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AMED3888: Clinical Science
2025 unit information
Clinical science is a multidisciplinary science that combines the principles of experimental science with translational medicine. As a clinical scientist, you will have the capacity to interpret test results, isolate causes of disease, and ultimately develop new treatments that will save lives. Clinical Science will provide you with the breadth and depth of knowledge and skills that will give you a broad foundation of knowledge and open up a range of career opportunities in clinical sciences, including medical research, pharmaceutical development and clinical diagnostics. You will learn the language of the clinical world as you develop expertise in literature searching, study design, data interrogation and interpretation, evidence-based decision-making, and current knowledge in medical research. You will explore how discoveries in the medical sciences are translated into clinical practice, and pose your own clinical questions for investigation. You will study important medical conditions from the areas of infectious and genetic diseases and immunity. As part of the interdisciplinary capstone experience of your study in Clinical Science you will be immersed in a clinical project. Consequently, at the end of this unit you will have experienced how interdisciplinary clinical teams work, which is essential for both professional and research pathways in the future.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Department of Medical Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points from (IMMU2101 or MEDS2004 or MIMI2002 or MIMI2902 or PHSI2005 or PHSI2905 or PHSI2006 or PHSI2906 or PHSI2007 or PHSI2907 or MEDS2001 or PCOL2011 or PCOL2021 or MEDS2002 or BCMB2001 or BCMB2901 or MEDS2003) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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AMED3004 or ANAT3888 or IMPA3888 or INFD3888 or PHSI3888 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. apply appropriate terminology and formulate approaches commonly used in the description of human diseases from biological, clinical and population/community standpoints
- LO2. critique the current knowledge of a disease, its prevention, diagnosis and therapy. This will include demonstrating the capacity to appraise in a professional manner and at the individual and community level, the key characteristics of the disease at the genomic and molecular, systems, individual and community levels
- LO3. critically analyse the various methodologies by which discoveries in clinical sciences can be made and validated
- LO4. analyse and evaluate the key processes which underlie bench-to-bedside research and demonstrate an understanding of translational research
- LO5. integrate statistical, data science and omic techniques, together with a knowledge of basic biology, to construct hypotheses relevant to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease
- LO6. communicate in a professional manner to a range of audiences using a variety of media
- LO7. demonstrate the generic competences appropriate to a graduate in applied medical sciences which include confidentiality, consent, team work, leadership and peer review.
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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