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2009

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Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)

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Are Patients Willing Participants In The New Wave Of Community-Based Medical Education In Regional And Rural Australia?, Judith N. Hudson, Kathryn M. Weston, Russell W. Pearson, Rowena G. Ivers, Elizabeth Farmer Jan 2009

Are Patients Willing Participants In The New Wave Of Community-Based Medical Education In Regional And Rural Australia?, Judith N. Hudson, Kathryn M. Weston, Russell W. Pearson, Rowena G. Ivers, Elizabeth Farmer

Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)

Community-based medical education is escalating to meet the increased demand for quality clinical education in expanded settings and patient participation is vital to the sustainability of this endeavour. This study aimed to investigate patients’ views on being used as an educational resource in medical student teaching, and whether they are being under- or over-used.


A Review Of Anatomy Education In Australasian Medical Schools, Noel Tait, Steven J. Craig, Darryl J. Mcandrew, Christos Georgiou Jan 2009

A Review Of Anatomy Education In Australasian Medical Schools, Noel Tait, Steven J. Craig, Darryl J. Mcandrew, Christos Georgiou

Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)

Changes to medical education in Australia include a proliferation of medical schools, shorter courses, shifts toward problem-based learning, and large-scale medical knowledge expansion. Students also spend less time on university campuses and more time at clinical teaching sites which are often non-specialised, regional and remote from the parent university. These changes leave little room for teaching anatomy as a pure discipline.


Implementing Longitudinal Community-Based Health Education Using A Sustainable Change Model, Judith N. Hudson, B. R. Smith, Elizabeth Farmer Jan 2009

Implementing Longitudinal Community-Based Health Education Using A Sustainable Change Model, Judith N. Hudson, B. R. Smith, Elizabeth Farmer

Graduate School of Medicine - Papers (Archive)

The University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine provides a 4 year graduate entry medical programme aimed at producing competent graduates with a vocation to serve in rural regional and remote Australia. This innovative programme includes a longitudinal integrated clinical placement for a full academic year in the third phase of the course. All students will live, learn and work in a rural regional or remote community and engage with all health services including primary care, hospitals and extended services. This initiative aims to extend the concept of community based health education and continuity of care as a core curriculum …