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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences regulations

Graduate Diploma in Rural Health

Graduate Diploma in Rural Health

1. The diploma

There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Rural Health (GradDipRH).

2. Interpretation

In these regulations unless inconsistent with the context or subject matter -

'candidate' means a candidate for the diploma;

'course of study' means the subjects required to be completed by a candidate to qualify for the diploma;

'diploma' means the Graduate Diploma in Rural Health;

'faculty board' means the faculty board of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences;

'faculty information handout' means a faculty handbook or such other publication, whether in bound, loose leaf or electronic form, concerning the course of study as the faculty board determines from time to time;

'head' means the head of the Centre for Rural Health;

'subject' includes project work.

3. Admission to candidature

3.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for the diploma must -

3.1.1 have qualified for a bachelor's degree or hold a qualification deemed equivalent by the faculty board;

3.1.2 have completed at least one year of post-graduate clinical experience; and

3.1.3 supply evidence of knowledge which, in the opinion of the head, constitutes an appropriate background for the course of study.

3.2 In selecting candidates -

3.2.1 preference must be given to applicants who hold current registration in a relevant health discipline; and

3.2.2 special consideration must be given to applicants who are practising in, or are preparing for a career in, a rural area.

4. Course of study

The course of study -

4.1.1 comprises compulsory subjects and elective subjects as determined by the faculty board under section 5;

4.1.2 shall be undertaken by distance education through the Monash Distance Education Centre; and

4.1.3 shall be completed in two years of part-time candidature, unless the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines.

5.1 The faculty board may determine from time to time the compulsory and elective subjects comprising the course of study and, in relation to those subjects, may determine any matter including, but not limited to, requirements concerning -

5.1.1 number, timing, frequency, duration and content;

5.1.2 candidate attendance and participation;

5.1.3 oral and written examinations; and

5.1.4 satisfactory completion.

5.2 Determinations of the faculty board under this section must be published in a faculty information handout.

6. Credit for previous work

6.1 A candidate who, prior to candidature, completed work which the faculty board considers is equivalent to completing particular work in the course of study, shall be deemed to have completed that particular work.

6.2 Credit under this section must not be granted in respect of -

6.2.1 work completed more than ten years before admission to candidature, unless the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines; or

6.2.2 more than one quarter of the work in the course of study.

7. Qualification

A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study qualifies for the diploma.

8. Changes in course requirements

8.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the course of study determined by the faculty board as in force or published from time to time.

8.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first enrolling for the diploma, been unreasonably adversely affected by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board may permit the candidate to qualify for the diploma under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or published at some time during candidature, provided the board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent to that currently required to complete the course of study.

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