Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing (GC-PCN)

The Graduate Certificate in Primary Care Nursing will extend and refine your clinical, leadership and critical thinking skills. Designed by experienced primary care nurses and GPs, this course delivers comprehensive and evidence-based education in chronic disease management and preventive health.

Graduates of this course develop the capability and confidence to work collaboratively with GPs and other allied health professionals to optimise care for people and to improve health outcomes.

The course is four subjects in total, consisting of three online subjects and one elective. Students can choose an elective subject in an area of clinical or academic interest and have the option of gaining additional qualifications as a nurse immuniser or cervical screening provider. The course can be completed entirely online, depending on the elective chosen.

This course meets the qualification entry requirement for the Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner) program at the University of Melbourne.  

This course can be completed full-time over six months or part-time over 12 months.