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Metabolic Health

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Errata
Item Errata Date
1.

From Semester 2, 2021, admission to the Metabolic Health stream is no longer suspended for the:
- Master of Science in Medicine
- Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced)
- Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine
- Graduate Cerifiicate in Science in Medicine

7/4/2021
2.

The stream specific units have changed. They are now:

Science in Medicine degrees only

MBHT5001 Diabetes Management Credit points: 6 Assumed knowledge: This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience. Session: Semester 1, Semester 2
MBHT5003
Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2
NURS5012 Assessment and Clinical Judgement Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1
PUBH5039 Public Health Nutrition Essentials Credit points: 6 Prohibitions: PUBH5029 Session: Semester 1

Medicine degrees only

MBHT5001 Diabetes Management Credit points: 6 Assumed knowledge: This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience. Session: Semester 1, Semester 2
MBHT5002
Advanced Diabetes Management Credit points: 6 Assumed knowledge: It is recommended that students first complete MBHT5001 unless they have a reasonable working knowledge of how to approach assessment and management of diabetes mellitus in a variety of clinical settings. Session: Semester 2
MBHT5003 Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 1, Semester 2
MBHT5004 Cardiovascular Metabolic Management Credit points: 6 Assumed knowledge: This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients and includes a significant Pharmacology component. Session: Semester 2
PMED5102 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity Credit points: 6 Session: Semester 2

7/4/2021
3.

Assumed knowledge has been removed for the following units:

MBHT5003 Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care
BMRI5019 Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

7/4/2021
4.

Corequisites have changed for the following unit. They now read:

MBHT5005 Evidence and Ethics in Metabolic Health C: CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units of study from any of (MBHT5001 or MBHT5002 or MBHT5003 or MBHT5004 or NURS5012 or PMED5102)

7/4/2021
5.

Departmental persmission has been removed and Assumed knowledge has been added to the following unit. It now reads:

MBHT5002 Advanced Diabetes Management Credit points: 6 Assumed knowledge: It is recommended that students first complete MBHT5001 unless they have a reasonable working knowledge of how to approach assessment and management of diabetes mellitus in a variety of clinical settings.

7/4/2021
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Metabolic Health

Master of Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) (admission suspended)

Students must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and
(c) 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Master of Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health)

Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health) (admission suspended)

Students must complete 60 credit points, including:
(a) 48 credit points of study as required for the Master of Medicine/Master of Science in Medicine
(b) 12 credit points of project units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) (admission suspended)

Students must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 6 credit points of compulsory units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study; and
(c) 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Medicine (Metabolic Health)

Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) (admission suspended)

Students must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.

Compulsory units

Compulsory unit for Graduate Diploma

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6    N PUBH5010


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2

Compulsory units - Master of Medicine, Master of Science in Medicine, Master of Medicine (Advanced)

CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6    N PUBH5010


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2
MBHT5005
Evidence and Ethics in Metabolic Health
6    C CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units of study from any of (MBHT5001, MBHT5002, MBHT5003, MBHT5004, NURS5012, PMED5102)


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2

Stream Specific units

MBHT5001
Diabetes Management
6    A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience.


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
MBHT5002
Advanced Diabetes Management
6    A It is recommended that students first complete MBHT5001 (Diabetes Management) unless they have a reasonable working knowledge of how to approach assessment and management of diabetes mellitus in a variety of clinical settings.


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
MBHT5003
Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care
6    A This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients. Most of the subject matter and assessments are based on clinical management processes.


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
MBHT5004
Cardiovascular Metabolic Management
6    A This unit is intended for students who have experience in clinical care of patients and includes a significant Pharmacology component. It is designed for Medical Graduates only.


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
NURS5012
Assessment and Clinical Judgement
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
PMED5102
Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2

General elective units

BETH5104
Bioethics, Law and Society
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
BETH5204
Clinical Ethics
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
BETH5209
Medicines Policy, Economics and Ethics
6    A A degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, allied health, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, law, communications, public policy, business, economics, commerce, organisation studies, or other relevant field, or by special permission.


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
BMRI5019
Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
6    A MBBS or equivalent
N (BMRI5003 and BMRI5050)


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers
6    A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100)
N CEPI5214


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
CEPI5315
Introduction to Systematic Reviews
6    C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010
N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
GMED5001
Genomics in Clinical Practice
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
LNGS7504
Medical Discourse
6      Semester 1
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
NTDT5608
Community and Public Health Nutrition
6    C NTDT5305 and NTDT5307


NTDT5608 is available as an elective to students in the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Medicine as well as the Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health). For these students, there are no prerequisites for entry into NTDT5608. However, these students must apply for Special Permission from the unit of study coordinator in order to be enrolled.
Semester 2
PAIN5002
Pain Mechanisms and Contributors
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
Semester 2
PAIN5003
Pain Treatment and Management Principles
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
Semester 2
PUBH5033
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
PUBH5555
Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention
6    P PUBH5033


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
WARC5001
Research Translation, Impact and Evaluation

This unit of study is not available in 2021

6    A An understanding of research methodology and clinical trials is assumed.
Semester 2

Project units

MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
12   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
Semester 2
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
Semester 2
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
Semester 2