This articulated, multi-disciplinary program is designed to provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings. This is an emergent specialty field of education characterised by a symbiotic relationship between the learner, an experienced clinical educator and the health service.
This course is suitable for educators in both clinical and academic settings. The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education has topics in common with the masters program and students who hold either the graduate certificate or graduate diploma receive credit for related topics
Admission requirements
Applicants must normally hold an approved degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution, or the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education, or equivalent. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.
Course aims
The graduate diploma will provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings. This is an emergent specialty field of education characterised by a symbiotic relationship between the learner, an experienced clinical educator and the health service.
The course aims to provide health professionals with an understanding of foundational principles of symbiotic clinical education and the ability to demonstrate advanced and applied knowledge and skills in clinical education.
Learning outcomes
Students who complete the program of study can expect to be able to:
- demonstrate skills and knowledge in the theory, policy and practice of clinical education within health services
- demonstrate an understanding of the symbiotic nature of clinical education for the health professions, universities and health services
- understand the potential of clinical education as a powerful mechanism for change in health systems
- demonstrate ability to supervise health professionals learning in clinical practice.
Program of study
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.
Core - Year 1 topics
18 units comprising
HLED9101 Symbiotic Clinical Education for the Health Professions 1 (4.5 units)
HLED9102 Symbiotic Clinical Education for the Health Professions 2 (4.5 units)
HLED9103 Symbiotic Clinical Education for the Health Professions 3 (4.5 units)
HLED9104 Assessment of Learning for the Health Professions (4.5 units)
Elective - Year 1 topics
Select 18 units from the following topics:
EDUC9902 Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education (4.5 units)
HLED9105 Reflective Learning and Teaching (4.5 units)
HLED9106 Leadership & Change for the Health Professions (4.5 units)
HLED9107 Curriculum Design for the Health Professions (4.5 units)
HLED9108 Research Skills in Clinical Education (4.5 units)
HLED9109 Advanced Clinical Skills Teaching & Standardised Patients (4.5 units)
HLED9110 Teaching Ethical Analysis (4.5 units)
HLED9111 Simulation in Clinical Education (4.5 units)
HLED9112 Facilitating Interprofessional Learning (4.5 units)
or any other 4.5 unit postgraduate topics selected with the approval of the course coordinator.
