Duration
1 year full time / 2 years part time
Mode (Location)
Mixed Attendance Mode (Parkville)
Intake
January
Key dates
Key dates
Fees
AUD $40,992 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
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Student experience
Overview
- Gain access to esteemed academics and a global professional network
- Enjoy the flexibility of blended online and face-to-face learning
- Get comprehensive support from expression of interest to graduation
The Graduate Diploma in Disaster and Terror Medicine is designed to provide you with advanced expertise in disaster and terror medicine for crisis preparedness and response through an immersive and practical learning experience. As a student, you'll have access to educational tools and technologies, including webinars, podcasts, and moderated discussion forums, all facilitated by expert academics, learning designers, and technology specialists.
Highlights of the disaster and terror medicine experience
Flexible and Interactive Learning
The online learning environment has been carefully devised to facilitate an interactive and flexible student experience. At the University of Melbourne, you will have access to the best minds and a dynamic peer group. Throughout the course, you will be able to engage closely with fellow online students and share your knowledge with each other.
Additionally, the course features an intensive 10-day face-to-face program, led by specialists in their field. You'll have the opportunity to put theory into practice via a series of simulation activities testing your ability to respond to crisis situations, including mass casualty active shooter simulations and hazardous materials training. It is highly recommended students attend campus for these workshops, but they may attend some of the workshops virtually.
Global Professional Network
This course is developed by the Department of Critical Care – the hub for world-leading critical care research, learning, teaching, and engagement across the 20+ University-affiliated hospitals and beyond, with close associations with specialty Colleges, clinical trials networks, and other key organisations. As a student, you'll gain access to a vast global professional network of experts and practitioners in disaster and terror medicine.
Expert instruction
This course is taught by Australian and international world-leading experts in their field:
- Professor George Braitberg AM, Emergency physician, clinical toxicologist and Director of Emergency Medicine Research, Austin Health; Deputy co-director, Department of Critical Care, the University of Melbourne.
- Dr Amanda Rojek, Clinical Senior Fellow, Department of Critical Care, the University of Melbourne; Senior Research Fellow, Epidemic Diseases Research group, University of Oxford.
- Associate Professor Peter Archer, Paediatric emergency physician, Royal Children’s Hospital; retrieval physician, Adult Retrieval Victoria; Field Emergency Medical Officer, Victoria; member of the AUSMAT clinical lead cohort; WHO Emergency medical team mentor; Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care, the University of Melbourne.
- Associate Professor John Moloney, Deputy Head of Trauma Anaesthesia, Alfred Health; Medical Advisor and Retrieval Consultant, Ambulance Victoria; Acting Manager, Field Emergency Medical Officer Program.
- Dr Kate Brady, Research Fellow - Child & Community Wellbeing Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne; National Recovery Adviser, Australian Red Cross Emergency Services.
- Dr Martin Dutch, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Critical Care; Emergency Physician, the Royal Melbourne Hospital; Medical Donation Specialist, DonateLife (Victoria); volunteer with the Australian Medical Assistance Team; State Medical Officer, St John Ambulance Victoria.
- Professor Pinchas Halpern, Research Fellow at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel.
- Professor Boaz Ganor, Founder & Executive Director, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Ronald Lauder Chair for Counter-Terrorism, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel.
- Professor Jill Klein, Professor of Marketing, Melbourne Business School; Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Medical School, the University of Melbourne.
- Marion Orchison, an accomplished humanitarian specialist with 15 years experience working in the sector; Senior Lecturer in the Department of Critical Care
- Associate Professor Derrick Tin, Senior Fellow Disaster Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Harvard Medical School, Co-Chair Counter Terrorism Medicine Special Interest Group Co-Chair Counter Terrorism Medicine Special Interest Group World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM); Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care
- Justin Dunlop, Director of Emergency Management, Ambulance Victoria
- Associate Professor Jonathan Knott, Emergency physician, Clinical Sub-Dean for Emergency Medicine at the University of Melbourne, member of the Department of Critical Care Executive Committee.
- Professor Anselm Wong, Emergency Physician and Clinical Toxicologist Austin Health, Victorian Poisons Information Centre and Austin Toxicology
Profile
Michelle Thornhill
Dr Michelle Thornhill is an emergency physician, currently upskilling with the Graduate Certificate in Disaster and Terror Medicine to respond to crisis scenarios, inside and outside the hospital environment.
"I work in Emergency Medicine and being able to manage the department in the event of a disaster is integral to this. This course offered me the opportunity to deepen my knowledge and understanding of the management of disasters both in and pre-hospital."