Course Summary
This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real workplace context, and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to the experience.
This course is intended to cover the areas of knowledge capability (in various areas of laboratory medicine), technical capability in discipline related skills relevant to the laboratory of placement; communication skills (with professional co-workers and key users of the laboratory); professional work practices (in the day to day performance); and reflective capability (in completion of the Portfolio of Evidence of competency standards).
Students undertake a program of supervised professional practice in either a medical research, hospital or private pathology laboratory affiliated with the school, to educate and train future diagnostic or research Medical Scientists.
Work Integrated Learning:
Students enrolled in this course will be required to undertake a placement as part of the assessment of the course. ?A number of requirements must be met by students to ensure eligibility for placement:
* National Police check
* Working with Children Check
* Immunisation Declaration Forms