Course and Subject Handbook 2011

Course and Subject Handbook 2011 Course Information Postgraduate Courses Master of Rural and Remote Medicine

Master of Rural and Remote Medicine

Information valid for students commencing in 2011.

Course Code	74504
Version	4
Faculty	Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences

Award Requirements

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites	Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Guidelines for Masters degrees. 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.
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. An IELTS score of 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 is required (Band 1 at JCU).
Additional selection requirements	Nil
Special admission requirements	Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points	36 credit points
Additional course rules	Nil
Additional completion requirements	Nil
Learning outcomes	Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Masters Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).

Course Structure

Core Subjects

MD8001:03 Foundations of Rural or Remote Medicine: Reflections on Practice

MD8002:03 Rural and Remote Medicine

Options

Select Vocational Preparation Major or 30 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

MD8015:03 Extended Clinical Practice Internal Medicine Part 2

MD8016:03 Extended Clinical Practice Emergency Medicine Part 1

MD8017:03 Extended Clinical Practice Emergency Medicine Part 2

MD8018:03 Extended Clinical Practice Mental Health Part 1

MD8019:03 Extended Clinical Practice Mental Health Part 2

MD8020:03 Extended Clinical Practice Paediatrics Part 1

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

VOCATIONAL PREPARATION MAJOR

Core Subjects

MD8012:03 Clinical Knowledge and Skills for Rural and Remote Practice

MD8013:06 Advanced Clinical Knowledge and Skills for Rural and Remote Practice

TM5510:03 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

TM5554:03 Theory and Practice of Public Health

Options

Select 6 credit points of specified MD subjects

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

PLUS

Select 9 credit points of specified HS, MD and TM level 5 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

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

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

TM5555:03 Infection Control in Health Care Settings

TM5556:03 Public Health Aspects of Chronic Diseases

TM5557:03Disaster Health Management

TM5558:03Public Health and Bioterrorism

TM5559:03Clinical 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	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
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	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 candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.
Other restrictions	Candidates who are granted advanced standing for the Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine will be required to surrender that award prior to graduating with the Master of Rural and Remote Medicine.

Award Details

Inclusion of majors on testamur	No major shall appear on the testamur
Exit with lesser award	Candidates who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed 24 credit points of study, may be eligible to receive the award of Postgraduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine.
Course articulation	Not applicable