Postgraduate Diploma in Health Sciences
(Clinical Primary Care)
Postgraduate Certificate in Health Sciences
(Clinical Primary Care)
College of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Sciences
Key facts
Entry requirements
Applicants must be registered healthcare professionals currently working in an Irish primary care setting. Applicants from secondary care may also be considered. Parts of the programme are delivered in distance learning format and general computer literacy is essential for this.
Duration:
1 year, full-time in service
Next start date: September 2011
ECTS weighting: 60 (PDip), 30 (PgCert)
Average intake: 20 (combined)
Closing date:
Please see the offer round dates.
Taught
Course overview
The Clinical Primary Care collection is a suite of modules on clinical and related non-clinical topics. It has been designed with maximum flexibility in mind to meet the needs of busy health professionals. You can take a single module in a subject of your choice or you can construct your own course at Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma levels by choosing a selection of modules that suit your needs. Modules can be accumulated over up to five years (or one year) as you wish.
The modules are delivered using an e-learning platform supported by dedicated skills training sessions at NUI Galway (usually two non-consecutive days per module). The distance education format allows you to engage in learning at a time and place that suit your lifestyle.
Postgraduate Certificate = any 3 modules, at least 2 clinical.
Postgraduate Diploma = any 6 modules, at least 3 clinical.
Course outline
Programme content (Trimester 1 = Sept-Dec; Trimester 2 = Jan-Mar; Trimester 3 = Mar-Jun)
Clinical Modules
Infectious Disease in Primary Care (trimester 1)
minor-surgery-and-related-dermatology (trimester 1)
diabetes-in-primary-care(trimester 2)
cvd-in-primary-care (trimester 2)
womens-health-primary-care (trimester 3)
respiratory-disease-in-primary-care (trimester 3)
Non-Clinical Modules
concepts--principles-of-primary-care-cpc(trimester 1)
ebpc-cpc (trimester 1)
clinical-teaching-methods-cpc (trimester 2)
health-research-methods-cpc (trimester 2)
Applications and selections
Applications for the PG Certificate and PG Diploma are made online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC). Relevant PAC application code(s) above.
To apply for one or two stand-alone modules please apply here.
Who teaches this course?
Prof. Peter Cantillon
Prof. Andrew W Murphy
Dr. Sarah Brennan
Dr. Mary Byrne
Dr. Patricia Cremin
Dr. Una Conway
Dr. Sean Dinneen
Dr. Rosemary Geoeghan
Dr. Liam Glynn
Dr. Kim Kavanagh
Dr. Camilla Langan
Dr. Anne MacFarlane
Ms. Catherine Meagher
Dr. Joan Mulqueen
Dr. Grainne Ní Fhoghlu
Dr. Barry O'Donovan
Find out more
Dr. Mary Byrne
T 353 91 495 205
E mary.byrne@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/dgp
PAC code
GYM30 (PDip) GYM33 (PgCert)
Fees for this course
Current students
Derek Gallagher
PG Dip (2010)
"This course gave a welcomed opportunity to mix with colleagues from other areas of primary care. The workshops tended to have a good mix of both academic material and hands on practical skills. They were conducted in an open, informal atmosphere with active participation encouraged. The online discussion board gave a forum for more detailed subject-based discussion, under the watchful eye of experienced online tutors. All module materials used key up to date guidelines as their cornerstone."
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