POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Course Name: Postgraduate Diploma in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Course Code: 779 AA
Year: 2008
Note: This course is a component of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Training Program conducted by the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (http://www.racds.org/). Please contact RACDS for further details about this program.
DURATION
This is a one-year full-time course.
COURSE AIMS
- To provide you with the opportunity to advance to your professional knowledge and skills, and to engage with new and emerging fields of study.
- To facilitate the advanced development of clinical, academic and research skills necessary for you to go further a career in academia, research or specialty practice.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- You could reasonably expect to have acquired the following generic skills by the conclusion of this course:
- an increased understanding of the changing knowledge base in the area;
- an ability to evaluate and synthesise research and professional literature;
- improved problem-solving abilities, characterised by flexibility of approach;
- a capacity to articulate your knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations;
- an increased understanding of the international context and sensitivities in the area;
- an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
- a capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
- respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
- an appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips the student to offer leadership;
- the capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
- an understanding of the significance and value of your knowledge to the wider community (including business and industry);
- a capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society;
and where appropriate,
- advanced working skills in the application of computer systems and software and a receptiveness to the opportunities offered by new technologies.