The fifth year builds on fourth year with more time spent on wards and in the community; interviewing and examining patients; and clinical problem solving. There are also projects in public health.
Paper title | Medicine Fifth Year |
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Paper code | MICN501 |
Subject | Medicine |
EFTS | 1 |
Points | 120 points |
Teaching period(s) | Full Year (8 February 2021 - 5 November 2021)
(On campus)
Full Year (8 February 2021 - 5 November 2021) (On campus) Full Year (8 February 2021 - 5 November 2021) (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $16,187.00 |
International Tuition Fees (NZD) | $90,889.00 |
- 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.
- 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