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Contact us Postgraduate education for sydney.edu.au/medicine-health healthcare professionals 1800 SYD UNI (1800 793 864) 2019 edition Cover image: Westmead Hospital, photo by Stefanie Zingsheim We acknowledge the tradition of custodianship and law of the Country on which the University of Sydney campuses stand. We pay our respects to those who have cared and continue to care for Country. Postgraduate courses For doctors �������������������������������������������������������������������4 What’s new in 2019 ................................................................6 Child and Adolescent Health ..............................................7 Clinical Neurophysiology .....................................................8 Critical Care Medicine ........................................................10 General Practice and Primary Health Care ................... 12 Infection and Immunity ...................................................... 13 Internal Medicine ................................................................. 14 Metabolic Health ................................................................. 15 Ophthalmology .................................................................... 16 Pain Management ................................................................ 18 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development ...... 19 Psychiatry ............................................................................. 20 Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy .................................... 21 Postgraduate education for education for Postgraduate professionals healthcare edition 2019 Sexual and Reproductive Health ......................................22 Sleep Medicine .....................................................................23 Surgery ..................................................................................24 For nurses �������������������������������������������������������������������28 Advanced Nursing Practice and Clinical Nursing ......... 30 Cancer and Haematology Nursing ................................... 31 Emergency Nursing .............................................................32 Intensive Care Nursing ...................................................... 33 Mental Health Nursing ....................................................... 34 Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)............................................. 36 Primary Health Care Nursing ��������������������������������������������37 For dentists ����������������������������������������������������������������38 sydney.edu.au/medicine-health 1800 SYD UNI (1800 864) 793 Contact us Contact For pharmacists �������������������������������������������������������� 40 For diagnostic radiographers ������������������������������������42 Other postgraduate courses in medicine and health ��������������������������������������������������43 Master of Science in Medicine ......................................... 43 Master of Health Communication ................................... 43 Master of Health Security ������������������������������������������������� 43 Master of Health Technology Innovation ....................... 43 Public Health ....................................................................... 44 Postgraduate research Research in medicine and health.................................... 46 Our research degrees ........................................................47 How to apply ........................................................................ 48 Become a leader in medicine and health Whether you’re looking to specialise in your field, broaden your knowledge or advance sydney.edu.au your career, a specialist postgraduate qualification can take you there. We offer a range of programs across our medicine and The Sydney advantage health portfolio designed for working professionals Studying medicine and health at the University of who are ready to take the next step in their career. Sydney ensures that you will be fully equipped with the leadership capabilities, clinical skills and human Where your postgraduate degree will take you is understanding required to make a genuine difference entirely up to you: you can prepare for your college to the lives of individuals and communities. exams, specialise within your chosen field or broaden your knowledge in your existing area. Whichever option We are unique among Australia’s leading universities you choose, our specialised degree programs will help in the breadth of health disciplines we offer, providing you to develop your career to its full potential. a broad range of opportunities for professional and personal development and cross-disciplinary study. You’ll have access to leading lecturers, research supervisors, industry networks and research and On graduating from one of our pioneering courses teaching staff from across Australia and worldwide Postgraduate education for healthcare professionals in medicine, health sciences, public health, nursing, – the University of Sydney is ranked among the top pharmacy or dentistry, you will be ready to make a real 50 universities worldwide, reflecting our outstanding difference – in Australia or around the world. international reputation.* The University of Sydney attracts many of the best Our graduates are among the world’s most students from throughout Australia and overseas. sought-after employees – the University is ranked With this privilege comes our responsibility to provide first in Australia and fourth in the world for graduate the highest quality learning and teaching. We strive employability.** constantly for excellence in intellectual enquiry, academic freedom and integrity, and ethical practice in all our academic endeavours. To support these goals we provide an exciting and stimulating learning and teaching environment. The University of Sydney * QS World University Rankings 2018 ** QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2018 Page 2 Become a leader in medicine and health Postgraduate study options Want to know more? The degree programs listed in this guide are This guide outlines the range of study options we designed for health professionals already working offer. For more information about specific courses in their chosen field. – including admission requirements, opening and closing dates and the application process – visit: They have been developed with working professionals − sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/ in mind, with the majority offered in part-time, specialist-pg-degrees distance mode. Some units of study include a short, intensive face-to-face component. The Faculty of Medicine and Health also runs course information sessions – including webinars and Depending on your specialist area, you may have face-to-face sessions with course coordinators the opportunity to study our programs at multiple – across our portfolio of postgraduate courses. levels – from individual units of study to an advanced For more information, visit: master’s degree. − sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/events Page 3 Postgraduate courses for doctors Advance your medical career with a specialist degree. sydney.edu.au Sydney Medical School is one of the largest medical and health teaching Why study with us? and research institutions in the Southern Hemisphere with its urban The University of Sydney is ranked and rural clinical schools and affiliated medical research institutes. among the top 20 universities in the world for quality of research Sydney Medical School is a member of Sydney Health Partners, which and teaching in medicine* and is is recognised by the National Health and Medical Research Council as the largest university provider of an Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre. Other members postgraduate vocational courses include the Sydney, Northern Sydney and Western Sydney Local Health in Australasia. Districts, the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network (Westmead) and a number of prominent medical research institutes. Our postgraduate medical curriculum is regularly updated to ensure it remains current and relevant. Our courses provide depth and breadth of education and training in discipline-specific areas as well as in non-technical skills such as research methods, communication and teaching. Postgraduate education for healthcare professionals Many of our programs and units of study are endorsed by the relevant professional colleges, and some can be credited towards college training requirements. Several units of study are also designed to prepare candidates for college examinations. Within our broadly structured programs, you can tailor a course to meet your needs and study at your own pace. So that you can continue to meet your professional commitments, most of our courses are delivered online, with short intensive face-to-face workshops The University of Sydney included for some units of study. * QS World University Rankings by Page 4 Dr Samriti Sood, Breast Surgeon Subject 2018 Flexible course choices Flexible course structure Admission criteria Most of the programs listed on Course structure varies slightly To be admitted to one of our Master the following pages are offered between degrees, but the following of Medicine programs, you must at master’s, graduate diploma basic principles generally apply. hold a recognised medical degree. and graduate certificate levels, − Most units of study are available Some programs are also available and in some cases also at as standalone units that can to health and science graduates. advanced master’s level (which later be credited to a degree provides a closely supervised if completed