Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

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Due to a technical error, the availability of some units of study is incorrectly listed.
See the current students website ((Find a unit of study) for up-to-date information on sessions available.
The following units have been identified as impacted:

WORK6130

21/01/2022
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Breast Surgery

Master of Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Students must successfully complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of capstone core units of study; and
(b) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and
(c) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Diploma in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Students must successfully complete 36 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study; and
(b) 12 credit points of elective units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Advanced Surgery (Breast Surgery)

Students must successfully complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 24 credit points of surgery selective units of study.

Capstone core units

SURG5056
Advanced Surgery Project 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
SURG5057
Advanced Surgery Project 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

Surgery selective units

SURG5037
Basic Sciences and Benign Breast Disease
6    A This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
SURG5038
Malignant Breast Disease and MDTs
6    A This unit is designed as the first part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery
P SURG5037


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
SURG5039
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 1
6    A This unit is designed as the second part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest
P SURG5037 and SURG5038


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
SURG5040
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Level 2
6    A This unit is designed as the forth and final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery
P SURG5037 and SURG5038 and SURG5039


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

Elective units

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
CEPI5300
Research Grants: Theory and Practice
6    P (PUBH5010 or CEPI5100) and (PUBH5018 or FMHU5002)
N CEPI5505


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
CLTR5001
Trial Design and Methods
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
FMHU5002
Introductory Biostatistics
6    N PUBH5018


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
HAEM5001
Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Acute Care
6    A Basic knowledge of haemostasis is an advantage


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
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
HPOL5006
Business of Health
6    N SMBA6122


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Intensive July
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
HTIN5003
Health Technology Evaluation
6      Semester 2b
LAWS6054
Health Care and Professional Liability
6   

Core unit for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Intensive April
LAWS6307
Class Action Litigation in Australia
6    N LAWS6230 or LAWS6869


Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
Semester 2
PCOL5101
Drugs and Devices: R and D to Registration
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 1
PCOL5102
Modern Therapeutics and Medical Devices
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PCOL5105
Commercialising MedTech and Pharma
6   

Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
PUBH5217
Biostatistics: Statistical Modelling
6    P PUBH5018 or FMHU5002
N (PUBH5211 or PUBH5212 or PUBH5213)


Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units
Semester 2
WORK6130
Leadership in Organisations

This unit of study is not available in 2022

6    N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090


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