Overview
Clinical Practice 3 is the third block of practical experience which is undertaken in the CQUni Health Clinic. You will perform as a functional team member under guidance of clinic supervisors and senior interns. You will build on theoretical knowledge and practical skills learnt in the previous two clinical units of the course and will be expected to demonstrate this increased knowledge and skill by contributing to patient assessment and treatment. You will actively contribute to clinical decision making and be able to undertake clinical tasks under supervision. In order to pass this unit you must demonstrate a mastery level of knowledge and understanding of chiropractic procedures, processes and documentation and demonstrate compliance with Chiropractic Professional Competency Standards.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: CHIR20003 Clinical Practice 2 AND CHIR20005 Diagnostic ImagingCo-requisite:CHIR20007 Diagnostic Imaging 2
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
Some students highlighted that the nutrition and pharmacology components need to have accompanying lectures.
The unit coordinator will continue to seek to acquire accompanying lectures from interprofessional collaborators related to this content.
Feedback from SUTE
Some students recommended more clarity and consistency related to the junior Clinic placement schedule.
The unit coordinator will work with the clinical education team to aim to provide a Junior Clinic placement schedule that can be developed and provided to students with more advance notice.