Master of Paramedic Practitioner

Designed to provide the paramedic with the necessary knowledge and skills for a career as a team leader or sole responder in Extended Care Paramedicine.

The course focuses on the clinical issues directly related to practice and develops a greater depth of understanding to enhance clinical decision making and critical thinking. Students will learn advanced-level clinical reasoning, assessment and knowledge to apply to their daily paramedical practice, while at the same time learning advanced skills in evidence-based practice and research.

The combination of advanced clinical knowledge and applied research skills provides students with the ability to continuously improve their own clinical practice, as well as positively impact the organisation they are employed by, the broader Paramedicine community and healthcare system.

• Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas, concepts and theories in authentic Paramedic Practitioner contexts.
• Apply communication, collaboration and clinical reasoning skills in professional paramedic practice contexts.
• Reflect critically on a complex body of medical and paramedical knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate mastery as a Paramedic Practitioner.
• Use high level self-management skills to initiate, appraise and operate in complex and dynamic paramedic practitioner professional environments.