Primary Care
Major/Minor/Specialisation !244-CW-SPC+1008 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
| Year and Campus: | 2010 |
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Coordinator
Associate Professor Meredith Temple-SmithContact
Primary Care Research Unit
Department of General Practice
University of Melbourne
200 Berkeley Street
Carlton 3054 Australia
Phone: +61 3 8344 3371
Fax: +61 3 9347 6136
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. |
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| Objectives: | - |
| Structure & Available Subjects: | 200 Point Program: 14 subjects and a research project 175 Point Program: 12 subjects and a research project 150 Point Program: 10 subjects and a research project |
| Subject Options: | Two Core Consortium SubjectsSubject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Other Consortium SubjectsA minimum of two appropriate Consortium subjects.Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: Group 1 ElectivesTo be chosen by the student in consultation with the Specialisation Coordinator in the Department of General Practice.Group 2 ElectivesTo be chosen by the student in consultation with the Specialisation Coordinator in the Department of General Practice.Research ProjectThe research project is compulsory and allows students to consolidate their MPH studies in a particular discipline(s). Some research projects have pre-requisites and/or recommended subjects to help guide course planning. The Research Project is offered in two consecutive semesters i.e. Semester 1 and 2 or 2 and 1. All students should consult with the MPH coordinator early in their enrolment to identify possible research project topics and supervisors.Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: |
| Related Course(s): |
Master of Public Health |
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