IMTU Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine
International Medical and Technological University Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine
Introduction
The Distance Learning Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (PGDPM) is a one year program organized into two semesters of 20 weeks each. The total number of hours for the program is 1600. This includes the examinations.
Objectives:
The objectives of the program is to achieve the following goals
- – To form a flexible course that is responsive to the dynamic and rapidly changing world of work and society.
- – To provide quality, cultural sensitive and standard Palliative care knowledge, skills and attitudes that is vital to learners, employers and the community.
- – To build capacity to participate in implementation of the National health policy, Global Palliative care declarations and World health Organization call for universal access to Cancer and HIV/AIDS care and support.
- – To encourage team work and self-motivation to enable graduates to perform efficiently and aspire for a higher level training.
- – To propagate and promote moral, legal and ethical code of conduct among PGDPM graduates to perform their practice diligently.
ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM
-Theory classes
-Course Work by Distance Learning
-Personal Tutor and Supervisor
-Field research
-Examinations
-Vacation
Field research
Field research will be for 3 weeks (120 hours).During this period the student will spend a week in each of 3 selected sites for clinical placement for palliative care (CPC), Community home based Palliative care (CHBPC) and at Oncology unit respectively.
AWARD
For a student to qualify for the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (PGDPM), he/she must pass all prescribed end of semester University examinations and submit an error-free dissertation after examination.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine shall not be classified.