Bachelor of Laboratory Medicine

Rules

1. All students in the Division of Health Sciences who, as part of their program, undertake activities where interaction with patients / the public is required, such as in field or clinical placements / visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate that they have a Department for Communities and Social Inclusion National Criminal History Record Check, which will be current for the duration of that activity. Interstate student placements require a National Police Certificate.

2. An appropriate immunisation profile is required prior to clinical placement.

3. Students are required to satisfy the standard of dress and behaviour prescribed by institutions in which clinical placements are undertaken. Failure to satisfy such obligations may prevent them from fulfilling the requirements for completion of the program.

4. Students may only enrol in the following SP5 courses if they have previously completed (and attempted all assessment components) in the corresponding SP2 course(s), viz: CHEM 1007 Chemistry 101 - CHEM 1006 Chemistry 100; BIOL 1012 Molecules to Tissues B - BIOL 1007 Molecules to Tissues A; BIOL 2037 Immunology - BIOL 2035 Physiology; BIOL 2016 Molecular Genetics - BIOL 2014 Biochemistry; MEDI 2003 Pathophysiology - BIOL 2035 Physiology AND BIOL 2036 Histology; MEDI 2005 Essential Haematology - BIOL 2014 Biochemistry AND BIOL 2035 Physiology.

Notes

1. MEDI 3006 Clinical Practice A, MEDI 3007 Clinical Practice B, MEDI 4002 Advanced Practice A and MEDI 4003 Advanced Practice B can only be undertaken full time.

2. Students are required to undertake MEDI 3006 Clinical Practice A, MEDI 3007 Clinical Practice B, MEDI 4002 Advanced Practice A and MEDI 4003 Advanced Practice B courses in an approved pathology laboratory. Students may be required to undertake Clinical Practice in a regional laboratory. Placement outside South Australia may be allowed.

3. Students who are employed in an appropriate laboratory setting may be granted full credit in MEDI 3006 Clinical Practice A, MEDI 3007 Clinical Practice B, MEDI 4002 Advanced Practice A and MEDI 4003 Advanced Practice B.

4. High achieving students may be invited to undertake the Honours program and selection is based on achieving a grade point average of 5 or above.

5. Students granted full credit in MEDI 3006 Clinical Practice A, MEDI 3007 Clinical Practice B, MEDI 4002 Advanced Practice A and MEDI 4003 Advanced Practice B, and who successfully complete courses in Study Period 2, third year are permitted to enrol in the corresponding fourth year, Study Period 5 courses (i.e. they are exempt from the requirements to complete all third year Study Period 2 courses before enrolling in any fourth year Study Period 5 courses), viz: MEDI 3003 Infectious Diseases - MEDI 4006 Specialised Microbiology; BIOL 3006 Molecular Pathology - MEDI 4001 Clinical Biochemistry; MEDI 3002 Histotechnology - MEDI 4005 Histopathology and Cytopathology; MEDI 3012 Transfusion and Haemostasis - MEDI 4004 Advanced Haematology.