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PMSC13013 Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism

Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism

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General Information

Overview

Throughout the Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism unit, you will acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to assist with your evolution to beginner practitioner and a Registered Paramedic. This unit will explore the requirements for registration, and continuing professional development, as a paramedic in Australia. You will explore and further develop your professional and therapeutic communication skills with a focus on receiving and delivering constructive feedback, in preparation for a graduate internship and future mentoring opportunities. Additionally, you will explore and enhance positive professional habits to strengthen individual resilience while promoting good physical and psychological health, integral to an effective career in paramedicine.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 3

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 8

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite: PMSC13010 Consolidated Paramedic PracticePre-requisite: PMSC13002 Clinical Practice 2 and PMSC13012 Paramedic Medical Emergencies 3

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 2 - 2025

Online

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).