Professional Development Hub
The Professional Development Hub in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health provides innovative and contemporary continuing education for professionals in healthcare delivery, education, and administration. Our programs extend locally and internationally, throughout the vast and well established Monash network.
Short courses
We offer a wide range of online and face-to-face short courses and programs to meet your professional development needs. Our courses are accredited with various colleges and associations to assist you in meeting your CPD requirements. Our courses are developed and delivered by world renowned experts within the Monash University network. Read more about our upcoming courses below and register your interest to stay up to date. See our short course terms and conditions.
Women's Health
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology short courses are carefully designed to provide the most up-to-date evidence-based clinical practice delivered by a team of experts who are all internationally recognised academic researchers and clinicians.
Nutrition
Healthcare Professional Education at the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food.
Assessment in Health Professions Education (online)
Educating current and future health professionals involves extensive assessment of students or trainees. This online course is designed to develop or extend participants' knowledge about assessment, and provides tailored frameworks to refine the implementation of assessment in their own professional contexts.
Learning Conversations: Feedback and debriefing practices in clinical practice and in simulation
Effective communication optimises learning. Through this course, students will examine how this type of communication – framed as learning conversations – can contribute to learning and teaching processes.
Scenario Design for Simulation-based Education
Simulation-based education provides learners with an opportunity to develop clinical knowledge and skills in context. In this course, we design scenarios to create immersive learning experiences, and review a range of existing scenario templates.
Learning and Teaching with Simulation
Simulation modalities can include task trainers, manikins, screen-based simulators, and simulated participants. Using a systematic approach to simulation-based education, we will teach students how to design, implement, and evaluate simulations.
National Health Education and Training in Simulation (NHET - Sim)
The NHET-Sim Programme is designed for individuals from all professions across Australia who currently or intend to use healthcare simulation as an educational method with students or health professionals.
Postgraduate courses
Health Professions Education and Clinical Simulation
Health care systems are increasingly complex with unprecedented advances in technology and in the nature of health care delivery to increasingly informed patients. We have developed a highly innovative approach to certification in continuing education, where half of our award degrees are completed via approved short courses and half via award units.We have developed a highly innovative approach to certification in continuing education, where half of our award degrees are completed via approved short courses and half via award units.
Master of Clinical Simulation
Our Master of Clinical Simulation is suitable for a broad range of health professionals and others who are, or will be, engaged in simulation-based education. This includes the teaching, assessment, evaluation, curriculum design, scenario design, debriefing, mentoring and supervision of health professionals in clinical and other contexts.
Master of Health Professions Education
The Master of Health Professions Education qualifies individuals to apply principles and theories that inform educational practice in a range of clinical and other relevant contexts, to undertake professional and highly skilled work and as educators in the health professions.
Master of Dietetics
There is no better place to start your nutrition and dietetics journey than here at Monash University. With our Masters of Dietetics, you can enjoy an education that is flexible and internationally recognised, equipping you with the necessary skills to excel in your dream career. By the end of our Masters program, you can expect to be provided with a comprehensive education that prepares you for future roles in nutrition and dietetic practice in a variety of workplace settings.
Master of Mental Health Science
The Master of Mental Health Science (MMHSci) is designed with professionals working in the mental health field in mind. This course is offered by the Department of Psychiatry to develop professional knowledge and skills for clinicians delivering mental health care.
Master of Wound Care
Advance your wound care skills with Australia's only Master of Wound Care