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Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Medicine

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma of Perioperative Medicine provides expertise in perioperative medicine and clinical ultrasound, focusing on preoperative assessment, intraoperative strategies, and postoperative care. It is designed for medical professionals and offers hands-on experience with advanced knowledge in perioperative clinical ultrasound and enhanced recovery pathways.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 - 1 years full-time, 2 - 2 years part-time
Course Code
GD-PERIMED
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$24,992 per year

About this course

OverviewCourse overviewOverview
  • Gain expertise in perioperative medicine and clinical ultrasound
  • Develop skills in preoperative assessment, intraoperative strategies, and postoperative care
  • Designed for medical professionals across various specialties

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. 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.

Gain hands-on experience while learning from expert educators. 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, postoperative care, and quality of recovery. This course aims to equip you with advanced knowledge of perioperative clinical ultrasound, perioperative medicine, and enhanced recovery after surgery pathways, and the ability to manage patients in the perioperative environment.

Designed in accordance with industry standards, this is a flexible full or part-time program suited to various medical professionals, covering multiple uses of clinical ultrasound integrated with medical knowledge and practical skills to apply it to real-world settings.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

Course overview

Overview

  • Gain expertise in perioperative medicine and clinical ultrasound
  • Develop skills in preoperative assessment, intraoperative strategies, and postoperative care
  • Designed for medical professionals across various specialties

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. 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.

Gain hands-on experience while learning from expert educators. 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, postoperative care, and quality of recovery. This course aims to equip you with advanced knowledge of perioperative clinical ultrasound, perioperative medicine, and enhanced recovery after surgery pathways, and the ability to manage patients in the perioperative environment.

Designed in accordance with industry standards, this is a flexible full or part-time program suited to various medical professionals, covering multiple uses of clinical ultrasound integrated with medical knowledge and practical skills to apply it to real-world settings.

Credit for prior study or work

Recognition of Prior Learning for the first half of the program will also be given to participants who have previously completed the higher clinical ultrasound courses (Graduate Diploma or Master of Clinical Ultrasound, or the prior version of the Graduate Diploma (Postgraduate Diploma in Perioperative and Critical Care Echocardiography).

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