MEDI2002

Block 6: Musculoskeletal and Neuroscience

Block 7: Human Disease

On completion of Block 6 students should:

• Have a basic knowledge of the epidemiology, clinical features, investigations and management of common musculoskeletal diseases
• Be able to undertake a history of musculoskeletal symptoms and perform the required joint examination
• Understand a multidisciplinary team approach to the management of diseases affecting the musculoskeletal system
• Appreciate the principles of management of chronically ill patients and the psychosocial impact of rheumatic disease
• Understand and construct the principles of pharmacological, physical, surgical, and psychosocial management of rheumatic disorders
• Use neuroanatomical knowledge to choose the likely site of the causative lesion for common neurological deficits
• Understand the need to pose the minimum number of causative lesions, based on the regions of intersection of overlap of the major neurological pathways
• Be able to apply the principles of somatotopic organization of neurological structures to patient signs and symptoms and thereby choose reasonable hypotheses about regions of injury or disease
• Be able to apply knowledge of the common neurological diseases to make reasonable estimates of the likely pathological process behind such deficits
• Understand the principles of neurological localisation
• Understand the usual temporal course of common neurological conditions and relate the underlying pathophysiology of neurological disease to the available treatments
• Be able to distinguish between positive and negative neurological symptoms

Block 7

This Block:

• Provides an opportunity for revision and integration of core concepts covered in previous blocks.
• Emphasises the complexity of clinical practice.
• Expands on the role of the doctor within a community.
• Explores factors which impact broadly on professional practice.
• Provides an opportunity to bring previous learning into a holistic context

Students will be engaged in face to face teaching for 20-22 hours per week.

Only students offered a place in the ANU Medical School are eligible to enrol.

Please refer to http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/students/.