MEDI13004 - Medical Imaging Clinical Placement 2

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

During this work integrated learning placement you will further develop your skills in general radiography. Placed within radiology departments or clinics, you will work under the guidance and mentorship of clinical radiographers to perform radiography in a professional and effective manner and become a useful member of the imaging team. As this is your second block placement, your performance focus will be on general radiography examinations of non-complex patients with the goal of attaining advanced beginner level of skill. You will undergo performance assessments on radiography of a range of body regions. You will also be assessed on your professional behaviours and attributes. Reflective practice will assist you in developing your skills throughout this unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • Enrolment in Year 2 of Bachelor of Medical Imaging Course
  • MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology
  • MEDI12004 Medical Imaging Clinical Placement 1
  • MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2
  • MEDI12006 Imaging Procedures 2. This unit must have been completed within the last 6 months. Should this time limit be exceeded, the student must complete skills assessments and undergo a period of skills revision as determined by the Head of Course.

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%
3. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) 0%
4. Reflective Practice Assignment 0%
5. Practical Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 12.5% response rate.

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.

Source: Reports from clinical supervisors
Feedback:
 Some students struggled to recall their knowledge of radiographic anatomy in detail.

Recommendation:
 Send an email to students prior to placement, reminding them to revise anatomy and prepare for their knowledge to be tested in the clinical environment.

Action Taken:
 Student were sent emails prior to placement, with reminders via the discussion forum.
Source: Reports from clinical supervisors
Feedback:
 Skills in image evaluation appears to have improved

Recommendation:
 Inform the Medical Imaging academic team that teaching and assessment in pre-requisite units have been successful in improving image evaluation skills, and recommend that these teaching and assessment strategies are maintained.

Action Taken:
 The academic team were informed, and decisions made to continue teaching and assessment of image evaluation skills in pre-requisite units.
Source: Coordinator reflection and informal student feedback
Feedback:
 The SMART goal-setting and reflection assessment task encouraged students to think about specific aspects of their practice and undertake deliberate practice for improvement.

Recommendation:
 As an academic team, consider the value of this type of assessment task in future clinical placement units.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Behave professionally using appropriate interpersonal skills in accordance with CQUniversity's graduate attributes and the profession's Code of Conduct
  2. Reflect on your performance on an ongoing basis to integrate new learning and experiences with the goal of improving your practice
  3. Critique radiographs for technical sufficiency and formulation of quality improvement strategies where indicated
  4. Use radiation and imaging equipment safely and effectively
  5. Perform routine radiographic examinations accurately, safely and effectively on non-complex patients at the advanced beginner stage of clinical competence
  6. Participate within your scope of practice as a useful member of the clinical medical imaging team.

This unit maps to the following components of the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia's Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice (2019 version):

  • Domain 1: Medical radiation practitioner: capabilities 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7
  • Domain 1A: Diagnostic radiographer: capability 1
  • Domain 2: Professional and ethical practitioner: capabilities 1 and 2
  • Domain 3: Communicator and collaborator: capabilities 1 and 2
  • Domain 4: Evidence-informed practitioner: capabilities 1 and 2
  • Domain 5: Radiation safety and risk manager: capabilities 1 and 2
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Professional Practice Placement • •
2 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • •
3 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) • • • •
4 - Reflective Practice Assignment •
5 - Practical Assessment • • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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