Graduate Diploma in Surgery
Unit of study table
Graduate Diploma in Surgery | ||
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| Students complete 36 credit points, including: | ||
| (a) 6 credit points of research method selective units of study; and | ||
| (b) maximum of 30 credit points of surgery selective units of study; or | ||
| (c) a minimum of 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and | ||
| (d) a maximum of 6 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
| A unit of study is worth 6 credit points and represents approximately 10 hours of study per week in a 13-week semester. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
|---|---|---|
Research method selective units | ||
| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology | 6 | |
| FMHU5002 Introductory Biostatistics | 6 | N PUBH5018 |
| SURG5035 Surgical Research and Evaluation | 6 | |
Surgery selective units | ||
| HAEM5001 Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care | 6 | A Basic knowledge of haemostasis is an advantage |
| PATH5000 Surgical Pathology | 6 | |
| SURG5003 Scientific Communication for Surgeons | 6 | |
| SURG5011 Imaging Surgical Patients | 6 | N IMAG5042 |
| SURG5012 Surgical Metabolism | 6 | |
| SURG5016 Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | 6 | |
| SURG5017 Microsurgery | 6 | |
| SURG5021 Surgical Immunology | 6 | |
| SURG5025 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery | 6 | |
| SURG5031 Surgical Skills | 6 | A Final year medical student knowledge of physiology, pathology and anatomy is assumed |
| SURG5032 Physiology for Surgeons | 6 | |
| SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy Based on GSSE | 6 | |
| SURG5036 Surg Research: Translation and Innovation | 6 | |
| SURG5041 Surgical Oncology: Principles and Practice | 6 | A Pathology knowledge equivalent to GSSE |
| SURG5042 Urological Oncology | 6 | |
| SURG5043 Surgical Endoscopy | 6 | A Candidates are advised to have completed a surgical internship or similar with some prior exposure to endoscopy |
| SURG5045 Orthopaedic Surgery | 6 | |
Elective units | ||
| CEPI5315 Systematic Reviews | 6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000 |
| CRIT5016 Major Trauma Management | 6 | |
| GMED5001 Genomics in Clinical Practice | 6 | |
| HPOL5006 Business of Health | 6 | N SMBA6122 |
| 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 |
| PUBH5224 Applied Epidemiology | 6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002) |
| BMRI5019 Psychiatry in Clinical Practice | 6 | N BMRI5003 or BMRI5050 |
| FMHU5007 Safety and Quality in Healthcare | 6 | A Clinical experience as a registered health professional and/or employment for in a health service management role or health policy role. |
| CRIT5019 Advanced Trauma Management | 6 | P CRIT5016 |
| GLOH5101 Foundations of Global Health | 6 | N MIPH5131 or MIPH5132 |
| GLOH5115 Women's and Children's Health | 6 | N MIPH5115 |
| 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 |
| GMED5003 Advanced Genomics in Clinical Practice | 6 | A This unit of study 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 |
| GMED5004 Cancer Genomics | 6 | |
| MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical Environment | 6 | |
| PAIN5021 Acute Pain | 6 | A This unit is case based and is only suitable for experienced clinicians |
| PUBH5217 Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling | 6 | P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213) |
| PUBH5218 Advanced Statistical Modelling | 6 | P PUBH5217 N CEPI5310 |
| PUBH5120 Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Health | 6 | N PUBH5118 |