Internal 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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Internal Medicine |
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Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) |
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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) (Internal Medicine) |
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| Students must complete 60 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 48 credit points of study as required for the Master of Medicine | |||
| (b) 12 credit points of project units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Internal Medicine) |
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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 (Internal Medicine) |
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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 units - 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 |
| INTM5001 Internal Medicine Advanced Management |
6 | A This unit of study is available only to registered medical practitioners with experience working in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting. C CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units from any of (INTM5002, INTM5003, INTM5004, INTM5005, INTM5006, INTM5007, INTM5009, INTM5010, INTM5011, INTM5012, INTM5014, INTM5102, INTM5104, INTM5105, INTM5106, INTM5110, BMRI5019, IMAG5042, DERM5001, MBHT5001, MBHT5002, MBHT5004, PAED5002) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Stream Specific units |
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| DERM5001 Essential Dermatology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| INTM5002 Basic Neurology |
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 |
| INTM5003 Basic Rheumatology This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
3 | A This unit of study is available only to registered medical practitioners with experience working in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting. |
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 |
| INTM5005 Basic Gastroenterology |
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 2 |
| INTM5006 Basic Endocrinology |
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 |
| INTM5007 Basic Renal 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 2 |
| 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 |
| INTM5010 Basic Oncology |
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 2 |
| INTM5011 Basic Haematology |
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 2 |
| INTM5012 Basic Clinical Immunology |
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 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 |
| INTM5102 Advanced Neurology |
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 2 |
| INTM5103 Advanced Rheumatology This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
3 | A This unit of study is available only to registered medical practitioners with experience working in an Australian or New Zealand clinical setting. |
Semester 2 |
| INTM5104 Advanced 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 2 |
| INTM5105 Advanced Gastroenterology |
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 |
| INTM5106 Advanced Endocrinology |
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 2 |
| INTM5110 Advanced Oncology This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
3 | Semester 1 |
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| 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 |
| IMAG5042 Essential Imaging for Clinicians |
6 | N SURG5011 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 |
| MBHT5002 Advanced Diabetes Management |
6 | A It is recommended that students first complete MBHT5001 (Diabetes Management) unless they have a reasonable working knowledge of how to approach assessment and management of diabetes mellitus in a variety of clinical settings. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| MBHT5004 Cardiovascular Metabolic Management |
6 | A This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients and includes a significant Pharmacology component. It is designed for Medical Graduates only. Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PAED5002 Adolescent Medicine This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 |
This unit of study is only offered in even numbered years |
Semester 2 |
General Elective Units |
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| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Society |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |
| CEPI5312 Diagnostic and Screening Tests (1 and 2) |
6 | P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 N PUBH5208 and CEPI5202 and CEPI5311 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5315 Introduction to Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CLNP5002 Diagnostic Electroencephalography |
6 | C CLNP5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| CLNP5004 Advanced Electroencephalography |
6 | C CLNP5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| 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 |
| CRIT5017 Introduction to Clinical Toxicology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| GMED5001 Genomics in Clinical Practice |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| GMED5002 Genomics, Omics and Medical Applications |
6 | A This unit assumes knowledge equivalent to GMED5001 It is strongly recommended that students who lack a good working knowledge of genomics complete GMED5001 before enrolling in this unit or take it concurrently with GMED5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| HPOL5000 Health Policy and Health Economics |
6 | N PUBH5032 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 |
| PAED5008 Common Childhood Presentations |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PAIN5002 Pain Mechanisms and Contributors |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PAIN5003 Pain Treatment and Management Principles |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 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 |
| PMED5100 Paediatric Infectious Diseases |
6 |
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 |
| PUBH5224 Advanced Epidemiology |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| SEXH5200 Advanced STIs |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| SEXH5202 HIV and Viral Hepatitis |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| SEXH5417 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| 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 |