Master of Medical Radiations

This is a graduate entry-to-practice course in Medical Radiations that offers stream specific study in the disciplines of Medical Ultrasound, and Radiation Therapy. The professional Masters degree provides graduates interested in Medical Radiations, with the academic, clinical and professional framework that will enable them to be employed in their chosen discipline as competent and qualified Medical Sonographers or Radiation Therapists in both the public and private health sector. This is the only graduate entry course offered in Australia by distance learning, and it may be available for study to interstate students in their home state. As an intensive course it will accelerate entry into the Medical Radiations professions. The course includes more clinical practice/experience than any other Medical Radiations degree, and is designed to be completed in two years. Due to limited clinical training places, there will be no intake into the medical ultrasound stream of the Master of Medical Radiations in 2012. The radiation therapy stream is unaffected and applicants can still lodge an application. This course, offered by the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, aims to prepare suitably qualified graduates to assume practice as accredited/registered medical radiation practitioners who are able to work in the public and private health care environments. Specialist streams of study are offered in radiation therapy and medical ultrasound. Students undertake comprehensive professional clinical experience as part of the course.
Applicants will: •Have obtained at least a credit average in a demonstrated course sequence in either biomedical or physical sciences; •Be able to provide evidence of a capacity to successfully engage in radiation physics and mathematics; •Have successfully passed two sequential units of University level human anatomy and physiology, or an equivalent bridging course; and •Either have passed year 12 physics at a satisfactory level or have successfully passed two sequential units of University level physics, or equivalent bridging course; Although they are not prerequisites for entry, those applicants who have a major or minor study sequence in biochemistry, pharmacology, physiology and/or anatomy are encouraged to apply, and will find it an advantage within the course. Details of equivalent bridging courses in physics and anatomy and physiology can be obtained from radiation.sciences@med.monash.edu.au. Applicants holding degrees in other medical radiations disciplines will be assessed on a case by case basis by the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. Suitably qualified internationals students wishing to undertake the Master of Medical Radiations in their country of residence must satisfy the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences in respect to the appropriateness of their clinical supervision. Special application requirements Applicants must complete Supplementary Information Form and submit with their application. Provide proof of relevany professional accreditation, if any; Statement of work experience that is relevant for application. Selection interview for shorlisted applicants
On completion of the course, a graduate should be able to: •demonstrate knowledge and understanding of medical ethics, medico-legal principles, professional guidelines and standards, health, safety and radiation safety principles, health psychology, professional communication, and patient management in medical radiations •demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the biological consequences of ionising and non-ionising medical radiations •demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the scientific concepts and principles underpinning medical radiations instrumentation including optimisation of equipment and quality assurance •appreciate the principles of digital image processing and its application to modern medical imaging including, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasound •apply knowledge and understanding of digital image processing principles to medical radiations practice •apply knowledge and understanding of gross anatomy, cross-sectional anatomy and pathophysiology to medical radiations practice •demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the medical basis for the diagnosis of injury and disease •implement and perform appropriate medical radiations procedures and techniques to treat/diagnose illness and injury •communicate to the professional and lay community understanding of the wider applications of medical radiations in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury •demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the application of information technology to the field of medical radiation sciences •assume the role of a qualified/accredited medical radiations practitioner, capable of independent and collaborative clinical decision making.