The purpose of this web page is to provide prospective students with more detailed information about the Master of Medicine (Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine) which has been offered since July 2006.

The target group for this degree is doctors working in primary care, including “mainstream” general practitioners with a special interest in skin cancer medicine, rural doctors, doctors working in skin cancer clinics, and other doctors with an interest in the field.

The purpose of the program is to improve the outcomes for patients with skin cancer by improving the management of skin cancer in the primary care environment.

The program recognises the reality that most patients with skin cancer in Australia are diagnosed and managed in primary care, and that for many patients, access to specialists is limited either through geography or economics. We hope to provide a mechanism whereby primary care physicians can increase their knowledge and skills in this field.

College Accreditation

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

The RACGP indicates in its point allocation guidelines for higher education and college courses (see the QA&CPD Program Handbook for General Practitioners 2008 - 2010) that a completed masters provides 120 of the 130 CPD points required in a triennium. The University of Queensland is listed on the Australian Qualifications Framework Register of Recognised Education Institutions & Authorised Authorities in Australia as a Self-Accrediting Higher Education Institution.

The Master of Medicine for 2008 includes a two day intensive surgical workshop to be held in July. This activity has been approved by the RACGP QA&CPD Program. TOTAL POINTS: 40 (Category 1) Surgery.

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)

The Master of Medicine (MMed) is accredited by ACRRM for 100 ACRRM PDP points (20 mandatory) and 100 MOPS Surgery points (20 mandatory) as per the Rural & Remote Medical Education Online (RRMEO) website. 100 points are required in a triennium.

The Master of Medicine for 2008 includes a two day intensive surgical workshop to be held in July. This activity has also been approved by ACRRM for 48 PDP points (40 mandatory) and 48 MOPS points (40 mandatory) as per the Rural and Remote Medical Education Online (RRME) website.