PHASE 3 CHECKLIST HYERIM SUH

Phase assessments and resources

Year 5
Basic clinical sciences

Exam information Resources

Biomedical sciences exam (Wed 14 and th
th
Thursday 15 November)
o Based on 24 hospital tutorials, 45 case
protocols, 4 campus days, 4
diagnostic imaging seminars, 4
hospital laboratories and 4
macroscopic pathology
demonstrations, Moodle modules
o 4 x 8 minute stations
o A (clinical anatomy), B (diagnostic
laboratory investigations), C
(macroscopic pathology
demonstration + questions on case
1
history ), D (clinical pharmacology)
o Clinical procedural log book (return to
clinical school by the end of the sixth
week in TP3 in sixth year)
o Make sure to choose simple activities
for lab/path so it’s easy to talk about
o NPC modules
o Biomed manual – case protocol and
outcomes
o Don't forget extra testable topics that
aren’t in the learning objectives
o Lectures and tutorials
o Notes from others
o 20 modules in Phase 3 biomedical
science modules Moodle courses
o Adaptive tutorials and formative
assessments on Diagnostic imaging
(Moodle)
o eDiagnostic (emed)
o Formative quizzes (Moodle)
o Recordings of Dr Sandy McColl’s
Biomedical Science tutorials (Moodle)
o Macroscopic Pathology
demonstrations (Moodle)
o Textbooks (Path - Robbins, Anatomy –
Lasts, General – Davidson’s,
Pharmacology – Rang and Dale)
o Ken Ashwell’s anatomy cases
o Websites (UptoDate, Best practice
and eTG)
o Trial vivas (October)

1 Take notes – look up indications, contraindications, costs, false positives, false negatives,
follow up tests. Understand pathogenesis and clinical features of the diseases Make an
interesting story, patient details are useful. Follow up the test result. Practice your narrative –
be enthusiastic and interesting.

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Year 6 (September)
Assessment and management

Exam information Resources

Written examination (30%) MCQ
o MCQ and key feature questions – case o Past questions (no repeats)
histories, choose or type multiple best o AMC handbook
answers OSCE
Clinical skills examination (40%) o Talley and O’Connor
o 9 x 8 minute stations o Bedside tutroials
o Med x 2, Surgery x 2, ED, GP, O&G, o Practice with friends
paediatrics, psychiatry o Past cases
Viva (30%) Viva
o Aim to assess or manage o Yearly viva releases
o 8 x 10 minute stations o Hospital viva tutorials
o 2 x 5 minutes for Med/Surgery/ED o On Call textbook
o 1 x 10 minutes for everything else o Old notes
o Med, surgery, ED, GP, O&G,
paediatrics, clinical pharmacology Other
o CPT Manual (List main drugs to learn)
o Moodle tutorials/materials

NPS/NPC
o Register – and complete all modules
before the ICE exam (including
antimicrobial modules)
o Complete National standard
medication charts course and upload
completion certificate to eMed as
Supporting Evidence

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Portfolio (20% of overall mark)

Reflective practitioner

Exam information Resources

o Final grade based on:
o Supporting evidence
o Short written portfolio report
o Performance in the interview
(demonstrate your
understanding of the
capability statements as well
as ability to relate these
capabilities to daily practice)
o Address any deficiencies from your
Phase 2 portfolio and Phase 1
o Supportive evidence includes your
mini CEX, case presentations, case
reports and elective course report
o Evidence of achievement includes
university assignments, external
activities (certificates, work,
volunteering)
Patient Log Book (use Evernote)
o Write up one clinical experience each
week
o What happened  how did you feel
 why did you feel like that  what
did you learn or what are you going to
do about it?
o Note issues that were raised and how
they were resolved
o Tie to graduate capability dot points
o Past questions (for interview)
o Past essays
Ethics modules (latter half of 2018)

Course based assessments and clinical learning2

+ remember there are mini exams in GP, psychiatry, ED
+ Indigenous assignment

2 From Jesse Ende’s PPT

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Learning plan

Negotiated cap (contributes to portfolio, ergo o Keep a copy to submit as supportive

submit as supportive evidence) evidence for portfolio
o Brief review of a topic at the meeting, o Keep a log book and upload it as
critically reviewing a publication, in supportive evidence
service tutorial for nursing staff, o Case report – written assignment or
quality improvement activity, oral presentations (presentation,
presenting at the final student assessment and management)
presentation session in the primary
care course, written case reports, oral
presentations, journal article
appraisal
o Best to do a presentation
o Do as many as you can
o Prioritise by deficiencies in Phase 3, 2
and 1 and those that aren’t covered in
the general caps

Clinical practice

Do mini-CEX (history, exam or counselling) o Do extra for practice

o Make a study group

Phase 3 clinical procedural logs

Call them up and organise it o Choose easy procedures