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Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

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Requirements for award

Master of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Students must successfully complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of capstone core units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and
(c) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Students must successfully complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Students must successfully complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study.

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Capstone core units

SURG5056
Advanced Surgery Project Part A
6  
SURG5057
Advanced Surgery Project Part B
6  

Surgery selective units

SURG5037
Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease
6 A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery
SURG5038
Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs
6 A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery
P SURG5037
SURG5039
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
6 A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery
P SURG5037 and SURG5038
SURG5040
Breast Reconstruction Techniques
6 A This unit is designed as the final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery
P SURG5037 and SURG5038 and SURG5039

Elective units

BETH5209
Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics
6 A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics
6 N PUBH5018
GMED5001
Genomics in Clinical Practice
6  
HAEM5001
Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care
6 A Basic knowledge of haemostasis is an advantage
HPOL5001
Health Systems and Financing
6 N GLOH5135
HPOL5006
Business of Health
6 N SMBA6122
HPOL5012
Leadership for Health
6 A Students are expected to have at least 3 years work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role
HTIN5003
Health Technology Evaluation
6 N HTIN4003
LAWS6054
Health Care and Professional Liability
6
Core unit for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252.
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6  
PAIN5021
Acute Pain
6 A This unit is case-based and is best suited for experienced clinicians
PAIN5001
Introduction to Pain Management
6  
PAIN5003
Pain Treatment and Management Principles
6  
PHAR7826
Advanced Therapies: Development and Regulation
6 N PCOL5102
PUBH5217
Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling
6 P FMHU5002
N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213)
SURG5012
Surgical Metabolism
6  
SURG5041
Surgical Oncology: Principles and Practice
6 A Pathology knowledge equivalent to GSSE
SURG5035
Surgical Research and Evaluation
6  
SURG5100
Surgical Professionalism and Leadership
6 P 24 credit points of Master of Surgery units of study or 24 credit points of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery) units
WORK6130
Leadership in Organisations

6 N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090