Doctor of Podiatric Surgery (90830)

The University of Western Australia

About

UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.

In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.

Contact Future Students for more information.This course provides theoretical and clinical knowledge in podiatric surgery beyond the Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine.

Topics include biostatistics, research methodology, advanced podiatric medicine, theoretical and practical aspects of elective foot surgery and/or management of the high-risk foot, and patient-oriented research, including ethics and communication of research, resulting in a dissertation.

Graduates are eligible for registration with the Podiatry Board of Australia as a podiatric surgeon.

Structure

Note: This course is not available in 2020.

KEY TO AVAILABILITY OF UNITS:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; SS = summer teaching period; N/A = not available in 2020; NS = non-standard teaching period; OS = offshore teaching period; * = to be advised

Take all units (42 points):

Group A
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
NS PODI5511 Advanced Podiatric Medicine I Prerequisites: enrolment in the Doctor of Podiatric Surgery (90830) course or enrolment in the Doctor of Podiatry (90820) one hour per week, plus preparation and study
NS PODI5512 Advanced Podiatric Medicine II Prerequisites: PODI5511 Advanced Podiatric Medicine I Approx 8hrs / week
NS PODI5513 Advanced Podiatric Surgery Prerequisites: enrolment in the Doctor of Podiatric Surgery (90830) or Doctor of Podiatry (90820) Lectures 15 x 1 hour Workshop/s: 15 hours
NS PODI5514 Podiatric Medicine Practicum Clinical placement: Approx 90hrs/semester
NS PODI5515 Podiatric Surgery Practicum Prerequisites: enrolment in Doctor of Podiatric Surgery 90830 or Doctor of Podiatry (90820) clinical placement: 8 hours per week
S1, S2 PUBH4401 Biostatistics I Prerequisites: enrolment in honours or postgraduate courses lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1.5 hours per week (for face-to-face mode only)
S2 PUBH5769 Biostatistics II Prerequisites: PUBH4401 Biostatistics I or equivalent training/experience lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1.5 hours per week (for face-to-face mode only)

Take all units (72 points):

Note: Before being permitted to enrol in a practicum unit from Group B, students must complete all units in Group A.

Group B
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
NS PODI6531 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum I (12 points) Prerequisites: successful completion of DPS Group A units PODI5511 Advanced Podiatric Medicine I, PODI5512 Advanced Podiatric Medicine II , PODI5513 Advanced Podiatric Surgery, PODI5514 Podiatric Medicine Practicum, PODI5515 Podiatric Surgery Practicum, PUBH4401 Biostatistics I, PUBH5769 Biostatistics II clinical placement: 14 hours per week for 18 weeks
NS PODI6532 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum II (12 points) Prerequisites: PODI6531 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum I clinical placement: 14 hours per week for 18 weeks
NS PODI6533 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum III (12 points) Prerequisites: PODI6532 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum II clinical placement: 14 hours per week for 18 weeks
NS PODI6534 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum IV (12 points) Prerequisites: PODI6533 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum III clinical placement: 14 hours per week
NS PODI6541 External Clinical Podiatry Practicum I (12 points) Prerequisites: successful completion of DPS Group A units PODI5511 Advanced Podiatric Medicine I, PODI5512 Advanced Podiatric Medicine II , PODI5513 Advanced Podiatric Surgery, PODI5514 Podiatric Medicine Practicum, PODI5515 Podiatric Surgery Practicum, PUBH4401 Biostatistics I, PUBH5769 Biostatistics II clinical placement: 14 hours per week
NS PODI6542 External Clinical Podiatry Practicum II (12 points) Prerequisites: PODI6541 External Clinical Podiatry Practicum I, PODI6531 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum I, PODI6532 Internal Clinical Podiatry Practicum II clinical placement: minimum 14 hours per week per semester

Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points:

Note: Before being permitted to enrol in the research project unit from Group C, students must complete all units in Group A.

Group C
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
NS PODI6570 Podiatric Research Project (full-time) (24 points) Prerequisites: completion of all Doctor of Clinical Podiatry (90830) core units, PODI5510 Podiatric Research Methodology or PUBH5757 Clinical Epidemiology supervised research: offered intensively
NS PODI6571 Podiatric Research Project (part-time) (24 points) Prerequisites: completion of all Doctor of Clinical Podiatry (90830) core units, PODI5510 Podiatric Research Methodology or PUBH5757 Clinical Epidemiology supervised research: offered intensively

Take unit(s) to the value of 6 points:

Group D
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
S1 PODI5510 Podiatric Research Methodology Prerequisites: enrolment in Doctor of Podiatric Surgery 90830 or Doctor of Podiatry 90820 Incompatibility: PUBH5757 Clinical Epidemiology (formerly PUBH8757 Clinical Epidemiology) lectures/tutorials: 2 hours per week
NS PUBH5757 Clinical Epidemiology offered intensively

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Entry requirements

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) minimum GPA of 5.0 or equivalent;

and

(c) unrestricted current registration as a podiatrist in Australia 1;

and

(d) One referee report from either a podiatric surgeon or orthopaedic/vascular surgeon;

and

(e) at least two years of relevant professional experience.

1 applicants must be eligible and remain registered for the duration of the course.

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