Sexual Health in Clinical Contexts

Sexual Health in Clinical Contexts

Overview

Sexual Health Across Clinical Contexts (SHACC)3 builds on aspects of Sexual health care covered in SHACC 1 & 2 but can also be taken as an independent course at the Discovery Integration level.

The topic has a clinical focus, developing sexual health care knowledge and skills beyond core teachings.  The areas covered will include:

  • Clinical experience in specialised Sexual Health services or high case load general practice in both metropolitan and rural locations
  • In depth knowledge of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
    • Certification as an Implanon provider (usable independently upon registration)
    • Commencement training in IUDs provision
  • Learning to be Early Medical Abortion (EMA) provider
  • Gaining greater understanding of the impact of coercion and non-consensual sex
  • Deepening knowledge of impacts of disability, aging and sexual health
  • Exploring Relationships and sexuality education (RSE)

Face to face teaching is conducted in Parkville for metropolitan students and in Shepparton for rural students.

    Dates and Times

    All MD Discovery 3 topics will be held during a 4-week block to be determined based on topic selection and clinical school availability.

    Teaching and Learning

    Sexual Health Across Clinical Contexts (SHACC) is taught with a combination of learning styles. In person (on campus) workshops and tutorials are spread across the topic with 3 weeks of face-to-face learning and 1 week of clinical placement.

    In person learning will be provided in Parkville for metropolitan students and in Shepparton for all rural students. Rural students who do not normally reside in Shepparton will be supported to attend Shepparton. Timetabling is set to attempt to have rural students attending Shepparton for classes on consecutive days to minimise travel. The clinical placements will be located in either metropolitan or rural settings. All effort will be made for your placement to be at a location of choice- this may not always be possible.

    Other learning is online and will be directed and self-paced throughout the topic. Students who have not completed SHACC in MD1 or MD2 will be required to undertake prerequisite learning prior to commencing this topic (up to ten hours).

    Topic administration changes may require alterations to topic schedules which will be communicated to students as soon as possible.