On successful completion of Year 5 of the MBBS program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
• Normal structure and function of the body, from conception through childhood, adolescence, reproductive life, adulthood and old age, and including epidemiological, social and behavioural aspects
• Principles of anaesthesia and pain management in emergencies, acute and chronic pain, patient monitoring and end-of-life care
• Common presentations in relation to normal development and/or clinical disorders that may arise during life, and the approaches for their recognition, investigation, treatment and prevention
• Integrating and applying core medical and scientific knowledge to individual patients, population and health systems
• Integrating the principles of disease prevention and health promotion into clinical practice
• Environmental and psychosocial issues and their effect on patients
• The rights of vulnerable individuals and their families, the responsibilities of involved health professionals, and the relevant health, welfare and legal services available
• Managing multi-morbidity in the hospital and community
• Appreciation of the contribution of various health professional team members to patient care
• Identifying, accessing, critically appraising, interpreting and applying evidence from the medical and scientific literature
• Consequences of iatrogenesis on health outcomes

2. Demonstrate competency in the following areas of clinical skills and reasoning:

• Diagnostic reasoning skills including integration and weighted interpretation of findings from history and physical examination to arrive at an initial differential diagnosis
• Selecting and justifying common investigations, with regards to the pathological basis of disease, utility, safety and cost effectiveness, and interpretation of the results
• Applying therapeutic reasoning skills including identification of appropriate therapeutic objectives in both differentiated and undifferentiated clinical problems
• Formulating and justifying appropriate management options, individually and as a member of a team
• Prescribing therapy safely, effectively and economically, using objective evidence, in acute, chronic, perioperative pain, and palliative care settings
• Performing advanced life support skills, with effective use of airway aids and using the difficult airway algorithm that incorporates professional boundaries
• Performing and explaining to patients a range of procedures (as listed in year 4/5 objectives)
• Provide specific advice to the woman about options for confinement in an appropriate setting, including referral to a specialist obstetrician if risk factors are identified
• Providing specific advice to patients on the potential hazards of drugs to themselves, and/or a conceptus
• Communicating effectively with patients and their families, and other health professionals, about diagnosis and management plans, ensuring care handover
• Assisting with completion of patient Extended Primary Care assessment, advanced care planning and patient competency assessment.

3. Demonstrate the following professional attributes:

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, in a variety of media, with patients, colleagues and others
• Working and communicating with other health professionals to achieve the best patient-outcomes
• Applying the principles of evidence-based medicine
• Maintenance of patient dignity, privacy and confidentiality, and practice of empathetic medicine
• Ethical and professional attitudes and behaviour in interactions with patients, relatives, colleagues and all other clinical staff
• Accepting of responsibility to protect and advance the health and wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations
• Understanding the environmental, social and psychological determinants of disease, including issues relating to health inequalities, cultural diversity, and socio-economic and physical environment factors
• Ability to contribute to the teaching and professional development of others

Requirements for Year 5 of the MBBS Program

To complete Year 5 students must achieve a Non-Graded Pass (NGP) in the end of semester 2 summative assessments and and have successfully completed all year level component course placements (24 units) as per below.

Requirements to achieve a NGP in MEDIC ST 5000AHO/BHO, the end of Semester 2 summative assessments:

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting (%)
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)*	Summative, hurdle	50
MCQ paper	Summative	50

Additional assessment will be offered to students who score after standard setting adjustments 45%-49% in either or both of the OSCE and MCQ. The maximum score result for additional assessment is 50% and an overall pass in the examination course.

Requirements to achieve a NGP in clinical placement courses
Students are required to take both the Part A and the matching Part B course.

Course	Unit value	Grade
5005 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Medical & Scientific Attachment III	2	NGP
5006 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Medical & Scientific Attachment IV	2	NGP
5007 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Medical & Scientific Attachment V	2	NGP
5009 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Geriatrics and General Practice	4	NGP
5014 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Anaesthesia, Pain Medicine & Intensive Care V	2	NGP
5015 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Paediatrics and Child Health	6	NGP
5016 AHO/BHO ARU/BRU Human Reproductive Health	6	NGP
TOTAL	24

* NGP is defined in Grade Scheme 8. Requirements to achieve NGP in courses are detailed in the relevant course outline. To progress into year 5 a student must have achieved a NGP in 24 units of the clinical placement courses and the end of year summative assessments.

If a student has not completed all required units of the year they must successfully complete an appropriate remedial course of the same or greater value as specified in term 4 of the same academic year.

Professional Requirements
All medical students are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the Medical Board of Australia. The staff of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences manage student registration by providing a list of enrolled medical students to the AHPRA. Students do not need to register individually.

Students must adhere to the codes, guidelines and policies of these agencies. Further information about your obligations as registered members of the medical profession can be found on the websites of the registration bodies:

http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Standards.aspx

http://www.medicalboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Policies.aspx

The University of Adelaide has developed a Code of Conduct in consultation with the Medical Board of Australia to guide students and clarify expectations of student conduct on a range of issues and in various situations. The Code of Conduct is found in the canvas course associated with this course.

Attendance Requirements
All courses in the MBBS program have attendance requirements that are clearly outlined in the respective Course Outlines.

Academic Progression Requirements

As defined by the Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy, the MBBS is a yearly program.

Progression from one year to the next in the MBBS is dependent on the student successfully completing an annual examination course in which a full year’s learning is assessed.

To successfully complete MEDIC ST 5000 AHO/BHO, the student must pass the  end of year examinations and have successfully completed all year level component courses (24 units).

NGP = non-graded pass, which is > or = to 50% after standard setting adjustments have been applied.

To progress into year 6 a student must have achieved a NGP in 24 units of the clinical placement courses and the end of year summative assessments.

If a student has not completed all required units of the year they must successfully complete an appropriate remedial course of the same or greater value as specified in term 4 of the same academic year.