MBCHB 401A/B : MBChB Part IV

Medical and Health Sciences

2024 Semester One (1243) / Semester Two (1245) (120 POINTS)

Course Prescription

During Part IV, students spend 33 weeks in eight clinical attachments: emergency medicine, anaesthesiology, musculoskeletal, surgery, general and specialty medicine, geriatrics and general practice. These attachments are complemented by four weeks of topic teaching on campus. There is also a compulsory Māori and Pacific Health module.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: MBCHB 311, 321 To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 401 A and B

Course Contacts

Kira Bacal, MD PhD MPH  

Phase 2 Director, Medical Programme Directorate  

 k.bacal@auckland.ac.nz


Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Apply key basic science principles to the evaluation of patients (Capability 3, 4 and 8)
  2. Identify and evaluate a range of clinical presentations by completing appropriate history taking and examinations. (Capability 3, 4, 6 and 8)
  3. Formulate diagnoses and treatment plans under guidance (Capability 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7)
  4. Engage with all members of the clinical team, demonstrating good communication skills across multiple environments. (Capability 1, 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
  5. Communicate effectively with patients, whanau, and other stakeholders in the clinical setting. (Capability 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
  6. Perform in a manner that is safe and effective, physically, emotionally, and culturally. (Capability 1, 2, 7 and 8)
  7. Describe the challenges associated with providing safe and effective health care in the Aotearoa/New Zealand setting (Capability 1, 2, 5 and 7)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Clinically-Focused Progress Tests 20% Individual Coursework
Clinical attachments 20% Individual Coursework
Clinical & Communication Skills Observations 20% Individual Coursework
Personal and Professional Skills Portfolio 20% Individual Coursework
Hauora Maori Assessment 20% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Clinically-Focused Progress Tests
Clinical attachments
Clinical & Communication Skills Observations
Personal and Professional Skills Portfolio
Hauora Maori Assessment

Workload Expectations

This course is a 120 point course and students are expected to spend 35-45 hours per week in clinical settings.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities including tutorials and clinical attachments to complete components of the course.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Every year, we revise aspects of the curriculum based on student feedback.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 31/10/2023 09:06 a.m.