If you lose your lanyard, please go to the Registration Desk, present your student card and evidence of enrolment in the MDSC subject, and collect a new one. The details of this new lanyard will be passed onto the Department of Medical Education to reconcile the attendance data.

On Monday 24th June, the first thing you need to do upon arrival at MCEC is to go to the registration desk with your student ID in hand, and collect your lanyard. Inside your lanyard, there is an attendance tracking chip. Attendance will be checked upon entry into the morning and afternoon keynote sessions, which are held inside Plenary. You must wear your lanyard visibly around your neck to ensure that your attendance is automatically registered as you walk over scanning floor mats at the entrances to Plenary. If your lanyard is in your bag, under a scarf/coat or obscured in any other way, your attendance may not be registered. This may result in you receiving a notice from the Department of Medical Education.

Students who fail to attend conference will have to contact the Student Conference Subject Coordinator (mdresearchproject-info@unimelb.edu.au) with their name, student ID, year level, date and time of missed scanning and brief explanation of why scanning was missed. If you have any questions or concerns about attendance at MDSC, this should be directed to the above email address. Do not seek advice from other students.

The e-Portfolio is the official assessment task for MDSC. It’s like an electronic journal, where you reflect on your experiences using a range of media, including text, images, and videos. You can access your e-Portfolio through MDConnect. You will need to complete a number of tasks to make up points. It’s peer-assessed, so try to have fun with it! More information will be available in the assessment section of the website in due course.

MDSC is a subject that is worth 6.25 credit points each year. As well as having a 100% attendance rate, you will need to complete all necessary elements of your e-Portfolio by the due dates to pass. It’s peer-assessed, so try to have a fun with it! All the details will be posted on the assessment page of the website in due course.

More details about your assessment will be published in due course, but here are the basics:

• Bring your poster to display at MDSC on Monday 24th June.
• Peer review five posters at MDSC.
• Peer review two MD3 e-Portfolio submissions via MDConnect.

All of the details will be posted on the assessment page of the website in due course!

MD Student Conference is a unique and innovative step in medical education that brings together students of all years within the Melbourne Medical School into a setting akin to what they will experience in the future as medical professionals. It provides an opportunity to explore facets of medicine not covered by the MD curriculum.

MD Student Conference is a compulsory subject that is worth 6.25 credit points. In previous years, the cohort received an extra week of lectures, but now we have MDSC instead!

Once you have graduated, most of your learning will be in a conference setting. MDSC allows you to practice that now. You will be presented with up-to-date information about current medical technologies, gain insight into more controversial aspects of medicine and medicine’s relationship to society. You will also get a break from traditional lecture-style learning, and get some hands-on experience.

Make sure you’re dressed to impress the academics you will be meeting. Smart casual is best.

You may want to bring a small notebook and pen to jot down any thoughts that arise from an inspiring academic session. You won’t need your laptop – but bring your phone or smart device to take photos for your e-Portfolio, engage in live Q&A through the MDSC App and keep up to date with our push notifications. MDSC is fully catered with morning tea and lunch!

After graduation, most of your learning will take place in conference settings. MDSC will help you prepare for a new way of learning in a professional setting and out of the classroom. Not all of your learning can be obtained in the hospital, and MDSC is a glimpse into your future as a doctor who is continually learning.

MDSC changes every year. It’s a great way to update your knowledge of medical technologies, social trends that relate back to medical practice, and get in touch with the patient experience. It’s your chance to pick the learning, the academic content, that is relevant to you.

MD4s have permission to miss sessions if they are attending internship interviews, and they will be advised separately about the process for this.

MDSC is going to be so much fun! Take some time to attend the incredible academic sessions on offer, and catch up with your friends.