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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 I of the JCU Admissions policy.

Special admission requirements

Nil

Additional course rules

Nil

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:

• Apply advanced and integrated knowledge by considering current evidence for evaluating cultural, social, community, population and health factors influencing the practice of rural and remote medicine

• Develop advanced skills in a clinical area of relevance to rural and remote medicine

• Design and implement evidence-based curriculum, learning and assessment frameworks through the application of integrated knowledge in the field of health professional education

• Investigate, analyse and synthesise the complexities of health and health care delivery in rural and remote communities and exercise autonomy and expert judgement to respond with appropriate human resource management, teaching and other skills

• Critically evaluate policies and professional and legal statutory requirements applicable to rural medical practitioners

• Interpret ethical medical practice respecting patient’s confidentiality and privacy at both an individual patient level and community level

• Evaluate, reflect on and apply new and existing evidence in the chosen specialty area of relevance to rural and remote medicine

• Demonstrate a high level of personal autonomy and accountability for own professional development through reflective practice and self‐directed learning

• Interpret and justify principles, theories and contemporary issues of rural and remote medicine to specialist and non‐specialist audiences through advanced written and spoken English

• Design, implement, communicate and reflect upon a research project in an area of relevance to rural and remote medical practice.

Credit points in major

27 credit points

Vocational Preparation

Townsville

Townsville

Maximum time to complete

6 years

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Maximum allowed

12 credit points

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.

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 Graduate Diploma of Rural and Remote Medicine.