Clinical Surgery
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Clinical Surgery |
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Doctor of Clinical Surgery |
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| Students complete 144 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 108 credit points of core units of study, including: | |||
| (i) 66 credit points of clinical coursework (surgery) units of study | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points capstone units of study | |||
| (ii) 36 credit point research dissertation units of study in the order prescribed below | |||
| (b) 36 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| In general students take: | |||
| (i) one research and two clinical surgery units per semester | |||
| (ii) one elective unit per semester | |||
| (iii) the capstone unit in their final semester. | |||
Core units of study |
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Research |
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| (a) The Research units of study each cover a particular aspect of the Thesis and must be taken in the prescribed order: | |||
| (i) Surgical Research 1 - Abstract | |||
| (ii) Surgical Research 2 - Narrative Review/Aims | |||
| (iii) Surgical Research 3 - Methods (Data Collation) | |||
| (iv) Surgical Research 4 - Results | |||
| (v) Surgical Research 5 - Discussion/Future Directions | |||
| (vi) Surgical Research 6 - Bibliography | |||
| SURG6001 Surgical Research 1 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6002 Surgical Research 2 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6003 Surgical Research 3 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6004 Surgical Research 4 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6005 Surgical Research 5 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6006 Surgical Research 6 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Clinical coursework (surgery) |
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| (a) Students who possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS), or equivalent, may be granted an exemption of 66 credit points of clinical coursework units of study | |||
| (b) Students must be eligible to undertake surgical training in New South Wales, and be appointed to a SET 3 or higher position by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. | |||
| SURG6011 Clinical Surgery 1 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6012 Clinical Surgery 2 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6013 Clinical Surgery 3 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6014 Clinical Surgery 4 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6015 Clinical Surgery 5 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6016 Clinical Surgery 6 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6017 Clinical Surgery 7 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6018 Clinical Surgery 8 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6019 Clinical Surgery 9 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6020 Clinical Surgery 10 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| SURG6021 Clinical Surgery 11 |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Capstone |
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| SURG6022 Clinical Surgery Capstone |
6 |
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Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Non-clinical subjects (elective) |
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| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 |
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Semester 1 |
| CEPI5300 Research Grants: Theory and Practice |
6 | P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018 N CEPI5505 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| EDPR5001 University Teaching and Learning |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPE6016 Adult Learning and Development This unit of study is not available in 2021 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPE6011 Learning and Individual Differences |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| EDPR6012 Developing Integ eLearning Env Higher Ed |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| EDPZ5010 Individual Profession Learning Portfolio |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EDPZ6010 Prof Learning Leadership Portfolio |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| HPOL5001 Health Systems and Financing |
6 | N GLOH5135 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| MEDF5002 Teaching in the Clinical Environment |
6 |
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Semester 2 |
| PCOL5101 Drugs and Devices: R and D to Registration |
6 |
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Semester 1 |
| PCOL5102 Modern Therapeutics and Medical Devices |
6 |
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Semester 2 |
| PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics |
6 |
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Semester 1 |
| PUBH5010 Epidemiology Methods and Uses |
6 | N BSTA5011 or CEPI5100 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| WMST6902 Arguing the Point |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |