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Graduate Diploma in Surgery

Unit of study table

Graduate Diploma in Surgery

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
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
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
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