Sexual Health Across Clinical Contexts

Sexual health across clinical contexts

Overview

Sexual Health Across Clinical Contexts (SHACC) extends a student's understanding through expanding knowledge, clinical and practical skills in Sexual Health Care.

This includes:

  • An exploration of interprofessional care learning from the following disciplines: Pharmacist, Occupational Therapist, General Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner in Sexual Health
  • Students of SHACC will also learn about caring for patients with complex needs including HIV, Gender affirming medicine, sexual dysfunction and addiction medicine.
  • Students will learn a full STI consultation in small groups learning history taking, examination, investigation, treatment and management.
  • Consent and capacity and mental health will be explored by a legal expert- a different view from the usual medical training.
  • This is supplemented by workshops on vulval dermatology, pain syndromes and arousal pathways which are important in pleasure and dysfunction.
  • A world first vulva examination tutorial is conducted with Clinical Teaching Associates.

Intended Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of genital anatomy and individual variations.
  • Demonstrate understanding of STI management.
  • Apply understanding of sexual history taking and STI management to conduct a comprehensive patient-focused assessment.
  • Demonstrate appropriate adaptability for the diversity of sexual health patients.
  • Apply sexual health care learning to reflect on their attitudes towards issues related to sexual health.

Dates and Times

All MD Discovery 2 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 the number of days needed to attend onsite between 9 to 10 across the four weeks. Online group learning will be spread across the topic but mainly in weeks 1 & 4.

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.

Other learning is online and will be directed and self-paced throughout the topic. Students who have not completed SHACC in MD1 will be required to complete 2 online learning modules prior to commencing.

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

Assessment

For assessment information, refer to the handbook link for MD Discovery 2: Application.