Program Overview
The Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) program is a clinically focused coursework degree for medical professionals seeking to enhance their diagnostic, investigative, and management skills for common adult diseases. Led by Associate Professor Christian Girgis, this online program emphasizes evidence-based practice and integrates advanced knowledge into daily clinical work, preparing graduates for the RACP Basic Training examination and further subspecialty practice.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Our Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine) is a practical and clinically focused course that will refine your ability to diagnose, investigate and manage common and important diseases in adults. It will guide your care of patients and will be readily integrated into your daily clinical work.
Objectives:
- Refine the ability to diagnose, investigate, and manage common and important diseases in adults.
- Guide patient care.
- Integrate knowledge into daily clinical work.
Program Description:
This is a postgraduate coursework degree designed for medical graduates, trainees, and established clinicians working in emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, or adult general practice, as well as international medical graduates interested in the field of internal medicine. Graduates will acquire foundational knowledge expected for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) Basic Training examination, in addition to advanced knowledge in areas of subspecialty practice.
Teaching:
- The program is directed by Associate Professor Christian Girgis.
Careers:
The program has been designed to enable you to diagnose, investigate, and manage the common and important adult diseases of the organ systems. The knowledge you gain will be directly applicable to patient care and readily integrated into your day-to-day work.
Other:
- The program will emphasize evidence-based practice while providing guidance in areas where the evidence base is lacking or inconclusive.
- The coursework will focus on:
- clinical skills
- rational use of investigative technology
- appropriate therapeutic decision making
- inclusive patient management.
- It assumes a working knowledge of the basic sciences.
- Students will complete core units in addition to stream-specific units in internal medicine and elective units in other areas.
- The program is only available online.
- Credit points: 48
- Students may find it helpful to explore the Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Internal Medicine) or the Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Internal Medicine) before enrolling in the Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine).
