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Through providing you with patient data, clinical media, briefings and readings, this site supports engagement with your simulated surgical rotation at the Tablelands Clinical School (TCS). The content will be revealed to you at predetermined points in time to help you prepare for the patients you will see and simulate the timely provision of clinical data to assist you in the application of the clinical method. For some patients you will also be able to view video of the surgical procedures they are undergoing.

This site is not like most other teaching sites, which are typically structured in a week-by-week or topic-by-topic approach. Rather, it is structured by patient, reflecting the patient-centric nature of ward rounds. Patient data and clinical media are revealed progressively throughout the eight weeks as the patients come into the ward. Information about the patients is only revealed at the point you need it.

So, on the first day of the rotation, only two patients will be visible online. Although patients do leave the ward, their information remains available to you online throughout the rotation. You can refer back to these 'Patient Management Records' in case the patient returns and also to facilitate your further learning and revision. By the end of the rotation, you will see all patients listed (alphabetically, by surname) from top to bottom.