Master of Rural and Remote Medicine
Information valid for students commencing in 2016.
Master of Rural and Remote Medicine
Course | 74504 |
Course type | Masters Degree (Coursework) (AQF Level 9) |
Division | Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Applicants must be registered health practitioners with AHPRA; and
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Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the 番茄社区 Admissions Policy. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 36 credit points |
Course learning outcomes | Master of Rural and Remote Medicine will enable doctors working in rural and remote Australia to complete a postgraduate qualification to enhance their clinical, academic and research skills at an advanced level. They will develop advanced knowledge, skills and attitudes to appraise and evaluate rural and remote clinical practice, academic work and research in community based settings. Graduates will be committed to responsible, ethical and professional practice in leadership roles in rural and remote medicine. They will continue to develop life-long learning and to apply evidence in their professional work. Graduates of the Master of Rural and Remote Medicine will be able to:
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Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
MD8001:03 Foundations of Rural or Remote Medicine
MD8002:03 Rural and Remote Medicine Reflections on Practice
HS5405:03 Teaching for Learning in the Health Professions
HS5101:03 Primary Health Care Research
MD8023:03 Communication and Collaboration in Rural and Remote Medicine
TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
HS7500:06 Research Project 1
HS7501:06 Research Project 2
OPTIONS
Select 6 credit points from Option A, B, C, D or E
Option A – ADULT INTERNAL MEDICINE
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5512:03 Travel Medicine
TM5542:03 Clinical Travel Medicine
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5514:03 Human Health and Environmental Change
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5536:03 Refugee Health
TM5564:03 Acute Care in the Resource Poor Environment
Option B – EMERGENCY MEDICINE
TM5557:03 Disaster Health Management
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5560:03 Foundations of Aeromedical Retrieval
TM5565:03 Clinical Review of Aeromedical Retrieval Activity
TM5508:03 Diving and Marine Medicine
TM5512:03 Travel Medicine
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5577:03 Paediatric and Neonatal Retrievals
TM5581:03 Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5564:03 Acute Care in the Resource Poor Environment
Option C – PAEDIATRICS
TM5534:03 Tropical Paediatrics
TM5501:03 Tropical Medicine
TM5514:03 Human Health and Environmental Change
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5577:03 Paediatric and Neonatal Retrievals
PY6015:03 Child and Family Therapy
Option D – MENTAL HEALTH
TM5575:03 Substance Abuse Prevention
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
PY5003:03 Adult psychopathology
PY5006:03 Clinical neuropsychology
PY5007:03 Health and rehabilitation
PY6015:03 Child and family therapy
PY5013:03 Working with clients
PY5001:03 Psychological assessment
Option E – POPULATION HEALTH
TM5502:03 Tropical Public Health
TM5513:03 Public Health Management
TM5514:03 Human Health and Environmental Change
TM5515:03 Epidemiology for Public Health
TM5518:03 Medical Entomology
TM5524:03 Qualitative Research Methods for Tropical Communities
TM5525:03 Communicable Disease Control
TM5528:03 Health Promotion
TM5541:03 Managing Effective Health Programs
TM5552:03 Global Health and Development
TM5563:03 Public Health Leadership and Crisis Management
TM5564:03 Acute Care in the Resource Poor Environment
TM5516:03 Biostatistics for Public Health
TM5526:03 Public Health Economics
TM5540:03 Public health and Workplace
TM5580:03 Public Health Nutrition
TM5557:03 Disaster Management
TM5562:03 Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
TM5536:03 Refugee Health
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 18 months full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 12 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 12 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | MASTER OF RURAL AND REMOTE MEDICINE |
Approved abbreviation | MRurRemM |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have successfully completed 24 credit points of appropriate subjects, may be eligible for the award of Graduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |