In years 4 and 5, students rotate through specific, context-based block modules and learn through clinical exposure to patients. Clinical experience is gained in a number of situations, including community, in-patient and out-patient, in both urban and rural settings.
| Paper title | Medicine Fourth Year |
|---|---|
| Paper code | MICN401 |
| Subject | Medicine |
| EFTS | 1 |
| Points | 120 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Full Year (30 January 2023 - 27 October 2023)
(On campus)
Full Year (30 January 2023 - 27 October 2023) (On campus) Full Year (30 January 2023 - 27 October 2023) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $16,915.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MB ChB
- Eligibility
- Successful progression from MICN 301.
- Contact
- otagomedicalschool@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Various academic staff from the relevant home campus of the Otago Medical School.
- Teaching Arrangements
- Clinical experience is supplemented by lectures and tutorials, including vertical module topics such as ethics, microbiology and pathology. In Advanced Learning in Medicine (ALM) about 75% of the students' time will be spent in clinical situations and about 25% in lectures and tutorials.
- Textbooks
Textbook lists are updated annually and will be provided early in the academic year.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship,
Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy,
Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
The ALM curriculum builds on Years 2 and 3 of the MB ChB programme by greater application of the theoretical learning of ELM training to clinical settings. There is an important transition from work as a student to work as a health professional. Students spend 75% of their time learning in clinical environments, with supplementary lectures and tutorials.
Specific skills include:
- Skills in working with patients and within a clinical team
- Attitudes concomitant with professional and ethical patient-centred conduct
- Independent thinking
- Research-informed, lifelong learning
