Health, Professionalism and Leadership, Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Skills will be integrated into all parts of each term. Rural stream: (students can apply to undertake Year 3 in a parallel curriculum) Students will have a total of 39 weeks of clinical attachment in a single rural location to allow them to build relationships with the medical, nursing and allied health staff, as well as the wider community to which they are allocated. The rural placement for the year is an opportunity to observe and participate in the provision of health through general practice, specialist care, hospital car and community care. The focus of the curriculum is on general practice, medical and surgical care, paediatric, geriatric, sexual health and Indigenous health. Students will have the opportunity to follow patients with multiple health needs and this experience and learning will contribute to meeting the curriculum requirements of both the Integrated Community and Child Health (ICCH) and Foundations of Internal Medicine and Surgery (FIMS) terms. Throughout Year 3, rural students are required to attend a number of compulsory formal teaching blocks, and will not be expected to attend clinical activities during these periods. Course Structure Two curriculum blocks comprised of a series of clinical rotations: Foundations of Internal Medicine and Surgery Integrated Community and Child Health Each student will have an individual timetable and unique placement sequence.