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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences regulations

Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry

Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry

1. The Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry may be undertaken in the faculty pursuant to these regulations.

2. Interpretations

In these regulations unless the contrary intention appears -

'candidate' means a candidate for the graduate certificate;

'course of study' means the course of study for the graduate certificate determined by the faculty board under these regulations;

'faculty' means the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences;

' faculty information handout' means the faculty handbook or such other publication whether in bound, loose leaf or electronic form concerning the course of study as the faculty board determines from time to time;

'graduate certificate' means the Graduate Certificate in General Practice Psychiatry.

3. Admission to candidature

3.1 An applicant for admission to candidature must -

3.1.1 not less than two years prior to the application have qualified for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of this university or of another university approved by the faculty board; or

3.1.2 have qualifications and experience deemed equivalent by the faculty board.

3.2 The faculty board must give preference in selection to an applicant who is currently working in the area of clinical general practice.

4. Course of study

4.1. The faculty board may from time to time, with the approval of the Academic Board, determine the subjects and other work comprising the course of study for the graduate certificate and in relation to these may determine any matter including but not limited to requirements concerning -

4.1.1 number, timing, content and duration;

4.1.2 attendance and participation;

4.1.3 assessment; and

4.1.4 satisfactory completion.

4.2 The faculty board must cause each determination under this section to be published in a faculty information handout.

5. Time limits

Except where the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines, the course of study must be -

5.1.1 completed in a maximum of one year; and

5.1.2 undertaken by part-time candidature.

6. Qualification

A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study qualifies for the graduate certificate.

7. Changes in regulations and course of study requirements

7.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations and with the requirements concerning the course of study determined by the faculty board under these regulations, as in force or published from time to time.

7.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first enrolling for the graduate certificate, been unreasonably adversely affected by any change in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board must permit the candidate to qualify for the graduate certificate under the regulations or course of study requirements in force or published at some time during candidature, provided the board is satisfied that the work so required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently required to complete the course of study.

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