Paediatrics

Unit Code

00816

Department/Institution Offering Unit

Department of Paediatrics
Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
Parkville
Victoria 3052 Australia

web: www.paediatrics.unimelb.edu.au

Unit Points

Research Points: 100

Coursework Points: 0 (Hurdle Requirement)

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Contacts

Unit Coordinator/s:

Dr Michael Marks
Deputy Head, General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital
Senior Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
Department of General Medicine
5th Floor, Main Building SouthWest
Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Road
Parkville
Victoria 3052 Australia

tel: +61 3 9345 6512
fax: +61 3 9345 4751
email: michael.marks@rch.org.au

Alternative Contact:

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Overall Objectives

• provide an introduction to the process and practice of research in the area of paediatric (neonatal, child and adolescent) health
• encourage a broad understanding of the role of research in the development of clinical practice
• ensure a critical understanding of biomedical literature

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Content

Coursework: A comprehensive epidemiological and biostatisical support program will be run through the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU) situated at the Royal Children's Hospital. The year long course will include fortnightly AMS group meetings, courses in ethics, study design, handling data, biostatistics methods, use of statistical software and report writing.
Attendance in this course is an integral part of the AMS year in the Paediatric Unit.
Other courses may be selected at the discretion of the individual project supervisor and student.

Research: The major component of this course will be a clinical, laboratory, population health or educational research project performed under the supervision of members of the department in a range of areas of paediatric health care including (but not limited to) infectious diseases, congenital conditions, asthma and allergy, emergency and surgical care, issues in adolescent health.
Students will also be expected to attend departmental meeting and seminars.

Sample Research Topics:

There are a large number of research projects on the RCH campus. Learn more about the topics and areas of study available at this time.
Students interested in any of these should contact the supervisors directly. Other topics may become available and will be published on this list.

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Assessment Breakdown

Research Component: 100 points
Research Report (up to 10,000 words): 80%
Oral presentation: 20%

Coursework Component: 0 points
Hurdle Requirement

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Student Numbers

Number of places available:
up to 30