Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 74507 |
Version | 2 |
Faculty | Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course p re-requisites | Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the (AQF level 8) Guidelines for Postgraduate Diplomas. Applicants must be registered medical practitioners (or eligible to register) in an Australian state; and
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Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 24 credit points |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Postgraduate Diploma Guideline in the (AQF level 8). |
Course Structure
Core Subjects
MD8001:03 Foundations of Rural or Remote Medicine: Reflections on Practice
MD8002:03 Rural and Remote Medicine
Options
Select 18 credit points of specified HS, MD and TM subjects
HS5001:03 Population Health for Clinicians 1
HS5002:03 Population Health for Clinicians 2
HS5003:03 Population Health for Clinicians 3
HS5004:03 Population Health for Clinicians 4
HS5101:03 Contemporary Issues in Primary Health Care Research
HS5102:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Health Professionals
MD8003:03 Clinical Supervision for Rural Medical Practitioners
MD8007:09 Independent Study: Dissertation
MD8009:03 Independent Project: Writing for Publication
MD8010:03 Developing Continuing Medical Educational Programs
MD8011:09 Independent Project and Dissertation
MD8012:03 Clinical Knowledge and Skills for Rural and Remote Practice
MD8013:06 Advanced Clinical Knowledge and Skills for Rural and Remote Practice
MD8014:03 Extended Clinical Practice Internal Medicine Part 1
and
MD8015:03 Extended Clinical Practice Internal Medicine Part 2
MD8016:03 Extended Clinical Practice Emergency Medicine Part 1
and
MD8017:03 Extended Clinical Practice Emergency Medicine Part 2
MD8018:03 Extended Clinical Practice Mental Health Part 1
and
MD8019:03 Extended Clinical Practice Mental Health Part 2
MD8020:03 Extended Clinical Practice Paediatrics Part 1
and
MD8021:03 Extended Clinical Practice Paediatrics Part 2
MD8022:03 Independent Study Project
TM5002:03 Infectious Diseases
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5503:03 Human Parasitology
TM5506:03 Social Science in Public Health
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
TM5512:03 Travel Medicine
TM5513:03 Public Health Management
TM5514:03 Human Health and Environmental Change
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5518:03 Public Health Entomology
TM5519:03 Training Primary Health Care Workers
TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Communities
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5526:03 Public Health Economics
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5534:03 Tropical Paediatrics
TM5536:03 Refugee Health
TM5540:03 Occupational Health
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5542:03 Clinical Travel Medicine
TM5552:03 International Health Agencies and Development
TM5554:03 Theory and Practice of Public Health
TM5555:03 Infection Control in Health Care Settings
TM5556:03 Public Health Aspects of Chronic Diseases
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5558:03 Public Health and Bioterrorism
TM5559:03 Clinical Tropical Paediatrics
TM5560:03 Aeromedical Retrieval
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5564:03 Acute Care in the Resource Poor Environment
TM5565:03 Clinical Review of Aeromedical Retrieval Activity
TM5566:03 Clinical Care Skills in Aeromedical Retrievals
TM5567:03 Flight Crew Skills in Aeromedical Retrievals
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 3 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 6 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 9 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Nil |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Candidates who complete this course are eligible for entry to the Master of Rural and Remote Medicine and may be granted advanced standing for all subjects completed under this course. |