Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Internal Medicine)
Program Overview
This practical Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Internal Medicine) refines diagnostic, investigative, and management skills for common adult diseases. It offers online learning with intensive face-to-face sessions and emphasizes clinical skills, rational technology use, therapeutic decision-making, and inclusive patient management. The program aligns with RACP Basic Training requirements and enhances knowledge in major subspecialties.
Program Outline
It will guide your care of patients and will be readily integrated into your daily clinical work.
Outline:
The Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Internal Medicine) requires the completion of 24 credit points of stream specific units of study. INTM stream specific units are offered at a basic and advanced level and over the next 2 years, all the major subspecialties will be available. It is recommended that students who are working full-time consider undertaking no more than 6 - 12 credit points per semester. Please note most of the INTM stream specific units of study are 3 credit points. All other units are 6 credit points. All core learning material is delivered online and some units of study have an intensive face-to-face teaching session. The knowledge you gain will be directly applicable to patient care and readily integrated into your day-to-day work.
Other:
The coursework will focus on:
- clinical skills
- rational use of investigative technology
- appropriate therapeutic decision making
- inclusive patient management; and assumes a working knowledge of the basic sciences. The program will emphasise evidence-based practice while providing guidance in areas where the evidence base is lacking or inconclusive.