Courses - Faculty of Medical And Health Sciences
MBChB
Part II
MBChB Part II
Through clinical scenarios, lectures and laboratories, students are introduced to human health and the description and pathogenesis of disease processes as a basis for the systematic study of human illness. This is integrated with the study of human organ systems through components focusing on musculoskeletal, digestive, genitourinary, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, linked with practical work in anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical imaging, and professional, clinical and communication skills.
Restriction: MBCHB 203, 205, 206, 209, 210, 211
To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 221 A and B
Part III
Medical Humanities
A variety of options from the study of medical humanities.
To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 311 A and B
MBCHB Part III
Through clinical scenarios, lectures, laboratories and problem-solving sessions, students explore human health and illness in a multidisciplinary manner with particular focus on the nervous system, blood, immunity and infection, reproduction, development and aging, and how bodily systems are regulated. This is integrated with practical work in anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical imaging and professional, clinical and communication skills, as well as ward-based learning experiences.
Prerequisite: MBCHB 221
Restriction: MBCHB 303, 305, 306, 312, 313
To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 321 A and B
Stage IV
MBChB Part IV
During Part IV, students spend 33 weeks in eight clinical attachments: emergency medicine, anaesthesiology, musculoskeletal, surgery, general and specialty medicine, geriatrics and general practice. These attachments are complemented by four weeks of topic teaching on campus. There is also a compulsory Māori and Pacific Health module.
Prerequisite: MBCHB 311, 321
To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 401 A and B
Stage V
MBChB Part V
Students will complete academic study of forty one weeks of which thirty one are in clinical placements. These are: general practice, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, paediatrics, specialty surgery and a selective. There are three weeks of formal learning on campus including a Population Health week. Other projects and asynchronous learning also needs to be completed. Students may undertake the majority of study in a regional rural setting in Northland.
Prerequisite: MBCHB 401
To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 501 A and B
MBChB Part VI
Students undertake patient care, under supervision, in the disciplines of general practice, medicine, surgery, emergency medicine, psychiatry, paediatrics, and obstetrics and gynaecology. Students also complete a week of clinical imaging, a compulsory course in core resuscitation skills and a revision course in procedural skills. The 44-week year includes an optional element for students to undertake study in areas of medicine of their choice (the Elective), or complete a substantial research project, for a period of 10 weeks.
Prerequisite: MBCHB 501
To complete this course students must enrol in MBCHB 551 A and B