Orthopaedic Trauma Science Online MSc

Queen Mary University of London

Can we improve survival and outcomes following traumatic injury? Trauma is one of the world’s leading killers and orthopaedic injuries pose a major clinical challenge world-wide. Undertake this two-year online MSc and develop a broad critical understanding of the up-to-date science and practice of trauma care, with a focus on orthopaedic and orthoplastic management.Gain the knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide safe and high-quality medical careDevelop the knowledge, technical skills, decision-making and professionalism to safely deliver a core set of clinical functions in the management of injured patientsMeet your local, regional and national needs for managing orthopaedic traumaGain research skills through independent studyAccredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.What you'll studyExperience innovative teaching and gain a fresh, dynamic and interactive approach to understanding orthopaedic trauma. You can access the programme wherever you are on this online course, and you will have the option of a two-week residential summer school in London. The MSc is a collaboration between the highly regarded Barts Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS) and Queen Mary University of London's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.You will have access to an international, expert faculty and innovative, technology-enhanced learning. You will take part in interactive discussion forums and one-to-one tutor sessions, helping you to find a worldwide network of contacts with shared interests.You will also be offered an optional two-week residential summer school at the end of the first year in London. The summer school will give you simulated scenario training to complement your learning. You will gain practical knowledge and experience of decision-making so you can deliver safe, professional core clinical functions in the management of seriously injured patients. In your second year of study, you will write a dissertation on a specific area of knowledge, or you may undertake original research.