Primary Care

Major/Minor/Specialisation !244-CW-SPC+1008 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012

Coordinator

Associate Professor Meredith Temple-Smith

Contact

Primary Care Research Unit
Department of General Practice
Phone: +61 3 8344 3371
Email: m.temple-smith@unimelb.edu.au

OR

Academic Programs Office
Melbourne School of Population Health
Tel: +61 3 8344 9339
Fax: +61 3 8344 0824
Email: sph-gradinfo@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

Primary care refers to the care a patient receives upon first contact with the health care system, before referral elsewhere within the system, as well as the care received after exiting hospital. The aim of primary care is to provide the patient with a broad spectrum of preventive and curative care over a period of time as well as to coordinate all of the care the patient receives. Primary care research is multidisciplinary and aims to improve the evidence base for best practice in the primary care setting. This specialisation will allow a focus on the aspects of research method which are particular to primary care research or on a content area of particular relevance to this setting.

Objectives:

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Structure & Available Subjects:

Standard 200 Point Program (no Advanced Standing):
SIX core subjects and TEN elective subjects (Full Coursework program) OR
SIX core subjects, EIGHT elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Students granted 25 Credit Points Advanced Standing:
SIX core subjects and EIGHT elective subjects OR
SIX core subjects, SIX elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Students granted 50 Credit Points Advanced Standing:
FIVE core subjects and SEVEN elective subjects OR
FIVE core subjects and FIVE elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit

Subject Options:

Core Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Semester 1
12.50

Electives

To be chosen by the student in consultation with the Specialisation Coordinator in the Department of General Practice.

Research Project

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Related Course(s): Master of Public Health

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