Unit of Study VMED3009 Clinical Integration 4 (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

VMED3007 - General Medicine
Co-requisites

VMED3008 - Small Ruminants, Avian, Exotics, Wildlife and Emerging Industries

Enrolment information

1. To pass the unit, students must submit all assessment tasks. 2. Attendance: It is important to recognise the relationship between attendance, participation, student success and retention. Please take advantage of all classes and engagement activities as it will increase your opportunity for learning, progression in the course, and success as a veterinarian. For units with practicals and other learning activities that directly relate to developing AVBC day one competencies that are required for veterinary accreditation, attendance is required. These will be identified within each unit and attendance requirements clearly communicated to students.

Unit description

The final clinical integration unit is the final programmatic assessment piece in the pre-clinical learning phase. It provides year 4 veterinary students with intensive clinical training across three core domains: diagnostic imaging, surgery, and anaesthesia, analgesia, and emergency and critical care (ECC). These domains consolidate spiral and vertical curriculum alignment through the previous clinical integration units, anatomy, physiology, and systems based medicine and therapy to focus on the development of knowledge and skills in these specific areas prior to beginning clinical Intramural studies. Through practical sessions, supervised clinical procedures, and immersive case-based learning, students will consolidate their clinical reasoning and hands-on skills to support safe and effective patient care. In the diagnostic imaging component (2 weeks), students will build competence in the acquisition, interpretation, and application of imaging modalities to assess common veterinary conditions. The surgery component (2 weeks) will expand on previous surgical knowledge and techniques, focusing on introductory soft tissue procedures and minor orthopaedic content on model, incorporating dentistry and ophthalmology applications. The final anaesthesia, analgesia, and ECC block (2 weeks) deepens students’ understanding of anaesthetic pharmacology, pain pathophysiology, and emergency patient stabilisation. Students will demonstrate proficiency in fluid therapy, pain management, and anaesthetic procedures through supervised practice, while also learning to respond to emergency situations using current ECC principles. Throughout the unit, emphasis is placed on reflective practice, patient safety, and the ethical delivery of veterinary care within programmatic assessment, preparing students for final-year rotations and professional clinical practice.

Unit content

Diagnostic imaging 1 (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO1001 - 1006, VMED1001, VMED2001-2005, VMED2007, VMED3002, VMED3007)
Diagnostic imaging 2 (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO1001 - 1006, VMED1001, VMED2001-2005, VMED2007, VMED3002, VMED3007)
Anaesthesia, analgesia and ECC: principles of anaesthesia and analgesia (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO2001, VMED2001, VMED3001 - 3004 and horizontal integration of VMED3007)
Anaesthesia, analgesia and ECC: emergency and critical care (ECC) (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO2001, VMED2001, VMED3001 - 3004 and horizontal integration of VMED3007)
Surgery I (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO1001 - 1006, VMED1001, VMED2001-2005, VMED2007, VMED3001-3007)
Surgery II (Spiral and vertical integration of VBIO1001 - 1006, VMED1001, VMED2001-2005, VMED2007, VMED3001-3007)

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2026

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply clinical knowledge of diagnostic imaging modalities to accurately interpret radiographic, ultrasonographic, and other imaging findings in common veterinary cases across multiple species through case based learning and interactive practicals

analyse anaesthetic and analgesic protocols to evaluate drug selection, dose adjustments, and patient-specific considerations and deliver safe and effective patient anaesthesia and care as part of veterinary case management

evaluate emergency and critical care scenarios to prioritise interventions, implement stabilisation plans, and reflect on outcomes to improve patient management

integrate surgical, diagnostic, and emergency principles to develop and justify comprehensive treatment plans for complex clinical presentations, demonstrating professional reasoning and teamwork.

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