Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education - Distance

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• Objectives
  The course aims to provide health professionals with an understanding of foundational principles of symbiotic clinical education and the ability to demonstrate advanced and applied knowledge and skills in clinical education. Learning outcomes Students who complete the program of study can expect to be able to: * demonstrate skills and knowledge in the theory, policy and practice of clinical education within health services; * demonstrate an understanding of the symbiotic nature of clinical education for the health professions, universities and health services; * understand the potential of clinical education as a powerful mechanism for change in health systems; * demonstrate ability to supervise health professionals learning in clinical practice.
• Entry requirements
  Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution, or the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, or equivalent. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
• Academic title
  Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education
• Course description
  The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education is a 36-unit program offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences on a fee-paying basis.
  
  The graduate diploma will provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings. This is an emergent specialty field of education characterised by a symbiotic relationship between the learner, an experienced clinical educator and the health service.
  
  The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education may be used as an exit point for students who may have initially enrolled in the graduate diploma and find that they cannot complete the entire course for whatever reason.
  
  PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]
  
  To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
  
  HLED9001
      
  
  Symbiotic Clinical Education 1
      
  
  6
  
  HLED9002
      
  
  Symbiotic Clinical Education 2
      
  
  6
  
  HLED9004
      
  
  Leading Change in Health Systems
      
  
  6
  
  HLED9005
      
  
  Advanced Curriculum Design/Assessment
      
  
  6
      
  
  Elective topics
      
  
  12
  
  Students choose their electives from the following options:
  
  HLED9003
      
  
  Advanced Clinical Studies/Annotated Portfolio
      
  
  6
  
  HLED9006
      
  
  Teaching Clinical Skills in Practice and in Simulated Settings
      
  
  6
  
  HLED9007
      
  
  Teaching Ethical Analysis
      
  
  6
  
  HLED9009
      
  
  Approved Minor Research Project
      
  
  6
  
  EDET9320
      
  
  ICT Skills and Techniques for Educators and ICT Coordinators
      
  
  6
  
  PHCA8005
      
  
  Designing Questionnaires and Surveys
      
  
  6
  
  PHCA8006
      
  
  Qualitative Research Methods
      
  
  6
  
  PHCA8007
      
  
  Research Methods for Social Epidemiology
      
  
  6
  
  PHCA8917
      
  
  Evaluation in Public Health
      
  
  6
  
  or any other 6-unit postgraduate topics selected with the approval of the course coordinator.
  
  Students may also view samples from these topics at the Rural Clinical School web site.
  
  

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