ADF Health 2010 - Volume 11 Number 1TrainingCentre for Military and Veteran's Health offering internationally-renowned courses
With Defence health at the heart of its existence, the CMVH has developed a range of short and long-term courses designed to address the need for tertiary education for Defence Health Services and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, including Australian Defence Force personnel, contractors, public servants and civilians. The Masters of Public Health (Defence) and has been designed to align with Australian Defence Force requirements and proposed career structures. Students are equipped with the academic, professional and management attributes that will enable them to approach Defence health issues from a population health perspective. The Masters of Psychology (OMH) has been designed to address the broad and eclectic Defence environment and is able to provide Defence psychologists with the necessary skills required for providing health care and organisational support to ADF personnel. The CMVH’s range of specialised short courses include Health Aspects of Disaster, Communicable Disease Control, Introduction to Military Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Health. These courses are particularly beneficial to those who want to hone their medical, nursing and allied health skills in a world where Defence personnel are heavily involved in disaster management and global environmental health. CMVH’s collaboration with the University of Queensland, University of Adelaide and Charles Darwin University provides students with a national resource and a wide range of specialist study areas, study options and locations. The CMVH is constantly investigating professional development opportunities and there are a few exciting options on the horizon! CMVH courses are internationally-renowned and accredited. Students can gain credit for other courses undertaken with the Australian Defence Force. Students may be eligible to transfer credit for study completed at another university, TAFE or Defence learning institution as part of the Public Health (Defence) Program. To find out more about CMVH Defence health courses contact the Professional Development Officer on (07) 3346 4940, cmvh@uq.edu.au or visit http://www.cmvh.org.au
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The Centre for Military and Veterans’ Health (CMVH) has its finger on the pulse when it comes to understanding the professional development needs and aspirations of Australia’s military health personnel.