Overview Please note the Graduate Diploma of Health Sciences is not available for admission.
It is an exit award from the Doctor of Medicine.
About inherent requirementskeyboard_arrow_down
Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course or program necessary for a student to successfully achieve the core learning outcomes of a course or program. Students must meet the inherent requirements to complete their Macquarie University course or program. For more information see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/inherent-requirements.
Inherent requirements for Macquarie University programs fall under the following categories:
Physicalkeyboard_arrow_down
The physical inherent requirement is to have the physical capabilities to safely and effectively perform the activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
Cognitionkeyboard_arrow_down
The inherent requirement for cognition is possessing the intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative capabilities to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
Communicationkeyboard_arrow_down
The inherent requirement for communication is the capacity to communicate information, thoughts and ideas through a variety of mediums and with a range of audiences.
Behaviouralkeyboard_arrow_down
The behavioural inherent requirement is the capacity to sustain appropriate behaviour over the duration of units of study to engage in activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
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Scientists and Scholar: Graduates will have applied knowledge of the relevant medical and clinical sciences related to health and integrate the information to provide rationale for healthcare.
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Graduates will be applied medical scientists able to explain the principles and concepts of the biological, clinical, epidemiological, social and behavioural sciences and apply this knowledge to the diagnosis and management of some common clinical presentations, and to explain optimal health.
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Graduates will be research informed scholars able to critically evaluate and interpret medical and scientific literature and evidence to inform and suggest improvements for healthcare.
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Practitioner: Graduates will have excellent communication skills and be able to safely apply their knowledge and skills in practice.
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Graduates will be effective communicators able to demonstrate effective personal and digital communication skills as they apply to healthcare and effective participation as team members in face-to-face, simulated and online settings.
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to healthcare including design and performance of accurate medical history taking, physical examination and basic procedural skills for common clinical presentations in simulated healthcare environments.
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Engaged Global Citizen: Graduates will be socially and culturally responsive practitioners with awareness of local and global public health issues.
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Graduates will demonstrate awareness of determinants of health of diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other disadvantaged populations, and describe the characteristics of socially and culturally responsive healthcare.
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Graduates will demonstrate knowledge of contemporary local and global public health issues and the discuss strategies to address health inequalities.
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Professional: Graduates will be ethical and reflective practitioners able to lead and work collaboratively within teams.
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Describe the regulatory and ethical frameworks, organisation of healthcare in Australia and roles and responsibilities of the health professionals who typically work in an interprofessional Healthcare team.
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Demonstrate skills in reflective practice by formulating appropriate professional development plans.
