Surgery
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Surgical Sciences |
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Core units of study |
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| SURG5031 Surgical Skills |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Places in this unit are strictly limited, please contact Jayne Seward in the Discipline of Surgery office to be placed on the waitlist at jayne.seward@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Advanced Clinical Skills (Surgical Anatomy) |
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Core units of study |
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| SURG5028 Thorax, Back, Spinal Cord by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5029 Upper and Lower Extremities by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5030 Abdomen, Pelvis, Perineum by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5027 Head and Neck by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 2 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Graduate Certificate in Surgery (Breast Surgery) |
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Stream-specific core units of study |
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| SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease |
6 | A Applicants must have completed basic surgical training. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Students completing all 4 breast surgery units must complete them in sequence ie SURG5037, SURG5038, SURG5039, SURG5040. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the second part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease. |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1 |
6 | A Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the third part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease and SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5040 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 2 |
6 | A Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the forth and final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease, SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs and SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1. |
Semester 2 |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Surgery |
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Core unit |
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| Students select one of the following core units: | |||
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | N PUBH5010 It is recommended that this is completed as soon as possible after enrolment into your first unit of Study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Dissertation units of study |
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| Students pursuing a research path must enrol in 18 credit points of dissertation units, which may be in one semester or split over two semesters. Students must be enrolled in order to submit their dissertation. If a student is not able to submit his/her dissertation after enrolling in 18 credit points of dissertation units of study, he/she must re-enrol in a minimum of 9 credit points of dissertation units of study, with the concomitant financial liability, every semester until he/she submits. | |||
| SURG5007 Dissertation A |
9 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| SURG5008 Dissertation B |
9 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Stream-specific core units |
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Breast Surgery Stream |
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| SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease |
6 | A Applicants must have completed basic surgical training. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Students completing all 4 breast surgery units must complete them in sequence ie SURG5037, SURG5038, SURG5039, SURG5040. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the second part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease. |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1 |
6 | A Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the third part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease and SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5040 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 2 |
6 | A Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the forth and final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease, SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs and SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1. |
Semester 2 |
Surgical Anatomy Stream |
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| Students must successfully complete the requirements of the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Skills (Surgical Anatomy), without graduating, to meet the stream specific core unit requirements of the Surgical Anatomy stream. | |||
Surgical Skills Stream |
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| SURG5031 Surgical Skills |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Places in this unit are strictly limited, please contact Jayne Seward in the Discipline of Surgery office to be placed on the waitlist at jayne.seward@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Surgical Sciences Stream |
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| SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation |
6 | A It would be helpful if candidates have completed Introductory Biostatistics PUBH5018 |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5036 Surg Research: Translation and Innovation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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Elective units |
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| SURG5003 Scientific Communication for Surgeons |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| SURG5011 Imaging Surgical Patients |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5016 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Limit 12 students per semester. Departmental permission required. |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5017 Microsurgery |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Waitlist: Due to the limitation of students, please contact the Discipline of Surgery office to be waitlisted for this course. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG5020 Advanced Laparoscopic Abdominal Anatomy This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 |
Note: Students must contact Unit of Study coordinator as early as possible to receive pre-reading material |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5021 Surgical Immunology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5025 Adv. Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5027 Head and Neck by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5028 Thorax, Back, Spinal Cord by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5029 Upper and Lower Extremities by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5030 Abdomen, Pelvis, Perineum by Dissection |
6 | A This is an advanced course and it is recommended for advanced trainees who are preparing for the GSSE or for a SET program. It is also available if you have completed other Anatomy courses/training. Minimum of 12, maximum of 18 students. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5031 Surgical Skills |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Places in this unit are strictly limited, please contact Jayne Seward in the Discipline of Surgery office to be placed on the waitlist at jayne.seward@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5032 Physiology and Pharmacology for Surgeons |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on GSSE |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation |
6 | A It would be helpful if candidates have completed Introductory Biostatistics PUBH5018 |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5036 Surg Research: Translation and Innovation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease |
6 | A Applicants must have completed basic surgical training. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Students completing all 4 breast surgery units must complete them in sequence ie SURG5037, SURG5038, SURG5039, SURG5040. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the second part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease. |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1 |
6 | A Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the third part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease and SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs. |
Semester 1 |
| SURG5040 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 2 |
6 | A Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery. Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is designed as the forth and final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for PFT and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). The unit assumes knowledge from SURG5037 Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease, SURG5038 Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs and SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1. |
Semester 2 |
| SURG5041 Surgical Oncology: Principles and Practice |
6 | A Candidates are expected generally to be undertaking advanced surgical training or similar P PATH5000 Note: Department permission required for enrolment May apply via special permission for advanced surgical trainees |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG5042 Urological Oncology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SURG5043 Surgical Endoscopy |
6 | A Candidates are advised to have completed a surgical internship or similar, with some prior exposure to endoscopy |
Semester 2 |
| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| HPOL5006 Business of Health |
6 | C HPOL5001 or SMBA6001 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students who do not meet the recommended co-requisites may be granted entry if they have at least one year's work experience in a related field. |
Intensive July |
| HAEM5001 Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care |
6 | Semester 2 |
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The following Elective Units are ONLY available for students undertaking the Surgical Sciences stream in an online/distance mode. Note: these units do not transfer to other streams. |
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| CEPI5315 Introduction to Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 or CEPI5100 |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5019 Cancer Prevention and Control |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| PUBH5020 Chronic Disease Prevention and Control |
6 | A PUBH5033, PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or equivalent Note: Department permission required for enrolment PUBH5020 is an advanced MPH elective, and some epidemiological concepts, such as population attributable risk are expected knowledge for understanding the Burden of Disease concept, that is important in NCD (chronic disease) prevention, and is part of Module 2 of this unit. In addition, this MPH elective predominantly takes a population and global perspective on NCD prevention, rather than a clinical or health services perspective |
Semester 1 |
| In exceptional circumstances, on application to and with written approval from the Head of Discipline or course coordinator, a student may enrol in an elective unit of study not listed above. | |||