Master of Surgical Research
Deakin University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00113B
This course of study leads to a Masters by Research degree, with the students drawn from qualified medical practitioners, surgeons in training and fellowship-trained surgeons. The program has a primary function in providing doctors with a structured training and experience in independent research, specifically in the surgical speciality. It also fulfils a secondary function in providing discipline-specific training for doctors with aspirations in surgery, and provides an option for students to gain some skills in clinical leadership, for future leadership roles in surgery and broader medicine. Research training and clinical leadership training will be carried out at the Waurn Ponds campus, with heavy utilisation of online resources to support the teaching. Research activity, although coordinated from the Waurn Ponds campus, will mainly be carried out at the students place of work, although the School of Medicines Anatomy Laboratory will also be utilised where the Clinical Anatomy Investigation project involves cadaveric inspection or dissection. Primary supervision will be shared by academics within the School and other experts local to the workplace.
Structure
To complete the Master of Surgical Research students must attain 16 core unit credit points. This comprises of 5 credit points of core Research Training and Preparation Units PLUS 11 credit points comprising the appropriate mix of HME805 and HME806 Research Project in Surgery Units.
Subjects
- Research Design
Standard entry requirements
- Bachelor degree in medicine (or equivalent) AND current registration (or capacity to obtain registration prior to commencing study) to practice medicine in the jurisdiction of study (e.g. registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency
- AHPRA). Overseas applicants who are not registered through AHPRA will be required to demonstrate English Language proficiency at Band B level.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Geelong Waurn Ponds | International: $89,200 | No |
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