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I28 Master of Family Medicine

INTRODUCTION

General practitioners provide universal access to whole person care in the context of the family and the community. High quality general practice care means comprehensive, coordinated and continuing care drawing upon biomedical, psychological, social and environmental understandings of health. The Master of Family Medicine has been developed for general practitioners seeking a greater depth of understanding of this field. With rapidly expanding medical knowledge and information, general practitioners need systems to access information, critically analyse literature and contemporary issues, and manage the emerging trends in practice. The course has been designed for practising clinicians with a focus on application of knowledge into the clinical situation.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants require a medical degree from a recognised institution.
 
COURSE LOCATION
Off-campus
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

Students will complete a total of 180 credit points (nine units) as listed below:
 
STAGE 1
FAM5101 Family Medicine: Practice and Principles 1 20 
FAM5102 Family Medicine: Practice and Principles 2 20 
MMP5101 Evidence Based Practice 20 
 
Successful completion of Stage 1 results in eligibility to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Family Medicine.
 
STAGE 2
MMP5102 Evidence-based Chronic Disease Management 20 
MMP5103 Ethical and Legal Issues for Health Professionals 20 
 
Plus 20 credit points (one elective unit) to be chosen from the following options:
 
PRH5101 Men's Health and Prevention 20 
PRH5102 Clinical Nutrition Management 20 
PRH5103 Clinical Lifestyle Management 20 
DCP5101 Issues in Palliative and Cancer Care 20 
MCP5011 Clinical Management 1 20 
GME5101 Geriatric Medicine 1: An Overview 20 
PRH5106 Sexual Health 20 
 
Successful completion of Stage 2 results in eligibility to exit with a Graduate Diploma of Family Medicine.
 
STAGE 3
Consists of one research unit and two elective units (40 credit points)
 
One unit is to be chosen from the following two options:
 
RES5102 Research Preparation: Qualitative Approaches 20 
RES5103 Research Preparation: Quantitative Research Methods 20 
 
Plus 40 credit points (two elective units) to be chosen from Stage 2 electives or from the following options:
 
PRH5108 Effective Teamwork 20 
PRH5107 Preventative Medicine 20 
OHM5113 Management of Occupational Disease and Injury 1 20 
PRH5111 Introduction to Andrology 20 
FAM6203 Medicine: Applied Research Project 20 
MHP5101 Master Health Project * 20 
MHP5202 Master Health Project * 20 
 
*The Master Health Project units MHP5101 and MHP5202 are done consecutively over two semesters.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009