This course is currently under review. It is offered by the Department of
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and will assist medical practitioners to
work rationally and efficiently in today's rapidly changing health environment.
The course can be undertaken over a 12 to 18-month period of three full-time
semesters or over a three-years part-time, and is offered as a combination of
off-campus distributed learning (distance education) and on-campus teaching.
This degree provides education in the fundamentals of evidence-based medicine,
emphasising issues related to screening, diagnosis, prognosis and therapy, and
the application of these concepts to a broad number of medical specialties.
Applicants must be registered as a medical practitioner by a Medical Board
within the Commonwealth, or within their own country and have extensive
clinical experience.
The course will be comprised of four core units, eight elective units and a series of case studies.
For more detailed information, contact the Postgraduate Office, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181 on telephone (03) 9903 0563. Email pgradenq@med.monash.edu.au, website http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/postgrad/
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