Overview
The management of trauma, medical and surgical emergencies in the rural setting. Includes immediate, intermediate and continuing care for the injured or critically ill patient.
About this paper
Paper title | Trauma and Emergencies in Rural Settings |
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Subject | General Practice |
EFTS | 0.25 |
Points | 30 points |
Teaching period | Semester 2 (1 July 2025 - 30 November 2025) (Distance learning) |
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,289.50 |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- GENA 730, GENX 722
- Limited to
- PGCertRCP, PGDipGP, PGDipPHC, PGDipRCP
- Notes
- Includes one period of residential study.
- Contact
Leigh-Ann Moir, Rural PG Administrator: rural.postgrad@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Dr David Dixon
Dr Marc Gutenstein
Dr Jono Wills
Dr Lisa Ten Eyck- Paper Structure
Distance learning with one residential course in Ashburton.
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Students are required to attend: in-person residential (5 days), and videoconferences (7 x 1.5 hour online teaching sessions).- Textbooks
- Readings supplied with paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students who successfully complete the paper will demonstrate the ability to understand and handle trauma emergencies in rural hospitals.