Available in 2024
Course code

MRSC2110

Units

10 units

Level

2000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to consolidate basic professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience, by participating in professional skill labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited diagnostic radiography clinical centre. The labs and professional placement will increase confidence and competence in undertaking and participating in basic to more complex professional procedures. Clinical placement occurs during Semester 1 for six weeks.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 1 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Continue to develop and use clinical skills in MRS procedures

2. Further develop and demonstrate a professional attitude towards and ability to communicate with members of the public and other health care workers

3. Further develop their clinical reasoning skills

4. Practice within an existing ethical and legal framework

5. Be able to evaluate and critique their professional role and performance during clinical practice


Content

Musculoskeletal imaging


Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

Students must be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours)(Diagnostic Radiography) [40002] program.

Students must be concurrently enrolled in MRSC2100 and have successfully completed MRSC1150, MRSC1110 to enrol in this course.


Assumed knowledge

MRSC1110 Clinical Education IMRSC1100 or MRSC1150 MRS Professional Methods 1Must be enrolled in or have successfully passed MRSC2100


Assessment items

Portfolio: Professional Skills / Clinical Competence Portfolio

In Term Test: Objectively Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE)


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 5 days per week for 6 week(s)
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 7 week(s)
Seminar-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s)
  • Pre-clinical briefing Seminar.
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.

Course outline