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DENT5123: Internal and General Medicine Level 2A
2025 unit information
This unit builds on the knowledge gained from Internal and General Medicine 1A and 1B. Students will continue to build on their knowledge and experience of systemic disease and its impact on the orofacial region. Rotations through various medical and dental specialty clinics at Westmead Hospital continue and include Head and Neck Radiation Oncology, Haematology (with emphasis on the care of patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplants), Dermatology, Immunology, Radiology/Nuclear Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, and Orofacial Pain. Students continue to attend weekly Medical Grand Rounds Students will expand their expertise in pharmacological management of these conditions.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics |
| Credit points | 3 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT5218 and DENT5219 and DENT5220 and DENT6010 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5121 and DENT5122 and DENT6011 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a thorough understanding of disease conditions in medical specialty clinics, at the level expected of a second year trainee in oral medicine
- LO2. demonstrate a thorough understanding of the application of principles of pharmacology, at the level expected of a second year trainee in oral medicine
- LO3. demonstrate a thorough understanding of the spectrum of internal medicine including the aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, prevention, and epidemiology of systemic disease, at the level expected of a second year trainee in oral medicine.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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