Clinical practice ladders 2007

Bachelor of Midwifery (C10225) – third year

Autumn semester
Semester week	Date	Month	Key events	M	T	W	T	F
1	26	February	Autumn semester commences	On Campus
2	05	March		CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
3	12			CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
4	19			CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
5	26			On Campus
6	02	April	PH (Friday)	CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
	09		VCs' Week (non-teaching)
7	16			CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
8	23		PH (Wednesday)	CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
9	30			On Campus
10	07	May		CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
11	14			CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
12	21			CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
13	28			CIP or RMP Midwifery Practice
14	04	June		On Campus
	11		Examinations	PH
	18		Examinations
	25		Examinations
	02	July		Completion of Midwifery Practice (make up)
	09			Completion of Midwifery Practice (make up)
Spring semester
Semester week	Date	Month	Key events	M	T	W	T	F
1	30	July	Spring semester commences	On Campus
2	06	August		MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
3	13			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
4	20			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
5	27			On Campus
6	03	September		MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
7	10			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
8	17			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
	24		VCs' Week (non-teaching)
9	01	October	PH (Monday)	On Campus
10	08			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
11	15			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
12	22			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
13	29			MCP or FMP Midwifery Practice
14	05	November		On Campus
	12		Examinations
	19		Examinations
	26		Examinations
	03	December		Completion of Midwifery Practice (make up)
	10			Completion of Midwifery Practice (make up)

Notes: All third-year placements are eight-hour days. A total of 480 clinical hours must be completed during the clinical block across the year.
All students are required to complete 'follow through' time with women throughout the course. This time is in addition to the scheduled midwifery practice hours.

Acronyms:
CIP	Challenges in Practice
FMP	Focused Midwifery Practice
MCP	Midwifery Caseload Practice
RMP	Rural Midwifery Practice
PH	Public Holiday (no clinical practice)