M6043 Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

Monash Level C, that is: IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall (no band lower than 6.5); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 65 overall with no band lower than 58; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 94 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 24, Listening: 20, Reading: 19 and Speaking: 20; or Equivalent approved English test

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to a graduate research degree.

Provisional accreditation (including endorsement for schedule medicines) has been sought from the Podiatry Accreditation Committee on behalf of the Podiatry Board of Australia enabling practice as a podiatrist in Australia.

Professional focussed tutorials, practical and simulation classes
This course has been specially designed to prepare you to become a registered and or professionally accredited practitioner. It is a condition of external accreditation that the course team ensures all of the non-placement units in your course are appropriately scaffolded to prepare you to successfully complete your off - campus fieldwork/clinical placements. This means we require you to attend all scheduled tutorials and practical and simulation classes. You must consult each unit Moodle Site for details of these activities and whether you need to attend in person or whether you can attend online, via video and or audio conferencing. If you are unable to attend the activity you must inform the unit coordinator because of the link between these activities and placements. In some instances, it may be possible to provide make up classes but this cannot be guaranteed. Persistent failure to attend activities will have a negative impact upon your placements. You may be denied access to placements with the consequence you will fail the course.
This course has mandatory attendance requirements. Please refer to the 'Additional Information - special requirements' section for more information.

In this course, you will develop the relevant knowledge, practical and analytical skills required for podiatry practice, as well as extend your undergraduate skills of communication, ethical and reflective practice, collaboration, research, and leadership. This graduate entry course is delivered over three years. Foundational knowledge and skills are introduced in year one, with the focus on integration of prior science knowledge and principles into the context of podiatry in addition to the development of clinical skills. An integrated and case-based learning approach facilitates active learning and development, which include early workplace and interprofessional learning opportunities. Clinical placements occur in years two and three, with practice in a simulated setting prior to acute, subacute, community and private practice clinical placements. A learner-centred philosophy allows preferences to be pursued in an independent research project in the final years.

This accelerated course enables students with an undergraduate degree in foundational sciences to obtain an entry-level qualification at a postgraduate level of study to practice as a podiatrist. The course includes clinical education that satisfies Podiatry Board of Australia (Ahpra) requirements for registration as a podiatrist with registration endorsed for use of scheduled medicines. This course provides an integrated curriculum, centred on case-based learning to be practice ready.