Master of Neonatology (coursework) (91580)

The University of Western Australia

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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.In this course students gain comprehensive knowledge of diseases of preterm and term infants including the underlying physiology and management.

Students also gain clinical competency in acute resuscitation and all procedures required in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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 (12 points):

AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
N/A PAED4409 Evidence-based Medicine
N/A PAED4410 Neonatal Respiration and Ventilation

Take unit(s) to the value of 12 points from Group A or take unit(s) to the value of 6 points from Group A and 6 points from Group B:

Group A
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
N/A PAED4406 Nutrition, Lactation and Gastrointestinal Disease
N/A PAED4407 Neonatal Surgery
N/A PAED4408 Neonatal Infections and Immunology
N/A PAED4411 Introduction to Transport Medicine lectures: 2 hours per week
Group B
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
S1 BMED4003 Medical Research Design, Protocols and Analysis Prerequisites: 65 or better average in a Major in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Genetics, Cancer biology, Pharmacology, Biomedical Science, Neuroscience or similar biomedical science discipline appropriate for the field of study within the School of Biomedical Science Co-requisites: For students enrolled in the Biomedical Science Honours HONS-BIOMS: BMED4001 Biomedical Science Research Literature Review, BMED4002 Research Communication in Biomedical Sciences and BMED4004 Medical Research Ethics and Clinical Rationale Incompatibility: IMED4407 Medical Research Design, Protocols and Analysis module: 1 x 3-hour online chemistry for researchers module; tutorials: 8 x 1-hour on research design and statistics; various times of contact with site-specific training (eg. PAWES, CPR, GMO training, radiation safety training)
S1 BMED4004 Medical Research Ethics and Scientific Rationale Prerequisites: entry into honours, usually 65 per cent or more in majors including Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Genetics, Pharmacology and Biomedical Science Co-requisites: For students enrolled in the Biomedical Science Honours HONS-BIOMS: BMED4001 Biomedical Science Research Literature Review, BMED4002 Research Communication in Biomedical Sciences and BMED4003 Medical Research Design, Protocols and Analysis. Incompatibility: IMED4408 Medical Research Ethics and Clinical Rationale scheduled meetings with supervisors: approximately 1 hour per week, in consultation with supervisor; seminars, workshops and independent work: up to 25 hours per week spread over all four honours units.
S2 MEDC5801 Development and Communication of Research over the semester: 18 hours of on-line content, 16 hours of lectures, 2 to 4 hours individual statistics workshop, 8 hours presentations
PAED5709 Physiology of Respiratory Responses
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)
NS PUBH5785 Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data offered intensively (1 week full-time)
N/A PUBH5801 Economic Evaluation of Health Care Prerequisites: PUBH5752 Health Systems and Economics or MGMT5530 Healthcare Systems, Policy and Governance or equivalent 1 week full-time

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

Group C
AVAILABILITY UNITCODE UNITNAME UNIT REQUIREMENTS CONTACT HOURS
N/A PAED5501 Neonatal Echocardiography
N/A PAED5502 Practicum I
N/A PAED5503 Practicum II Prerequisites: PAED5502 Practicum I
N/A PAED5504 Transport Medicine
N/A PAED5520 Neonatology Dissertation (12 points)

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 Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) at least two years of professional experience and evidence of the following:

(i) awareness of contemporary issues in neonatology; and

(ii) basic competence in paediatrics professional learning; and

(iii) experience in leading and managing others; and

(iv) engagement in ongoing professional learning;

and

(c) (i) a current enrolment in the advanced neonatal training program through the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP); or

(ii) a qualification as a neonatologist through the RACP, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; or

(iii) a qualification as an internationally trained doctor and be pursuing advanced neonatal training as an employee at King Edward Memorial Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, or Fiona Stanley Hospital.

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