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Surgical eLearning Opportunities in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh PART-TIME ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES FOR SURGICAL TRAINEES |ChM in Trauma and Orthopaedics| |A part-time online distance learning programme for advanced trainees in Orthopaedics| Delivery This two year part-time Masters programme in Trauma & Orthopaedics, taught entirely online, is offered by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the University of Edinburgh, and leads to the degree of Master of Surgery (ChM). Based on the UK Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum, the programme supports learning for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) examinations. Trainees will be taught by experienced tutors, all leading clinicians in their field, and will have access to a large structured learning resource of educational materials, including an unparalleled online library facility. Each module includes discussion boards based around relevant surgical cases covering technical skills and procedures as well as core knowledge. This programme provides a quality assured, flexible, and advanced training for the next generation of Orthopaedic surgeons, linking an academic degree to the Intercollegiate Fellowship examination, and further develops the trainee’s academic portfolio and facilitates surgical research projects. Flexible online learning Students on this programme will be part of an online community of Orthopaedic surgeons from all over the world. All you need is internet access and 10-15 hours per week of study which is carried out in a flexible modular manner. Entry requirements UK trainee applicants should have completed initial (ST[specialist training years]1-2) or (CT[core training years]1-2) and early intermediate (ST3-4) phases of their training programme at the time of commencing the course. Applicants would normally be commencing Intermediate Phase (ST5-6) of their training so that the curriculum would be directly relevant to their ‘in the work-place’ experience and prepare them for the FRCS examination which would be completed during Final Phase (ST 7-8). Applicants from outside the United Kingdom or those not within a recognised training programme would require to demonstrate that the course was directly relevant to their Orthopaedic surgery training, and applicants should be able to demonstrate a minimum of 4 years training in Trauma and Orthopaedics before enrolling for the ChM.
Recruiting now for September 2015 entry! Contact us: email: chminfo@rcsed.ac.uk
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