Master of Aviation Medicine (MAvMed)

The University of Otago

The Master of Aviation Medicine (MAvMed) qualification is a 4-year part-time, distance-learning course offered globally. The core of the Masters degree begins with the Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine (PGDipOccMed) or the Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport (PGDipAeroRT). These four papers lead into four additional advanced papers required to complete the Masters qualification. Once completed, students will have earned a Diploma in addition to a Masters qualification.

The degree is available only to registered medical practitioners.

Students who wish to undertake a research-based Masters degree should enrol for the Master of Health Sciences (MHealSc), endorsed in Aviation Medicine degree programme.

Aviation Medicine is also available as a subject of study for the Master of Health Sciences (MHealSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees.

Subject Area: Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport, Aviation Medicine, Occupational Medicine

Structure of the Programme

The programme of study shall consist of papers to the value of 240 points.

At least 180 points must be from papers selected from

• AVME 711 Aviation Physiology
• AVME 712 Human Performance
• AVME 713 Airport and Travel Health
• AVME 714 Clinical Aviation Medicine
• AVME 715 Principles of Occupational Medicine
• AVME 716 Clinical Occupational Medicine
• AVME 717 Medical Logistics in Aeromedical Transport
• AVME 718 Operational Aspects of Aeromedical Transport
• AVME 719 Aeromedical Studies for Nurses and Paramedics
• AVME 720 Clinical Analysis in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport
• AVME 721 Clinical Care in the Air
• AVME 722 Organisation of Aeromedical Systems
• AVME 723 Managing Occupational Medicine
• AVME 724 Health and Industry
• AVME 726 Special Topic
• AVME 780 Research Project
• AVME 785 Research Methods
• AVME 801 Occupational Medicine Epidemiology and Biostatistics
• AVME 802 Vocational Rehabilitation
• AVME 803 Specialist Aeromedical Retrieval
• AVME 804 International Assistance Operations

Subject to the approval of the Dean of the Otago Medical School, papers which have been completed at the University of Otago, another university, or an approved examining body may be credited to the programme and/or used as the basis for exemption from the requirements of above, provided that this previous study is directly relevant to the candidate's proposed and approved programme of study, to a maximum of 120 points.

A candidate who has completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport, Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine, Postgraduate Certificate in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport, or Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Medicine may be exempted from one or more papers in the programme for the degree to a maximum of 120 points.