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Internal Medicine

Unit of study table

Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine)

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)

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)

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)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.

 

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

Compulsory units - Graduate Diploma

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  

Compulsory units - Master of Medicine, Master of Medicine (Advanced)

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6  
INTM5001
Internal Medicine Advanced Management
6 C CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream-specific units from (a minimum of 12 credit points from (INTM5002 or INTM5003 or INTM5004 or INTM5005 or INTM5006 or INTM5007 or INTM5009 or INTM5010 or INTM5011 or INTM5012 or INTM5014 or INTM5102 or INTM5103 or INTM5104 or INTM5105 or INTM5106 or INTM5110) and up to 6 credit points from (BMRI5019 or IMAG5042 or DERM5001 or MBHT5001 or MBHT5002 or MBHT5004 or PAED5002 or SEXH5200 and SEXH5202))

Stream specific units

DERM5001
Essential Dermatology
6  
INTM5002
Basic Neurology
3  
INTM5003
Basic Rheumatology
3  
INTM5004
Basic Respiratory Medicine
3  
INTM5005
Basic Gastroenterology
3  
INTM5006
Basic Endocrinology
3  
INTM5007
Basic Renal Medicine
3  
INTM5009
Basic Infectious Diseases
3  
INTM5010
Basic Oncology
3  
INTM5011
Basic Haematology
3  
INTM5012
Basic Clinical Immunology
3  
INTM5014
Cardiology
6 A This unit of study assumes theoretical and practical knowledge of cardiology at least at the level of a registered medical practitioner
INTM5102
Advanced Neurology
3  
INTM5104
Advanced Respiratory Medicine
3  
INTM5105
Advanced Gastroenterology
3  
INTM5110
Advanced 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.
BMRI5019
Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
6 N BMRI5003 or BMRI5050
IMAG5042
Essential Imaging for Clinicians
6 N SURG5011
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
MBHT5002
Advanced Diabetes Management
6 A This unit is intended for medical graduates who have experience in clinical care of patients. It is recommended that MBHT5001 Diabetes Management unit of study is studied first, unless the student has a good understanding of the content covered in the MBHT5001 unit of study outline.
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
PAED5002
Adolescent Medicine
6  
SEXH5200
Advanced STIs
6  
SEXH5202
HIV and Viral Hepatitis
6  

General elective units

BETH5104
Bioethics, Law and Policy
6  
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6  
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers
6 A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011)
N CEPI5214
CEPI5312
Diagnostic and Screening Tests
6 P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311
CEPI5315
Systematic Reviews
6 C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001
N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314 or CLTR5000
CLNP5002
Diagnostic Electroencephalography
6 C CLNP5001
CLNP5004
Advanced Electroencephalography
6 P CLNP5001 and CLNP5002
CRIT5003
Pharmacology for Critical Care
6 A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates and available to allied health professionals via special permission
CRIT5004
Physiology for Critical Care
6 A This unit of study is only available to medical graduates and available to allied health professionals via special permission
CRIT5005
Clinical Reasoning and Communication
6  
CRIT5017
Introduction to Clinical Toxicology
6  
CRIT5019
Advanced Trauma Management
6 P CRIT5016
CRIT5020
Cardiovascular Resuscitation
6  
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics
6 N PUBH5018
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
HPOL5000
Health Policy and Health Economics
6 N PUBH5032
HPOL5012
Leadership for Health
6 A Students are expected to have at least 3 years work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6  
PAED5008
Common Childhood Presentations

6  
PAIN5002
Pain Mechanisms and Contributors
6  
PAIN5003
Pain Treatment and Management Principles
6  
PAIN5021
Acute Pain
6 A This unit is case based and is only suitable for experienced clinicians
PMED5100
Paediatric Infectious Diseases

6  
PUBH5224
Applied Epidemiology
6 P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100 or BSTA5011) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002 or BSTA5002)
PUBH5300
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
6 A A basic understanding of introductory statistics and generalised linear regression (as would be attained through a unit such as PUBH5217 or equivalent, or through equivalent experience). No previous coding experience is required or assumed
SEXH5200
Advanced STIs
6  
SEXH5202
HIV and Viral Hepatitis
6  
SEXH5417
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
6  

Project units

MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
12  
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
6  
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
6 P MEDF5302