The Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice is an 18-unit program which is offered by the College of Medicine and Public Health. The program is only available on a part-time basis.
The course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Remote Health Practice and the Master of Remote and Indigenous Health and the sequentially developed topics allow progression through the three awards.
Students in the programs undertake two core topics and are then able to select a specialty stream in either Ageing and Disability, Allied Health, Management, Medical or Nursing.
The program was developed in collaboration with the Council of Remote Area Nurses and is offered on an external basis through the Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs.
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution in a health related field.
Applicants undertaking the Nursing stream must have a minimum of one year post-registration experience and must be currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse with no restrictions on practice.
Applicants undertaking the Medical stream must be either concurrently enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine at Flinders University or currently registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency as a Medical Practitioner.
However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
This Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice aims to prepare health professionals new to remote contexts to work with the people and professionals of Remote Areas to keep remote and Indigenous people well and manage ill-health.
It aims to provide education at a foundational level across three major content areas that underpin practice within the discipline of Remote Health locally, nationally and internationally.
These content areas are:
At the completion of the course students are expected to be able to:
To qualify for The Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice, a student must complete 18 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the following program of study
9 units comprising:
REMH8001 Context of Remote & Indigenous Health (4.5 units)
REMH8002 Remote & Indigenous Primary Health Care (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units from one of the following specialty streams:
REMH8025 Recognising and Responding to Dementia in Indigenous Communities (4.5 units)
REMH8026 Working with People with Disability in Remote and Indigenous Communities (4.5 units)
REMH8003 Fundamentals of Remote Allied Health Practice (4.5 units)
Plus a 4.5 unit topic selected from the Option list below
REMH8016 Remote Health Services Management in Practice (4.5 units)
REMH9017 Remote Health Services: Strategic Management (4.5 units)
REMH8004 Remote and Indigenous Family Medicine (4.5 units)
Plus either
REMH8005 Remote and Indigenous Complex Chronic Disease (4.5 units)
Or a 4.5 unit topic selected from the Option topics below.
REMH8006 Remote Advanced Nursing Practice & Pharmacotherapeutics 1A (4.5 units)
REMH8021 Chronic Disease in Remote and Indigenous Primary Health Care (4.5 units)
Or 9 units from the Option topics.
REMH8003 Fundamentals of Remote Allied Health Practice (4.5 units)
REMH8012 Project Management (4.5 units)
REMH8013 Public Health Principles for Remote & Indigenous practice (4.5 units)
REMH8014 Ethics, Power and Practice (4.5 units)
REMH8015 Research and Evidence Based Decision Making (4.5 units)
REMH8016 Remote Health Services Management in Practice (4.5 units)
REMH8021 Chronic Disease in Remote and Indigenous Primary Health Care (4.5 units)
REMH8025 Recognising and Responding to Dementia in Indigenous Communities (4.5 units)
REMH8026 Working with People with Disability in Remote and Indigenous Communities (4.5 units)
REMH9017 Remote Health Services: Strategic Management (4.5 units)
PHCA9504 Critical Practice in Indigenous Health (4.5 units)
PHCA9507 Health Promotion in Public Health (4.5 units)
Other topics may be selected from other programs within Flinders University and from other universities with approval of the Course Coordinator.
Except with permission of the Dean (Education) no topic may be attempted more than twice.
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in 9 or more units may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University Policy on Student Progress.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
CRICOS Provider: 00114A TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12097 TEQSA category: Australian University
Flinders University uses cookies to ensure website functionality, personalisation, and for a variety of purposes described in the website privacy statement. For details about these cookies and how to set your cookie preferences, refer to our website privacy statement.
You consent to the use of our cookies if you proceed.