21. Paediatric medicine

Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)

(GradCertMed(Paediatric Medicine)) KG016

Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)

(GradDipMed(Paediatric Medicine)) KF053

Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine)

(MMed(Paediatric Medicine)) KC073

Overview

The Master of Medicine (Paediatric Medicine) is designed for practitioners who wish to advance their knowledge and application of paediatric medicine.

Each unit of study stands alone with no prerequisites, offering maximum flexibility in an adult learning environment. The units are designed to update students’ core knowledge in the relevant subject area and to enhance clinical practice with case-based scenarios that focus on current evidence-based best practice.

A series of carefully chosen practical, relevant topics, presented in a case-based interactive online format taught by expert clinicians, will challenge and stimulate participants.

Active discussion among students and course conveners is key to the learning process, with a focus on recent advances and controversial topics. Each unit consists of a combination of case-based interactive clinical scenarios, weekly discussion forums and self-directed learning and is designed to provide the latest practical and theoretical knowledge.

Admission

Admission requires a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from an Australian university or an equivalent qualification from an approved institution.

Structure

The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master’s degree (see chapter 8 for an explanation of embedded degrees).

The program is offered in the form of online distance education. Enrolled students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to access a protected course website. The website provides the interactive platform for both the clinical scenarios and the facilitated discussion forums.

Assessment is by performance and participation in discussion forums and by written assignment.

All 6-credit-point units of study offered by the Faculty of Medicine are suitable for elective units. Approved elective units of study are listed below. Other units of study, including those offered by other faculties, require the approval of both the paediatric medicine course coordinator and the coordinator of the units of study.

Students are encouraged to undertake PMED5050 Research Methods or equivalent in order to be best equipped to undertake evidence based learning activities in the paediatric units of study.

The graduate certificate comprises four units of study at least two of which must be paediatric units (see tables on paediatric and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).

The graduate diploma comprises six units of study at least three of which must be paediatric units (see tables on paediatric and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).

The master’s degree comprises eight units of study at least four of which must be paediatric units (see tables on paediatric and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).

Paediatric medicine units of study

Paediatric medicine elective units of study

Further enquiries

Postgraduate Education Officer
Phone: +61 2 9845 3376
Fax: + 61 2 9845 3389
Email:
Website: www.paediatrics.med.usyd.edu.au