These qualifications are designed for flight nurses and allied health professionals engaged in air ambulance transfer and retrieval work and are available through Distance Learning.
The following programmes are also available for doctors:
Approved research methods paper(s) to the value of 30 points
A research project (30 points)
Notes: A candidate, with approval of the Board of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences, may substitute alternative papers to the value of 60 points.The Master of Health Sciences (MHealSc) endorsed in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport is available through Distance Learning.
Papers
AVME 717 Medical Logistics in Aeromedical Transport
AVME 718 Operational Aspects of Aeromedical Transport
Papers
AVME 717 Medical Logistics in Aeromedical Transport
AVME 718 Operational Aspects of Aeromedical Transport
A candidate may apply to substitute a research paper, AVME 780 or AVME 785, for one paper above.Subject to approval, a candidate may be granted an exemption for up to two of the prescribed papers on the basis of having completed an appropriate paper or papers at an equivalent level offered by the University of Otago, another university or an approved examining body.Note: A candidate who has completed the requirements for the Postgraduate Certificate in Aeromedical Retrieval and Transport shall be exempted from those papers in the programme for the diploma which have been previously passed for the certificate.
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