Master of Medicine (Child and Adolescent Health)
Program Overview
This online graduate program in Child and Adolescent Health provides 48 credit points of study in core paediatric knowledge and clinical decision-making skills. Suitable for doctors of all experience levels, it offers flexible study options, expert instruction, and career advancement opportunities in various paediatric fields, including general practice, specialization, surgery, research, and academia.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Our course provides you with the core knowledge and clinical decision-making skills required for day-to-day paediatric practice in a wide range of areas, including allergy, immunisation, infectious diseases and child obesity. We welcome all doctors regardless of experience, who wish to pursue a career in paediatrics or to improve their knowledge and skills in child and adolescent health.
Outline:
- Unit of study table: Child and Adolescent Health
- You will complete 48 credit points of units of study including:
- 12 credit points of compulsory units of study
- 24 credit points of stream specific units of study
- 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.
- Stream specific units
- The stream specific units are designed to update your core knowledge in the relevant subject area and to enhance clinical practice with case-based scenarios that focus on current evidence-based best practice.
- Course Delivery
- This course is offered through our interactive online learning environment, giving you the flexibility to tailor your study schedule around your lifestyle.
- All stream specific units are online. You may find however; a couple of electives do have a face-to-face component. These can be avoided depending on your individual preferences.
- Program Director
- This program is directed by Associate Professor Patrina Caldwell.
Teaching:
- Our course is facilitated by subspecialty experts who will guide your learning and facilitate valuable interactions within your student group.
- Designed for working professionals, our courses are offered online, allowing flexible integration of your studies with your professional and personal life.
Careers:
Graduates of this course can be found in a range of careers such as:
- general practitioner
- paediatric specialist
- paediatric surgeon
- researcher and academic teaching positions.
Other:
- This course is offered online, allowing flexible integration of your studies with your professional and personal life.
- We offer full-time and part-time options, allowing you to decide your study load.
- We are a top 20 university globally (QS World University Rankings 2024).
- 2nd in Australia and 25th globally for medicine (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023).
- Gain a practical and theoretical foundation in paediatrics, from newborns to adolescents.
- The coursework is case-based, and you can study at a basic or advanced level.
