Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice

Admission requirements

Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution in a health related field.

However, the Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

Course aims

The 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:

the remote context – an inseparable work and living environment characterised by unique cultural, linguistic, social, economic, geographical, and climatic conditions
public health – a population based framework for planning, developing, managing and evaluating initiatives and programs to promote health and prevent disease
application to practice – the inter-professional and profession specific skills, knowledge and attributes required for competent, confident, accountable remote and Indigenous Health practice within a Primary Health Care framework

Learning outcomes

At the completion of the course students are expected to be able to:

review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of specialised knowledge in the context of primary health care, Indigenous contexts, and the social determinants
review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to engage with community to identify local solutions to complex problems within a framework of cultural safety and Primary Health Care
apply knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement related to diverse cultural and linguistic contexts of remote and Indigenous primary health care practice, locally and internationally

Program of study

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

Core - Year 1 topics

9 units comprising:

REMH8001 Context of Remote & Indigenous Health (4.5 units)
REMH8002 Remote & Indigenous Primary Health Care (4.5 units)

Option - Year 1 topics

Plus 9 units selected from:

REMH8003 Fundamentals of Remote Allied Health Practice (4.5 units)
REMH8006 Remote Advanced Nursing Practice & Pharmacotherapeutics 1A (4.5 units)
REMH8007 Remote Advanced Nursing Practice Across the Lifespan (4.5 units)
REMH8021 Chronic Disease in Remote and Indigenous Primary Health Care (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.

Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.