MDSC3000 Skills for Medical Scientists 3

Dr Binoy Appukuttan

2020

4.5

13 x 2-hour workshops per semester

1 MDSC1102 - Skills for Medical Scientists 1
2 MDSC2000 - Skills for Medical Scientists 2
3 Admission into BMS-Bachelor of Medical Science
3a Admission into BMSLM-Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine)
3b Admission into BMSH-Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours)
3c Admission into ADMSLM-Associate Degree in Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine)
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2 and (3 or 3a or 3b or 3c))

Knowledge of basic medical sciences topics

Examination; Assignments;

This topic is designed to give students an appreciation of the issues and complexities of medical science and research in the current climate of funding imperatives. The student will also learn of the bridges and networks that operate between university-hospital, research institutes and commercial companies. Students will learn to research a topic important in medical science and communicate their view in written form to critical review.

The aims of the topic are to gain an understanding of:

the impact of disease on the individual and community
protection of intellectual property and commercialisation of discovery
the nature of clinical trials, medical ethics and legal issues related to ownership and use of human tissue
diagnostic laboratory accreditation
the issues of quality assurance and quality control in a diagnostic laboratory
the conduct of point of care testing in clinical pathology
the forces and current expectations impacting on medical research and the researcher
how to analyse, research and communicate your opinion on an important question that impacts on current day medical science and research.

On completion of this topic students are expected to be able to:

have an understanding of the impact of disease on the community and the individual and the need to conduct medical research to improve health and well-being
have an understanding of the conduct of clinical trials, medical ethics and legal matters impacting on body ownership and the use of human tissues in medical research
understand the legal rights of postgraduate students and experienced medical researchers for the commercialisation of their research discovery
understand and appreciate the legal requirements for the conduct of medical research in a university laboratory environment and diagnostic pathology laboratories
conduct a review of the scientific and lay opinion on an important, current medical issue and communicate their review findings in a written piece and a presentation in an open forum.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.

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