Graduate Diploma in Perioperative Medicine (GD-PERIMED)

Overview

Award title	Graduate Diploma in Perioperative Medicine
Year & campus	2025 — Parkville
Fees information	Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & type	Graduate Coursework
AQF level	8
Credit points	100 credit points
Duration	12 months full-time or 24 months part-time

The Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Medicine is a stacked program that will teach multiple uses of clinical ultrasound which will be integrated with medical knowledge of managing patients in the perioperative environment. The first half of the program is comprised of the Graduate Certificate of Clinical Ultrasound. The second half of the program integrates this knowledge of clinical ultrasound into the perioperative setting. It critically evaluates current medical knowledge and clinical applications of ultrasound specific to perioperative medicine, in particular patient management prior to surgery, enhanced recovery after surgery pathways, diagnosis and management of perioperative complications, and patient centred quality of recovery, patient safety and team leadership.

Entry requirements

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

a Doctor of Medicine or a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, or
an undergraduate degree or equivalent in allied health, nursing, physiotherapy, or science.

Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

Post vocational training achievements relevant to Perioperative Medicine

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in
accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate
courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests
approved by the Academic Board, performance band 7 is required.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

Completion of all tutorials and case studies and assessments. In subject 4 for the Diploma level there is additional requirement to maintain a log book of 50 cases of clinical activity.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of perioperative clinical ultrasound, perioperative medicine and Enhanced Recovery after Surgery pathways;
Integrate medical knowledge and clinical ultrasound into the management of patients in the perioperative environment and to effectively convey complex clinical problems to others;
Critique and apply knowledge of clinical ultrasound, perioperative medicine and Enhanced Recovery after Surgery pathways to perioperative patients;
Critique the diagnosis and management of perioperative complications and the role of clinical ultrasound;
Critique current measurement of post-operative quality of recovery and its role in perioperative care; and
Interpret online case studies and record and reflect upon clinical cases of perioperative medicine application.

Generic skills

Improve problem‐solving skills by working through simulated clinical case studies
Improve analytical skills by identifying how to integrate the knowledge into clinical practice
Improve ability to work as a team member by implementing the team‐based approach of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, and by participating in group assignments
Improve confidence about tackling unfamiliar problems through exposure to a range of clinical scenarios

Graduate attributes

Academic distinction through having in‐depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s) and be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self‐directed learning
Integrity and self‐awareness through development of an advanced understanding of key disciplinary and multi‐disciplinary norms and perspectives relevant to the field

Course structure

The course will consist of two sets of subjects both of which have as their focus the use of clinical ultrasound in the perioperative period. The first set of subjects relate to Clinical Ultrasound (50 points). The second set consists of four subjects related specifically to medical management and the role of clinical ultrasound in the perioperative environment (50 points).

In order to progress to the second stack of subjects, a participant must have successfully completed 50 credit points from this first set of Clinical Ultrasound subjects. Successful completion of this part of the program might lead to the award of Graduate Certificate of Clinical Ultrasound as an exit award only.

Subject options

Year 1 or Semester 1

(50 credit points)

Core Subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MEDI90049	Principles of Ultrasound Heart Scan	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5

Elective Subjects

3 subjects (37.5 credit points) from the following:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
		Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)
MEDI90050	Doppler Echocardiography	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
MEDI90051	Ventricular Function	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
MEDI90054	Ultrasound Guided Procedures	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
MEDI90100	Abdominal and Peri-Arrest Ultrasound	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
MEDI90101	Obstetrics Gynaecology and Practicum	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5
MEDI90102	Vessels Nerves Lungs and Musculoskeletal	Semester 1 (Online) Semester 2 (Online)	12.5

Year 2 or Semester 2