Course code: 2676 + Department of General Practice, East Bentleigh + Full-fee-paying course: $15,600 (Australian residents); $19,050 (international students)
The aim of this 72-credit-point degree is to provide general practitioners with the opportunity to master their clinical skills within a general practice setting.
Applicants must be registered medical or general practitioners with a minumum of two years of postgraduate experience and preferably in active general practice. Special consideration will be given to suitably qualified overseas graduates residing in their own country. It is recommended that students should have completed the Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine award prior to proceeding onto this course.
A number of units will require students to visit the department for a weekend workshop.
The course is conducted over approximately 18 months full-time or three years part-time. The coursework includes two compulsory core units as listed below together with a mix of elective units that are similar to those offered in the Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine:
Assessment consists of coursework participation, formal assignments and projects.
Candidates who have other equivalent qualifications may apply for certain exemptions for units in the graduate diploma or masters courses. Each case will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For more information, contact Ms Julieanne Tilbury, Department of General Practice, 867 Centre Road, East Bentleigh, Victoria 3165, telephone (03) 9579 3188, fax (03) 9570 1382 or email julieanne.tilbury@med.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to Ms Julieanne Tilbury, Department of General Practice, 867 Centre Road, East Bentleigh, Victoria 3165 by 1 November 2002.
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