With the rising incidence of cancer across the globe, there is a projected shortage of skilled practitioners in the oncology workforce. The Specialist Certificate in Cancer Sciences has been designed in collaboration with the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) and the University of Melbourne to meet this growing need.

 

This flexible and wholly online course has been developed to address the complex future needs of cancer care, offering a balance of integrated, cutting-edge, advanced cancer knowledge in this rapidly transforming field.

 

Who this course is for

Promoting a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach, this program is open to scientists and clinicians from a variety of backgrounds:

• Medical practitioners such as general practitioners, surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and haematologists
• Nurses
• Allied health professionals such as occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, exercise physiologists
• Pharmacists
• Research scientists and Clinical trials professionals
• Industry and pharmaceutical professionals.