Overview
Medical students spend their fifth year consolidating the development of the previous years. Expectations correspond with their greater familiarity of the clinical environments, with further exposure to other medical disciplines and contexts. A small number of students may choose to spend their fifth year based in a rural centre as part of the Rural Medical Immersion Programme.
About this paper
| Paper title | Medicine Fifth Year |
|---|---|
| Subject | Medicine |
| EFTS | 1 |
| Points | 120 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Full Year (2 February 2026 - 30 October 2026)
(On campus)
Full Year (2 February 2026 - 30 October 2026) (On campus) Full Year (2 February 2026 - 30 October 2026) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $19,538.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MB ChB
- Eligibility
- Successful progression from MICN 401.
- 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, Hauora Maori, Pacific 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 Advanced Learning in Medicine (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
Overview
Medical students spend Year 5 consolidating the development of the previous years. Expectations correspond with their greater familiarity of the clinical environments, with further exposure to other medical disciplines and contexts. A small number of students may choose to spend Year 5 based in a rural centre as part of the Rural Medical Immersion Programme.
About this paper
| Paper title | Medicine Fifth Year |
|---|---|
| Subject | Medicine |
| EFTS | 1 |
| Points | 120 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Full Year (1 February 2027 - 29 October 2027)
(On campus)
Full Year (1 February 2027 - 29 October 2027) (On campus) Full Year (1 February 2027 - 29 October 2027) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MB ChB
- Eligibility
- Successful progression from MICN 401.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Various academic staff from the relevant home campus of the Faculty of Medicine.
- Teaching Arrangements
Clinical experience is supplemented by lectures and tutorials, including vertical module topics such as ethics, Hauora Māori, Pacific 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 and on-line material is 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 Year 5 curriculum builds on Year 4 of the MB ChB programme by greater application of the training in 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