Graduate Certificate or Diploma of Paediatrics overview
Graduate certificates and diplomas from the University of Sydney and similar institutions are an ideal way of gaining a good understanding of paediatric fundamentals. A valuable array of units are available in each, with diplomas offering a wider selection. Available subjects include:
- Developmental paediatrics
- Neonatal medicine
- Paediatric Nutrition
- Pain mechanisms and contributors
- Pain treatment management
- Teaching in the clinical environment
Graduate certificates take six months of full-time study to complete, or up to two years part-time. Diplomas are longer at one year of full-time study and up to three years part-time. This makes them an ideal way for doctors to succinctly gain insight into the field and start practising sooner.
Employment options
The avenues to employment mentioned here are well suited to graduates from these programs. Consulting with the Australian Paediatric Society, for instance, is a great way to become a paediatric medical professional helping children out in remote areas who otherwise wouldn’t have access to hospitals and clinics. Joining the Paediatrics & Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians is another great path to networking opportunities, further learning and employment.
Scholarships and funding
Most medicine scholarships are available at higher levels, but there are general scholarships still available.
- Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships are offered by Australian National University, worth $69,500 pa. They allow domestic students undergoing any postgraduate study to travel overseas; international students also have access, but must be in a master or PhD program.
- Fulbright Scholarships are worth around $40,000. They allow Australian citizens who are not already US citizens to study in the USA.
- The Indigenous Australian Graduate Scholarship offered by Australian National University provides $26,682 to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student undergoing postgraduate study. Students of paediatrics ought to note that this is available to graduate diplomas but not certificates. Successful applicants must have attained second-class honours in a prior study to be eligible. Funding can be revoked should GPA fall below 65%, which is a credit.
Prerequisites and selection process
These programs require a Bachelor of Medicine at a minimum. This is due to the high extent of assumed knowledge all units depend upon.