Overview
Altitude physiology; vision in aviation; vestibular forms of disorientation; central and visual forms of disorientation; long duration acceleration; effects of microgravity; circadian/sleep physiology; thermal physiology; ageing and performance.
The PG Certificate in Civil Aviation Medicine is internationally recognised for Aviation Medical Examiners; the Master of Aviation Medicine is gold standard for doctors wanting to become fully engaged in aviation medicine.
About this paper
| Paper title | Aviation Physiology |
|---|---|
| Subject | Aviation Medicine |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,289.50 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- PGCertCAvMed, MHealSc, MAvMed
- Eligibility
Healthcare professionals currently employed, or interested in work, in the aviation medicine or wider industry.
If you have not already done so, please contact the department for course advice before selecting your programme, oamu@otago.ac.nz
- Contact
- OAMU@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Occupational and Aviation Medicine Unit's website
- Teaching staff
Course Director: David Fitzgerald
- Paper Structure
Core paper for the Postgraduate Certificate in Civil Aviation Medicine (PGCertCAvMed), Master of Aviation Medicine (MAvMed) and Master of Health Sciences endorsed in Aviation Medicine (MHealSc(AvMed))
- Teaching Arrangements
This is a fully distance-taught paper and is taught in even years in the first semester.
- Textbooks
Ernsting's Aviation and Space Medicine 5th Edition
Ed. David Gradwell & David J Rainford 2016 CRC Press
ISBN 9781444179941(Available as Hardback or eBook)
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes of this paper will coincide with the modules taught; these modules are
- Assess the safety of an aviation environment, identifying aspects that can pose a risk to aviation safety.
- Relate environmental aspects that can reduce aviation safety to an aviation personnel's pathophysiology.
- Substantiate the assessment of an aviation environment with credible sources of information, critically analysing these sources.
- Analyse the legislation, regulations, and medico-legal considerations related to the safety and suitability of a range of aviation operations.
- Manage the risks related to aviation operations and recommend how operations may be made safer via environmental control.