Critical Care Medicine
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
 
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Critical Care Medicine |
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Master of Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) |
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Master of Science in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (admission suspended) |
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| Students must complete 48 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of compulsory units of study; and | |||
| (b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and | |||
| (c) 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study. | |||
Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Critical Care Medicine) |
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Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Critical Care Medicine) (admission suspended) |
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| Students must complete 60 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 48 credit points of study as required for the Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Medicine | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of project units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) |
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Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (admission suspended) |
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| Students must complete 36 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 6 credit points of compulsory units of study; and | |||
| (b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and | |||
| (c) 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) |
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Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Critical Care Medicine) (admission suspended) |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study. | |||
Compulsory units |
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Compulsory unit – Graduate Diploma |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | N PUBH5010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Compulsory units - Master of Medicine, Master of Medicine (Advanced) |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | N PUBH5010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CRIT5008 Evidence and Ethics in Critical Care |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Clinical experience in a critical care discipline such as: emergency medicine, intensive care, anaesthesia, surgery or retrieval medicine. C CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units of study from any of (CRIT5001, CRIT5002, CRIT5003, CRIT5004, CRIT5005, CRIT5006, CRIT5007, CRIT5009, CRIT5010, CRIT5011, CRIT5012, CRIT5014, CRIT5015, CRIT5016, CRIT5017, PAIN5021, CLNP5005, INTM5014, PAED5007) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Stream Specific units |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 | N PUBH5010 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CRIT5001 Anatomy for Critical Care |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5002 Pathology for Critical Care |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5003 Pharmacology for Critical Care |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CRIT5004 Physiology for Critical Care |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CRIT5005 Clinical Reasoning and Communication |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CRIT5006 Retrieval Med - Operational Environment |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5007 Clinical Retrieval Medicine |
6 | P CRIT5006 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CRIT5009 Teaching with Simulation |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5010 Point of Care Ultrasound |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CRIT5012 Mechanical Ventilation |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5014 Resource Limited Critical Care |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5015 Extracorporeal Life Support |
6 | A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CRIT5016 Major Trauma Management |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CRIT5017 Introduction to Clinical Toxicology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CLNP5005 Neuromonitoring in Anaesthesia |
6 | A This unit of study is primarily targeted at Medicine students. Science in Medicine students should contact the unit coordinator to discuss enrolment in this unit of study C CLNP5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| INTM5014 Cardiology |
6 | A This unit of study is available only to registered medical practitioners with experience working in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting. It assumes theoretical and practical knowledge of cardiology at least at the level of a registered medical practitioner. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAED5007 Paediatric Emergencies This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
This unit of study is only offered in even numbered years |
Semester 1 |
General elective units |
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| CEPI5215 Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers |
6 | A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) N CEPI5214 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| HAEM5001 Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care |
6 | A Basic knowledge of haemostasis is an advantage. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| IMAG5042 Essential Imaging for Clinicians |
6 | N SURG5011 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| INTM5004 Basic Respiratory Medicine |
3 | A This unit of study is available only to registered medical practitioners with experience working in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| INTM5009 Basic Infectious Diseases |
3 | A This unit of study is available only to registered medical practitioners with experience working in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| MBHT5001 Diabetes Management |
6 | A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical Environment |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5018 Pain in Children |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAIN5021 Acute Pain |
6 | A this unit is case based and is only suitable for experienced clinicians. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BMRI5019 Psychiatry in Clinical Practice |
6 | A MBBS or equivalent N (BMRI5003 and BMRI5050) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WARC5001 Research Translation, Impact and Evaluation This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | A An understanding of research methodology and clinical trials is assumed. |
Semester 2 |
Project units |
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| MEDF5301 Project (Advanced Masters) |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MEDF5302 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A) |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MEDF5303 Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B) |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |