Course and Subject Handbook 2010

Course and Subject Handbook 2010 Course Information Postgraduate Courses Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine

Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine

Year	2010
Course Code	74507
Version	2
Faculty	Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Pre-requisites

Applicants must be registered medical practitioners (or eligible to register) in an Australian state; and

be experienced rural medical practitioners; or
have completed, or be enrolled in, a training program in rural medicine as certified by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine or by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Special admission requirements

Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	24 credit points
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil

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

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

Document Modification History

Version No.	Approval Date	Modification Type	Effective Date
1-09	10/2009	Original document	10/2009