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Graduate Diploma in Forensic Medicine

Course code: 2279 + Course abbreviation: GradDipForensMed + Total credit points required: 48 + 4 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Southbank)

Course description

The course, offered by the Department of Forensic Medicine, aims to prepare practitioners for a range of clinical forensic practice, teaching and research activities via both its generic core units and units designed for discipline-specific groups. On completion of the course, participants should be able to provide competent basic clinical forensic medical services, clearly communicate medico-legal issues to the justice system, prepare effective and objective medico-legal reports, critically evaluate the ethical and legal issues arising in forensic medical practice, and interpret wounds and injury patterns with particular reference to causation. Students are required to complete up to two weeks per year of on-campus blocks.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from an Australian university, or have qualifications which are equivalent to, or are a satisfactory substitute for, the qualifications described above and have at least three years experience in clinical medicine.

Course structure

First year

Students will be required to complete the following three core units:

Core units

Second year

Students will be required to complete three of the following elective units:

Elective units
  • FOR2001 Traffic medicine
  • FOR2003 Custodial medicine
  • FOR2004 Elements of the forensic sciences
  • FOR2005 Adult sexual assault
  • FOR2006 Paediatric forensic medicine
  • FOR2007 Elements of forensic toxicology
  • FOR6008 Mentally disordered offenders
  • FOR6009 Psychiatry, law and criminal justice systems

Assessment

The nature and content of the course require a range of assessment methods to be utilised. The assessment methods include assignments, case studies and presentations, a casebook and oral presentations.

Contact details

Inquiries

Ms Carole Spence (course administrator)
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine
Department of Forensic Medicine
Monash University
57-83 Kavanagh Street
Southbank, Victoria 3006
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9684 4480

Email: caroleb@vifm.org

Website www.vifm.org

Course coordinator

Associate Professor David Wells

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