Our Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) is the first medical school in Australia to offer credentialed sub-speciality, post-fellowship training. It is located next to Macquarie University Hospital, Australia’s only private hospital on a university campus. In other words, our researchers and teachers are given a uniquely high level of support. The Graduate Diploma of Specialised Medicine (GradDipSpMed) is 0.5 year, full time program centred on developing knowledge, decision-making skills, and competency in a variety of specialisations, and consists of four units of study. The 2 required units involve workplace learning with competency-based assessment and coursework. This blended learning approach is ideally suited to practising doctors wishing to attain competence in a particular area of specialist practice. Students are encouraged to consider significant and original adaptations to the application and interpretation of existing knowledge.

It is intended for doctors who wish to develop specific expertise in a medical sub-specialty as well as research and leadership capabilities.