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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Master of General Practice Psychiatry (Clinical)

Course code: 2679

Course description

The course aims to equip general practitioners with the knowledge and skills required to effectively assess and manage psychiatric conditions in the general practice setting. It also aims to assist general practitioners gain a clear understanding of their role as therapists, gatekeepers and members of a multidisciplinary team engaged in patient-centred care. In addition, the course covers assessment and management of somatoform disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorder, focusing on the role of the general practitioner in managing these conditions. Management of mental illness in children, adolescents and the elderly is also covered, and the course concludes with grounding in neuropsychiatry, focusing on issues relevant to general practitioners.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have completed the Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry to be eligible for entry into the masters, which has also been developed in conjunction with the University of Melbourne and involves four departments:

The program is supported by:

The course is designed to meet the academic standards of a postgraduate degree, and at the same time contains subject matter that is relevant to day-to-day practice.

Course structure

The Master of General Practice Psychiatry is a 72-credit-point professional coursework masters. The 72 credit points will be made up of 24 credit points for recognition of prior learning, 24 credit points for the first year of study (Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry) and 24 credit points for the second year of study as shown below:

Semester 1
Semester 2

Recognition of prior learning

Students who do not fulfil the criterion for recognition of prior learning can obtain the extra 24 credit points by completing the following two units from the Graduate Diploma of Family Medicine:

Assessment

Assessment is by written assignments based on case discussions and case management, reflective journals, case commentaries and clinical audit.

Inquiries

Ms Julieanne Tilbury
Department of General Practice
867 Centre Road
East Bentleigh, Victoria 3165
Australia
Telephone: +61 3 8575 2217
Email: julieanne.tilbury@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/general-practice/teaching/grad_studies.html

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