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Does anyone know of a ticket that would be called
G CERT (PAEDIATRICS) on a business card? And what would be the proper convention about being enrolled in a course as compared to having completed the qualification when it comes to giving out business cards with stuff printed on them? And how about saying you have a masters in surgery when surgery is a subject or two in a masters of public health? Keen to know the facts here.
input welcome
regards Phill Carter
Unless the qualification piece of paper says its a grad cert in paediatrics or a masters in surgery, then they are misrepresenting their qualification. Refer it to the registration board.
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Craig Payne
Department of Podiatry
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia http://www.latrobe.edu.au/podiatry
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The university which confirms the degree/diploma etc, provides the *specific* postnominals that apply to that qualification.
For example, the University of South Australia has provided as Master of Podiatry degree, and the specific postnominal for this course is "MPod". A Doctor of Podiatric Medicine can only be represented as a "DPM".
Using postnominals that do not reflect the course undertaken and the approved nomenclature of the institution could be considered a fraudulent and misrepresentative act, and should be be referred to the registration board as Craig has mentioned.
Totally agree. There is no Grad Cert in Pead's otherwise I am sure there is a stack of pod's that see a stack of pead's would enrol. There is a Grad Cert Nursing (Peads), they aren't a nurse as well are they? If they have the nursing degree, they just may have missed it and put this straight after it. However it is totally misleading.
There used to be a Post Grad (Child Development), but that was the name on the actual degree. Just like LL says - the uni provides you with what you are allowed to use.
Off to the reg board with them.
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Cheers,
Cylie.... in a permanent state of confusion
Postgrad paediatrics qualification
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