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Clinical Surgery

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 8 February 2024.
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Doctor of Clinical Surgery

Students complete 144 credit points, including:
(a) 108 credit points of core units of study, including:
(i) 66 credit points of clinical coursework (surgery) units of study
(ii) 6 credit points capstone units of study
(ii) 36 credit point research dissertation units of study in the order prescribed below
(b) 36 credit points of elective units of study.
In general students take:
(i) one research and two clinical surgery units per semester
(ii) one elective unit per semester
(iii) the capstone unit in their final semester.

 

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

Core units of study

Research
(a) The Research units of study each cover a particular aspect of the Thesis and must be taken in the prescribed order:
(i) Surgical Research 1 - Abstract
(ii) Surgical Research 2 - Narrative Review/Aims
(iii) Surgical Research 3 - Methods (Data Collation)
(iv) Surgical Research 4 - Results
(v) Surgical Research 5 - Discussion/Future Directions
(vi) Surgical Research 6 - Bibliography
SURG6001
Surgical Research 1
6  
SURG6002
Surgical Research 2
6  
SURG6003
Surgical Research 3
6  
SURG6004
Surgical Research 4
6  
SURG6005
Surgical Research 5
6  
SURG6006
Surgical Research 6
6  
Clinical coursework (surgery)
(a) Students who possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), or equivalent, may be granted an exemption of 66 credit points of clinical coursework units of study
(b) Students must be eligible to undertake surgical training in New South Wales, and be appointed to a SET 3 or higher position by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.
SURG6011
Clinical Surgery 1
6  
SURG6012
Clinical Surgery 2
6  
SURG6013
Clinical Surgery 3
6  
SURG6014
Clinical Surgery 4
6  
SURG6015
Clinical Surgery 5
6  
SURG6016
Clinical Surgery 6
6  
SURG6017
Clinical Surgery 7
6  
SURG6018
Clinical Surgery 8
6  
SURG6019
Clinical Surgery 9
6  
SURG6020
Clinical Surgery 10
6  
SURG6021
Clinical Surgery 11
6  

Capstone

SURG6022
Clinical Surgery Capstone
6  

Non-clinical subjects (elective)

CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6  
EDPR5001
University Teaching and Learning
6  
EDPE6011
Learning and Individual Differences
6  
EDPR6012
Developing Integ eLearning Env Higher Ed
6  
EDPZ5010
Individual Profession Learning Portfolio
6  
EDPZ6010
Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio

6  
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics
6 N PUBH5018
HPOL5001
Health Systems and Financing
6 N GLOH5135
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6  
PHAR7817
Pharmaceuticals: Development and Regulation
6 N PCOL5101
PHAR7826
Advanced Therapies: Development and Regulation
6 N PCOL5102
PUBH5010
Epidemiology Methods and Uses
6 N BSTA5011
WMST6902
Arguing the Point

6  
BMRI5019
Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
6 N BMRI5003 or BMRI5050
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  
CEPI5315
Systematic Reviews
6 N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000
C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001
CRIT5016
Major Trauma Management
6  
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
GMED5001
Genomics in Clinical Practice
6  
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  
HAEM5001
Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care
6 A Basic knowledge of haemostasis is an advantage
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
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
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  
SURG5035
Surgical Research and Evaluation
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  
SURG5100
Surgical Professionalism and Leadership
6 P 24 credit points of Master of Surgery units of study

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
8/02/2024 Prerequisites (P) for SURG5100 published as:
P 24 credit points from the Master of Surgery selective units of study
Prerequisites (P) for SURG5100 amended to:
P 24 credit points of Master of Surgery units of study