Internal Medicine

Table of units of study: Internal Medicine

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

Compulsory units of study

Graduate Diploma students

Graduate diploma students must complete 6 credit points of compulsory units as listed below:
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6    N PUBH5010
Semester 1
Semester 2
Master's students must complete 12 credit points of compulsory units of study as listed below:
CEPI5100
Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology
6    N PUBH5010
Semester 1
Semester 2
INTM5001
Internal Medicine Advanced Management
6    P CEPI5100 and 18 credit points of stream specific units of study
Semester 2

Stream specific units

Graduate Certificate students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.
Graduate Diploma students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.
Master's students must complete 24 credit points of stream specific units of study.
INTM5002
Basic Neurology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australia clinical setting.
Semester 1
INTM5003
Basic Rheumatology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical gradautes working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 1
INTM5004
Basic Respiratory Medicine
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 2
INTM5005
Basic Gastroenterology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 2
INTM5006
Basic Endocrinology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 2
INTM5007
Basic Renal Medicine
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 1
INTM5009
Basic Infectious Diseases
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
INTM5010
Basic Oncology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 1
Semester 2
INTM5011
Basic Haematology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 1
Semester 2
INTM5014
Cardiology
6    A Theoretical and practical knowledge of cardiology at least at the level of a registered medical practitioner


This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 1
INTM5102
Advanced Neurology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 2
INTM5104
Advanced Respiratory Medicine
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 2
INTM5105
Advanced Gastroenterology
3      Semester 1
INTM5106
Advanced Endocrinology
3   

This unit of study is available only to registered medical graduates working in an Australian clinical setting.
Semester 2
CLNP5002
Diagnostic Electroencephalography
6    C CLNP5001


Critical Care and Internal Medicine students must request special permission to enrol in this unit of study.
Semester 1
CLNP5004
Advanced Electroencephalography
6    C CLNP5001


Internal Medicine students must request special permission to enrol in this unit of study.
Semester 2
MBHT5001
Diabetes Management
6      Semester 1
IMAG5042
Essential Imaging for Clinicians
6      Semester 2
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.
Semester 2
PAED5002
Adolescent Medicine
6   

This unit of study is only offered in even numbered years
Semester 2
PMED5100
Paediatric Infectious Diseases

This unit of study is not available in 2018

6    C Students who commence after 01 January 2016 are required to complete the Blackboard Academic Honesty Education Module. It is recommended that this is completed as soon as possible after enrolment into your first unit of Study


This unit of study is only offered in odd numbered years
Semester 1

General elective units

Graduate Diploma students complete 6 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study
Master's students complete 12 credit points of stream specific or general elective units of study
BETH5104
Bioethics, Law and Society
6   

Prerequisites: A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, law, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission.
Semester 1
CEPI5200
Quality and Safety in Health Care
6   

People working in health care will benefit from this course.
Semester 1
CEPI5215
Writing and Reviewing Medical Papers
6    A Some basic knowledge of summary statistic is assumed
P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100)
N CEPI5214


Students without the pre-requisites are encouraged to contact the unit coordinator to discuss their motivation and experience.
Semester 1
Semester 2
CEPI5300
Research Grants: theory and practice
6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018
N CEPI5505
Semester 1
CEPI5312
Diagnostic and Screening Tests (1 and 2)
6    P PUBH5010 or CEPI5100
N PUBH5208 or CEPI5202 or CEPI5311
Semester 2
CEPI5315
Introduction to Systematic Reviews
6    C CEPI5100 or PUBH5010
N CEPI5203 or CEPI5102 or CEPI5314
Semester 1
CRIT5005
Clinical Reasoning and Communication
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Places in this unit are limited and departmental permission is required.
Semester 2
DERM5001
Essential Dermatology
6      Semester 2
HPOL5000
Introduction to Health Policy
6      Semester 1
MEDF5002
Teaching in the Clinical Environment
6      Semester 2
PAIN5002
Pain Mechanisms and Contributors
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
PAIN5003
Pain Treatment and Management Principles
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
PAIN5021
Acute Pain
6      Semester 1
PUBH5018
Introductory Biostatistics
6      Semester 1
PUBH5224
Advanced Epidemiology
6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and PUBH5018
Semester 2
SEXH5200
Advanced STIs
6   

Note: For students who are not enrolled in one of the Sexual and Reproductive Health degrees or Internal Medicine must apply to the Unit of Study Coordinator for permission to enrol in this unit of study.
Semester 1
SEXH5202
Advanced HIV Infection
6   

Note: For students who are not enrolled in one of the Sexual and Reproductive Health degrees or Internal Medicine must apply to the Unit of Study Coordinator for permission to enrol in this unit of study.
Semester 2
SEXH5417
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
6      Semester 1

Project units of study

Students accepted into the Master (Advanced) program must complete 12 credit points of project units of study. Students must enrol in a minimum of 12 credit points of project units of study in order to submit their final written work.
MEDF5301
Project (Advanced Masters)
12   

Approval of the project and supervisor by the course coordinator must be confirmed prior to commencing the project.
Semester 1
Semester 2
MEDF5302
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part A)
6   

Approval of the project and supervisor by the course coordinator must be confirmed prior to commencing the project.
Semester 1
Semester 2
MEDF5303
Project (Advanced Masters) (Part B)
6   

Approval of the project and supervisor by the course coordinator must be confirmed prior to commencing the project.
Semester 1
Semester 2