James Cook University
8 months part-time
Enhance your existing health qualifications and provide effective self-management education to people with or at risk of diabetes. Deliver diabetes-oriented services and engage with high-risk communities.
AQF Level 7 bachelor degree or equivalent in clinical-based health, allied health or relevant field; and at least 12 months post-graduation experience in that field (AHPRA-Registered Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners require a minimum of a certificate IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Practice)
The Graduate Certificate of Diabetes Education has four core subjects: Health Education and Self-Management; Foundations of Clinical Diabetes; Applied Clinical Diabetes Education; and Diabetes Education Professional Practice. You will have opportunities to apply and advance your knowledge during clinical placement alongside leading industry professionals.
As a university for the Tropics based in North Queensland, JCU is uniquely positioned to equip you for working in rural, regional and metropolitan areas, enabling you to make a difference through providing diabetes services in any community. This diabetes education degree has a strong focus on the clinical issues faced by Diabetes Educators practicing in rural and remote communities.
JCU Diabetes Education graduates have specialised skills and are employed in a variety of rural, remote, and urban health settings. Graduates pursue careers in private and public hospitals, rural and remote health clinics, pharmacies, education settings, and public health. You could find employment as a diabetes educator both in the public and private health care settings.
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