Postgraduate Diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

• To provide you with the opportunity to advance to your professional knowledge and skills, and to engage with new and emerging fields of study.
• To facilitate the advanced development of clinical, academic and research skills necessary for you to go further a career in academia, research or specialty practice.

You could reasonably expect to have acquired the following generic skills by the conclusion of this course:

• an increased understanding of the changing knowledge base in the area;
• an ability to evaluate and synthesise research and professional literature;
• improved problem-solving abilities, characterised by flexibility of approach;
• a capacity to articulate your knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;
• an increased understanding of the international context and sensitivities in the area;
• an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
• a capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
• an appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership;
• the capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
• an understanding of the significance and value of your knowledge to the wider community (including business and industry);
• a capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society;

and where appropriate,

• advanced working skills in the application of computer systems and software and a receptiveness to the opportunities offered by new technologies.

Refer to http://www.dent.unimelb.edu.au/dsweb/future_students/postgrad/omfs.html

This course is not offered in 2010.