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University of Melbourne

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Graduate Diploma in Perioperative Medicine

  • Graduate Diploma

Gain the fundamental skills to practice perioperative medicine. Perioperative Medicine and the use of focused clinical ultrasound are two rapidly evolving areas of modern clinical medicine, with focused clinical ultrasound fast being integrated into clinical practice.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul

About this course

Gain the fundamental skills to practice perioperative medicine.

Perioperative Medicine and the use of focused clinical ultrasound are two rapidly evolving areas of modern clinical medicine, with focused clinical ultrasound fast being integrated into clinical practice.

Practitioners of Perioperative Medicine require the acquisition of foundation skills in clinical ultrasound, and knowledge of integrating this into preoperative assessment and optimisation, intraoperative strategies, post-operative care, and quality of recovery.

The Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Medicine is a comprehensive course teaching you the fundamental skills and application of clinical ultrasound, and how to critically evaluate the clinical applications of ultrasound in the perioperative period.

Learn from a range of experts. This is a flexible full or part-time program suited to various medical professionals.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

In the Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Medicine you will learn multiple uses of clinical ultrasound integrated with medical knowledge of managing patients in the perioperative environment.

You will learn to critically evaluate 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, patient-centred quality of recovery, and patient safety and team leadership.

Career pathways

Upon completion of this program, you will have advanced knowledge and practical skills to practice Perioperative Medicine with confidence.

How to apply

Apply online

It takes about 20 minutes to complete the form using the online application system.

You can save your work in progress and complete the application later.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Medicine courses at University of Melbourne.
78.1%
Overall satisfaction
75.1%
Skill scale
53.8%
Teaching scale
98.5%
Employed full-time
$78k
Average salary