Masters | Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Science
Musculoskeletal Medicine)—part-time

Masters:

This programme is taught on a shared learning educational model providing maximum interaction between existing Masters in Medical Science programmes. The programme will use a range of teaching/learning strategies to include formal lectures, practical skills development, case studies, seminars on pre-ordained core topics requiring student research and presentation.

PDip:

6 modules, 3 per semester.

Semester I
Musculoskeletal Medicine I
Informatics I: Retrieval and Appraisal of Scientific Literature
Biostatistics I: Critical Appraisal of Published Statistics

Semester II
Musculoskeletal Medicine II
Informatics II: Research methods
Biostatistics II: Statistics for Biomedical Research

The Musculoskeletal Medicine component of the programme will deal with connective tissue injury/repair, pain theory and fundamentals of examination and treatment of the upper and lower limbs.

In addition to the examination of, and treatment of the rest of the body, further injection instruction, choice of appropriate imaging, rheumatological presentations overlapping with soft tissue injury.

Coursework will be interdisciplinary and planned to align with the programme and module learning outcomes. Modules will be assessed at the end of each semester consisting of a practical skills assessment and a knowledge-based MCQ. In addition, clinical modules will be assessed using OSCE and clinical case studies. A research proposal will be submitted at the end of year one. Successful candidates will be eligible for progression to the Masters Programme.