Primary Care

Major/Minor/Specialisation !244-CW-SPC+1008 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Year and Campus: 2011

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: -
Structure & Available Subjects: 200 Point Program: SIX core subjects and TEN elective subjects or EIGHT elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit of 25 points.
175 Point Program: SIX core subjects and EIGHT elective subjects or SIX elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit of 25 points.
150 Point Program: FIVE core subjects and SEVEN elective subjects or FIVE elective subjects and either a Research Project or Professional Practice unit of 25 points.
Subject Options:

Core Subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1
12.50
Not offered in 2011
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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