General Practice Sub Specialities
See also:
General Practice, Primary Care, Phase 3
In the Medicine 3504 Program, the School coordinates an 8 week term which comprises urban and rural general practice.
There is 2 days of introductory lectures and tutorials, followed by rotations through different clinical attachments in General Practice. Students are allocated to one of three groups, which have different arrangements for attachments.
The final mark for the primary care course is based on the following assessments:
Course convenor's overall grade based on the generic learning plan: 50%
Team Care Assignment: 30%
Consultation Skills role-play: 20%
For further information about the components of the term please look in our
Phase 3, General Practice, Primary Care, Handbook 2009.
Key Dates 2009
Term dates
 | Teaching Period | Lecture/Tutorial Days |
| Summer Teaching Period (STP) | 19th January - 13th March | Monday 19th January - Tuesday 20th January |
| Teaching Period 1 | 16th March - 15th May | Monday 16th March - Tuesday 17th March |
| Teaching Period 2 | 18th May - 10th July | Monday 18th May - Tuesday 19th May |
| Teaching Period 3 | 20th July - 11th September | Monday 20th July - Tuesday 21st July |
| Teaching Period 4 | 21st September - 13th November | Monday 21st September - Tuesday 22nd September |
Public holidays during Teaching Period time for 2009
| Australia Day | Monday 26th January | Week 2 Summer Teaching Period |
| Good Friday | Friday 10th April | Mid Session Recess |
| Easter Monday | Monday 13th April | Mid Session Recess |
| ANZAC Day | Saturday 25th April | Week 5 Teaching Period 1 |
| Queen’s Birthday | Monday 8th June | Week 4 Teaching Period 2 |
| Labour Day | Monday 5th October | Week 3 Teaching Period 4 |