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Specialist Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine and Health Management (SC-DTMHM) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Principal Coordinator
Professor George Braitberg, AM
Intended learning outcomes
- Recognise and apply disaster and terror medicine and health management principles, considering the various health systems and challenges in managing disaster incidents and countering terrorism;
- Analyse the factors that underpin level of organisational response and the principles that are applied to prevent, manage, contain and diffuse the impact of disasters in clinical settings;
- Devise methods to address the complex physical and psychological factors involved in after care and recovery post event;
- Develop creative and flexible problem‐solving and communication skills for unique crisis situations, in a range of environmental, geographic and often dangerous settings;
- Evaluate the clinical and health service design and implementation processes for prevention, planning, responding and managing disaster and terror events; and
- Critically assess the clinical and health service risk and impact of disaster and terror events.
Generic skills
- The capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- An openness to new ideas
- The ability to communicate scientific knowledge through oral, written and web-based media
- The ability to apply knowledge and implement health programs for different types of disasters during all the phases of the disaster management cycle
Graduate attributes
Academically Excellent
- Have in-depth knowledge of their specialist disciplines.
- Have skills in examining issues with multiple disciplinary perspectives.
- Apply knowledge, information and research skills to complex problems in a range of contexts and are effective oral and written communicators.
Active Citizenship
- have engaged with contemporary local, national and global issues and developed an appreciation of the Asian region
- Aware of the social and cultural diversity in communities and can work collaboratively with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
- Have an understanding of and deep respect for Indigenous knowledge, culture and values.
Leaders in Communities
- Support a commitment to civic service in graduates' lives and careers, equipping them to be active, well-informed citizens who make substantial contributions to society.
- Have the potential to be leaders in their professions and communities, with the capacity to work effectively across disciplines and cultures
- Through advocacy and innovation, they are able to lead change for a sustainable future.
Integrity and Self-Awareness
- Be motivated, self-directed and well-organised, with the ability to set goals and manage time and priorities.
- Self-aware and reflective, with skills in self-assessment, and place great importance on their personal and professional integrity.
Last updated: 12 November 2021