PMSC12002 - Clinical Paramedic Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is the first of three (3) clinical placement units within the course. It facilitates two separate (non-consecutive) periods of clinical placements in different healthcare settings with approved providers to a maximum of (6) weeks. You will complete a two (2) week placement in an approved diverse non-jurisdictional ambulance service health setting (where possible within your town or region of residence), and a four (4) week placement with an approved ambulance provider. During both placements, you will apply clinical knowledge, reasoning, and practical skills at a novice level in the clinical environment while engaging in reflective practice activities to support self-directed learning. You will engage in preparation activities that will increase your workplace literacy and provide guidance on navigating the student-mentor relationship, ensuring you enjoy positive and successful first clinical placements.

Details

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

Pre-requisite:

  • PMSC12001

Co-requisites:

  • PMSC11004 or PMSC12007 
  • MPAT12001
  • BMSC12014

Please note: Any student who has not successfully completed a PMSC residential school within the preceding 12 months or undertaken a clinical placement unit, should consult with the Head of Course to discuss completing a PMSC12001 refresher. This ensures currency with all contemporary skills and procedures in line with industry standards and professional capabilities.

 

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Mixed Mode

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

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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.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 89.47% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 13.19% 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: SUTE data
Feedback
The unit requirements are unclear.
Recommendation
Articulate unit requirements in the Unit Introduction tile, during weekly Zoom sessions, and in the welcome messages in Week 1.
Action Taken
The unit Moodle page was reformatted for the 2025 offering to improve information availability. Unit requirement details were articulated as planned in several places within the Moodle page and reiterated during Zoom sessions.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Learning materials could be more relevant.
Recommendation
Review all learning materials for the next unit iteration, and ensure materials are scaffolded appropriately within the unit to ensure the relevance to the unit is understood and timely for clinical placement.
Action Taken
All learning materials were redeveloped for the 2025 iteration, with some rescheduling of content to ensure relevant information was available to students before placement.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Feedback on performance is insifficient.
Recommendation
A greater effort will be made by the unit coordinator and assigned markers to offer more detailed feedback on student performance in assessment tasks within the unit.
Action Taken
Adjustments were made to the Mentor Report Form to improve qualitative feedback opportunities; comprehensive feedback was also offered on the case study assessment.
Source: SUTE data.
Feedback
A disconnect between unit intent and student expectations in a clinical placement unit.
Recommendation
Acknowledging that this unit will undergo further change for the 2026 offering, ensure students understand that clinical placement units also address relevant professional capabilities in addition to facilitating clinical placement opportunities.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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