Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport

• Overview
• Contact Details
• Subject Areas
• Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGDipAeroRT)

Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGDipAeroRT) provides advanced training in retrieval medicine and aeromedical evacuation for medical practitioners who are involved as clinical advisers and practitioners in the speciality of aeromedical retrieval and transportation. This two-year, part-time programme provides the basic qualification for those who want to find work, or those who are already engaged in, patient transportation, independent of which stream of clinical practice they originate.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGDipAeroRT) is also available through Distance Learning.

^ Top of page

Contact Details

Dr Robin Griffiths
Tel 021 620 148
Fax 64 4 389 5427
Email [email protected]

Programme Manager
Tel 64 4 385 5590
Fax 64 4 389 5427
Email [email protected]

See the OAMU website for more information.

^ Top of page

Subject Areas

• Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport
• Aviation Medicine

^ Top of page

Regulations for the Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGDipAeroRT)

1. Admission to the Programme

   1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).
   2. Every applicant shall have been admitted to the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of a university in New Zealand or hold an equivalent medical qualification approved by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences).

2. Structure of the Programme

   1. The programme shall consist of four papers in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport, AVME 717, AVME 718, AVME 721 and AVME 722.
   2. With approval of the Programme Academic Co-ordinator, a candidate may substitute a research paper, AVME 780 or AVME 785 (30 points), for one paper in (a) above.
   3. A candidate who has completed the requirements for the Postgraduate Certificate in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport shall be credited with those papers in the programme for the diploma which have been previously passed for the certificate.

3. Duration of the Programme

   1. The programme will normally be completed in two years of part-time study.
   2. A candidate shall satisfy the requirements of the programme within five years of admission to the programme.

4. Level of Award of the Diploma

   The diploma may be awarded with distinction or with credit.

5. Variations

   The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.

   ^ Top of page

Entrance requirements for postgraduate study vary by programme with most requiring a minimum bachelor-level qualification in the same field, and some having additional requirements such as relevant work experience and/or professional registration in New Zealand. 

A postgraduate certificate or postgraduate diploma can usually be taken at any time after the completion of your bachelor's degree.

If you hold an honours degree or postgraduate diploma you may be able to eligible for master’s study by thesis only. In some cases if you hold a bachelor’s degree you may apply for a coursework master’s degree or for master’s study by coursework and thesis.

To study a PhD you usually require the completion of a master’s degree, or a first-class or upper second-class honours degree in the same area of study, or a related discipline, as your intended area of research.

Check the postgraduate students pages for specific information on the entrance requirements of the programme you are interested in.

If your first language is not English you need to show you meet our English language requirements

• Step 1 – Select your course or programme
• Step 2 –  Check entry requirements and deadlines
• Step 3 – Apply online
• Step 4 – Submit your application
  
• Step 5 – Accept your Offer of Place