HMI403 - Medical Imaging Practice 8
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Semester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H309 |
| Prerequisite: | HMI401, HMI402 |
| Corequisite: | HMI404 or HMI405 or HMI406 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | A minimum of 440 hours over the semester undertaking teaching, learning and assessment activities, including an extended professional experience (clinical placement) element which is supported through online technologies. |
| Note: | HMI403 is a Clinical Placement unit. |
Content
In Year 4, with essential x-ray examination and advanced imaging technology competencies established, the student enters into an extended period of clinical practice spread over two semesters to confirm and consolidate the overall range of competencies and fulfil the professional requirements for final qualification and eligibility for registration as a medical imaging practitioner.
The Year 4 clinical practicum reinforces and extends previous understanding of the appropriate selection of clinical protocols and informed decision making evaluating technical factors, enhancing image quality, minimising image artefacts and accurately performing the range of examinations within the practitioner's scope of practice. It also emphasises consolidation of the autonomous and multidisciplinary team focussed requirements of the personal and overall professional scope of practice required of the registered practitioner.
In Year 4 students are immersed in the exclusively digitised world of radiographic practice and advanced imaging with clinical involvement across the spectrum of x-ray interventions, imaging techniques and specialisations in Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance, Digital Subtraction Angiography and advanced image processing and archival systems.
As part of their ongoing engagement with the Faculty of Health's Collaborative Practice Curriculum, students will further develop the skills required for effective collaborative practice through simulated learning activities. Working in interprofessional teams comprising students from clinical courses across the Faculty, they will collaborate online and reflect on how their professional role aligns with the AHPRA Code of Conduct. Drawing on interprofessional learning from throughout their course, students will also critique the collaborative practice they observed during their practicum.
Students enrolled in H309 Bachelor of Medical Imaging must complete the professional learning and practice requirements inclusive of the stipulated period of supervised practice prior to graduation and application for registration issued by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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Hurdle requirements
- Clinical placement Pass/fail