Working in Emergency Medicine?

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1 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 2 Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care Working in Emergency Medicine? Do you want an academic qualification in your speciality? MSc Emergency Medicine MSc Emergency Medicine (Emergency Nursing) MSc Emergency Medicine (Paediatric Emergency Medicine) MSc Emergency Medicine (Emergency Nursing) Have you considered taking a course which: Can validate your professional training? Develops your knowledge and skills? Is tailored to meet your career requirements? Provides a number of different routes to reflect different career focuses? Is delivered predominantly on line and Can be undertaken in your own time? Introduction Due to the success of our MSc Emergency Medicine programme portfolio, we can now offer three new routes through the degree. So whether you are an emergency consultant, paediatric emergency physician, senior emergency nurse or a military emergency physician or nurse, this course will enable you to broaden your knowledge and skills, whilst supporting your career development.

2 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 3 Designed entirely by physicians and nurses working in emergency care, our programme can be tailored to your specific focus and three of these routes are outlined below. Teaching is on-line, and based around a virtual hospital with problem based learning, online lectures, tutorials, web links and online discussions with your colleagues and fellow students. The course is made up of two phases. Phase One provides a variety of core and elective modules from which you can select a personalised route for academic assessment. The units depend on the route you wish to follow and the elective units chosen build on this to explore particular interests. Units are offered on a rolling programme so over the course of your study, almost all units are likely to be available. Students are able to choose to study to Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma level or to continue their studies to achieve a Masters level qualification. To be considered for entry to this programme, candidates must currently be working as either a registered medical practitioner or nurse in an area of urgent or emergency care and successfully complete an interview with one of the admissions tutors, (usually by telephone). Students for whom English is a second language must hold IELTS (language test) and achieve the Academic Standard at 7.0 or above, prior to admissions onto the programme Other specific practice requirements are in place for Paediatric and Military Emergency Medicine routes. The PGCert Emergency Management has been developed for those senior staff in emergency departments who may have completed their professional training but want a postgraduate qualification which reflects their management function. Students on this route will be required to undertake three management units: Human Resource Management in the Emergency Department; Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine; and Managing the Emergency Department. If you choose the Education route though this programme you will bring 60 credits to the programme in the form of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at level 7. You will complete the core requirements for Phase 1 of this programme and will be able to exit at that point with an award of a PGDip Emergency Medicine (with Education) or proceed to Phase 2 to be considered for the award of MSc Emergency Medicine (with Education). Students who wish to focus on Major Incident Management will bring 60 credits to the programme in the form of a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Incident Command and undertake 60 credits of core units, exiting with a postgraduate diploma or continuing to phase 2 of the programme. Where will I study? This course is managed online. The course team and library and other campus facilities are based at Elizabeth Gaskell Campus, which is situated on Hathersage Road opposite the Manchester Royal Infirmary.

3 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 4 MSc Emergency Medicine curriculum map Phase 1 Clinical Core Option/ Students must complete 2 of 6 clinical units All clinical units have the pre requisite of an undergraduate medical qualification Acute Medical 1 Acute Medical 2 Paediatric Psychosocial Surgical Trauma Research Core Option/ Students must complete 1 of 2 research units Evidence-based Emergency Practice Study Design and Execution in Emergency Medicine Management Core/ Mandatory Core Units for PgCert Emergency Management Human Resource Management in the Emergency Department Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine Managing the Emergency Department Other Emergency Life Support 40 Credits Major Incident Management Phase 2 Phase 2 Project 60 Credits Mandatory Core Unit

4 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 5 MSc Emergency Medicine (Military Emergency Medicine) Phase 1 Core Units these clinical units have the pre requisite of professional registration in medicine or nursing Combat Casualty Care Military Pre-Hospital Care Managing in a Military Setting Research Core Option/ Students must complete 1 of 2 research units for the PgDip and MSc awards Evidence-based Emergency Practice Study Design and Execution in Emergency Medicine Clinical All these clinical units have the pre requisite of an undergraduate medical qualification Acute Medical 1 Acute Medical 2 Paediatric Psychosocial Surgical Trauma Other Human Resource Management in the Emergency Department Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine Managing the Emergency Department Emergency Life Support 40 Credits Major Incident Management Phase 2 Phase 2 Project 60 Credits Mandatory Core Unit

5 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 6 MSc Emergency Medicine (Paediatric Emergency Medicine) Phase 1 Core Units Paediatric Further Management of Paediatric Medical Further Management of Paediatric Surgical and Psychosocial Research Core Option/ Students must complete 1 of 2 research units for the PgDip and MSc awards Evidence-based Emergency Practice Study Design and Execution in Emergency Medicine Clinical All clinical units have the pre requisite of an undergraduate medical qualification Acute Medical 1 Acute Medical 2 Psychosocial Surgical Trauma Other Human Resource Management in the Emergency Department Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine Managing the Emergency Department Emergency Life Support 40 Credits Major Incident Management Phase 2 Phase 2 Project 60 Credits Mandatory Core Unit

6 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 7 Curriculum Map of MSc Emergency Medicine (Emergency Nursing) Phase 1 Clinical Core Option/ Minor Illness Management Minor Injury Management students must complete 3 clinical units All these clinical units have the pre requisite of professional registration in nursing Medical Paediatric Psychosocial Surgical Trauma All these clinical units have the pre requisite of professional registration in medicine or nursing Combat Casualty Care Military Pre-Hospital Care Managing in a Military Setting Research Core Option/ Students must complete 1 of 2 research units for the PgDip and MSc awards Evidence-based Emergency Practice Study Design and Execution in Emergency Medicine Human Resource Management in the Emergency Department Legal Aspects of Emergency Medicine Managing the Emergency Department Emergency Life Support 40 Credits Major Incident Management Leadership in Urgent Care Settings 20 credits

7 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 8 Phase 2 Phase 2 Project 60 Credits Mandatory Core Unit The academic and professional requirements for acceptance onto single units within the programme are that the student must: possess a relevant professional qualification (which may not necessarily be as a registered medical practitioner); be practising or have practiced in an area of urgent or emergency care; have at least 2 years practical experience; have evidence of recent study within the higher education framework. Phase two is a dissertation, requiring a presentation of a substantial practitioner project in the field of emergency medicine in an area of your choice. This final piece of work will include: A clinical topic review A Project report A draft paper for publication For more information on the units and programme provided, please view the course details on our online 2012 Postgraduate Prospectus, or for an informal discussion about the programme, please contact the course leaders, Professor Janet Marsden j.marsden@mmu.ac.uk or Professor Kevin Mackway-Jones k.mackway-jones@mmu.ac.uk

8 MMU1385 Emergency Med HPSC v5 11/07/ :41 Page 1 This publication is available in alternative formats. Please telephone The Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care The Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care offers a wide portfolio of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes on both a full and part-time basis. Together these programmes span a range of academic disciplines within the caring and enabling professions, including social work, psychology, nursing, social change, community work, physiotherapy, acupuncture, speech and language therapy and other health-related subjects. For further information about study opportunities in the Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care, please visit our website at This information is correct at the time of going to press. For terms and conditions applicable to the provision of the University s Educational Services please refer to the 2013 Undergraduate Prospectus. HPSC18-07/12-MMU1385