Course overview
Students build their knowledge and skills base in Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine through experiential learning opportunities and organised teaching sessions. To experience a variety of care paradigms and a range of patient presentations students undertake placements in both in-patient and out-patient settings, including hospital wards and rehabilitation clinics, with teams working in the relevant disciplines. Placements (typically 8 weeks surgery; 6 weeks orthopaedics and rheumatology; 2 weeks introduction to scholarship, and domain teaching) allow students to build collegial relationships with teams of health care professionals and to observe and participate in a range of clinical activities including operating theatres, recovery wards and specialised out-patient clinics. Throughout the course students will participate in teaching sessions and engage with resources that cover topics in general surgery, orthopaedics, rheumatology and pain management (acute, chronic and post-operative). Students participate in a variety of formats including online learning, simulation, work integrated learning and workshops. Assessment will comprise a mix of written assignments, oral presentations, clinical placement assessments, multiple choice question test and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).