This graduate clinical unit builds on the skills, knowledge and attitudes developed during the Bachelor of Echocardiography and Cardiac Physiology. You will perform diagnostic cardiac ultrasound and other cardiac assessment and analyse the outcomes to specified levels of competency. You will evaluate clinical findings to formulate a differential diagnosis and initiate further investigation within an ethical framework of best practice and patient safety. Behavioural aspects of professional practice are emphasised and you are expected to reflect on your own performance and exhibit the highest level of safe patient care. Critical appraisal of performance will enable you to advance your professional, technical and analytical skills in a work setting under qualified supervision. You will apply knowledge of patient safety, risk management and quality improvement to formulate clinically relevant strategies, promoting a safe work environment and departmental best practice.

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 Student emails.

Students appreciated being sent an email outline of assessment dates prior to commencement of clinical placement.

Relevant dates to again be emailed to individual students to provide clear instruction and prevent any ambiguity in assessment due dates.

Feedback from Student feedback.

Students appreciated the opportunity to speak candidly about placement during the Zoom presentation meetings.

Zoom meetings to again be incorporated into the case study assessment due to the beneficial nature of individual student meetings with the unit coordinator.

Feedback from Student emails.

Students occasionally needed to seek clarification regarding feedback provided for the case study assessment.

More detailed feedback to be provided to students, improving clarity of where case study submission improvements are required.

Feedback from Student and supervisor emails.

Some students and supervisors expressed concern over patient confidentiality while conducting the video recording component of the practical assessment.

Comprehensive instruction to be provided to students and supervisors with guidance on how to exclude the patient and any identifying information during the video recording to ensure patient privacy is respected at all times.