Metabolic Health
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Metabolic Health |
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Master of Medicine (Metabolic Health) |
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Master of Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) |
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| 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) |
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Master of Science in Medicine (Advanced) (Metabolic Health) |
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| 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) |
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Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) |
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| 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) |
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Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine (Metabolic Health) |
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| Students must complete 24 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 24 credit points of stream specific units of study. | |||
Compulsory units |
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Compulsory unit for Graduate Diploma |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Compulsory units - Master of Medicine, Master of Science in Medicine, Master of Medicine (Advanced) |
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| CEPI5100 Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive February 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 or MBHT5002 or MBHT5003 or MBHT5004 or NURS5012 or PMED5102) Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Stream Specific units (Science in Medicine Degrees Only) |
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| 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 |
| MBHT5003 Obesity and Pre-diabetes: Prevention and Care |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| NURS5012 Assessment and Clinical Judgement |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5039 Public Health Nutrition Essentials This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
Stream Specific units (Medicine Degrees only) |
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| 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 |
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 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PMED5102 Paediatric Nutrition and Obesity This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
General elective units |
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| BETH5104 Bioethics, Law and Policy |
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 1 |
| BMRI5019 Psychiatry in Clinical Practice |
6 | N BMRI5003 or BMRI5050 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| BMSC5002 Advances in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| 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 or BSTA5011) N CEPI5214 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5315 Systematic Reviews |
6 | C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010 or CLTR5001 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 |
| HPOL5012 Leadership in Health |
6 | A Students are expected to have at least 1 year work experience in a health practice, policy or administrative role Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| LNGS7504 Medical Discourse This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| 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. |
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 |
| PUBH5039 Public Health Nutrition Essentials This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PUBH5555 Lifestyle and Chronic Disease Prevention This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P PUBH5033 |
Semester 2 Early |
Project units |
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| 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 |