This course will introduce you to the foundation knowledge and skills required to recognise common musculoskeletal conditions and to undertake orthopaedic, clinical, and osteopathic examinations. It will build upon knowledge and skills acquired in MEDS2207 with an emphasis now on the musculoskeletal systems. You will be required to demonstrate safety and clinical decision-making skills whilst performing tests used to assess the musculoskeletal systems in an ordered and logical sequence.

Information gathered from the clinical examination will be used in conjunction with other clinical information gathering skills to make decisions about the integrity of these systems, and the patient's general health.

This course includes a learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.