Certificate and Diploma Courses in Dermoscopy

Recognised and developed by members of the International Dermoscopy Society, you will acquire in-depth knowledge in dermoscopy that will enable you to assess skin lesions with greater accuracy, detect melanomas in the early stages, and avoid unnecessary excisions.

This three-part program can be considered the most comprehensive dermoscopy online training for medical professionals as it offers the substantial knowledge required to correctly diagnose a wide range of lesions on any body part, skin type and patient group.

The certificate courses build upon the knowledge of the previous course and must be completed in sequential order to qualify for the professional diploma.

Recognised and developed by members of the International Dermoscopy Society

Professional Certificate of Dermoscopy

from $2095

In the Professional Certificate course, you will learn how to manage melanoma, facial lesions, acral lesions, and benign and malignant non-melanocytic lesions commonly seen in clinical practice.

Algorithms and the elephant approach
The Chaos and Clues method
Benign non-melanocytic lesions
Malignant non-melanocytic lesions
Melanocytic naevi
Facial leasions
Acral lesions
Melanoma

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Advanced Certificate
of Dermoscopy

from $2095

The Advanced Certificate course will teach you how to manage difficult benign lesions, rare skin tumours, melanomas, and the broad spectrum of BCC and keratinocyte skin cancer.

Pink tumours
Mucosal lesions
Difficult benign lesions
Nail lesions
Rare skin tumours
BCC and keratinocyte skin cancer
Difficult melanomas
Dermoscopy in general dermatology

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Professional Diploma
of Dermoscopy

from $2095

The Professional Diploma course will teach you how to screen lesions in different age groups and skin types, and manage various types of lesions and patients with multiple moles.

Screening children
Screening young adults
Screening older patients
Lesions in different skin types
Flat/nodular and pigmented/non-pigmented lesions
Patients with multiple moles
Use of dermoscopy for NMSC
Rules not to miss a melanoma

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The program is aimed at qualified medical doctors with a clinical interest in dermoscopy and the wish to subspecialise in skin cancer medicine.

No previous formal training is required for the Professional Certificate course.
Participants of the Advanced Certificate course must have successfully completed the Professional Certificate course.
In order to qualify for the Professional Diploma, participants must complete both certificate courses in sequential order.
Participants do not have to pass an IELTS test but, as the courses are delivered in English, proficiency in listening, reading and writing English is assumed.
Participants will require access to a computer/laptop, an internet connection and a basic level of technology proficiency to access and navigate the online learning portal.

Graduates of the HealthCert Professional Diploma of Dermoscopy may apply for a scholarship to an online Master degree from our partner in the UK. HealthCert recommends the MSc in Dermatology in Clinical Practice which is awarded by University of Buckingham. Please contact our UK partner directly regarding this scholarship: https://www.diploma-msc.com/s/healthcert

Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer)
Doctors who complete the HealthCert Professional Diploma of Dermoscopy will receive RPL for the unit IMED7002, which is a subject in the Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) at The University of Queensland. The Master of Medicine is open only to registered medical practitioners with at least two years' postgraduate experience. View The University of Queensland, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) program.

Doctors who complete the HealthCert Professional Diploma programs in Dermoscopy Skin Cancer Medicine, and Skin Cancer Surgery will receive RPL for the units IMED 7002, IMED7010, and IMED7011, which are high-level subjects in the Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) at The University of Queensland. The Master of Medicine is open only to registered medical practitioners with at least two years' postgraduate experience. View The University of Queensland, Master of Medicine (Skin Cancer) program.

Doctors who have completed the UQ Certificate of Advanced Dermatoscopy and Histopathology or other formal dermoscopy training can receive academic credit towards the Professional Diploma (the final course in the three-part program) if they achieve a pass mark in the exams of the first two certificate courses Professional Certificate of Dermoscopy and Advanced Certificate of Dermoscopy. Upon successful exam completion doctors can directly progress to and will only need to pay for the Professional Diploma of Dermoscopy course.

NOTE: While the Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine course covers Dermoscopy, it does not qualify for recognition of prior learning in the Certificate and Professional Diploma of Dermoscopy program which quickly moves on to more advanced dermoscopy techniques, including the Chaos and Clues method and the assessment of lesions on the face and acral sites. Professional Certificate of Skin Cancer Medicine alumni should begin with the Professional Certificate of Dermoscopy course.