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Emergency and Resuscitation Medicine Online MSc

Emergency and Resuscitation Medicine Online MSc

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Study mode

Distance without attendance

Duration

3 years

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Emergency First Aid Medicine (General)

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Resuscitation is a rapidly evolving area that crosses the boundaries of emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, anaesthesia and acute medicine. This Masters in Emergency and Resuscitative Medicine provides you with an opportunity to develop your skills under the guidance of a renowned, international faculty.

  • An excellent worldwide reputation in emergency medicine, trauma surgery and critical care
  • Delivered by a leading UK Medical School — in the top seven multi-faculty research institutions (REF 2014)
  • Part-time hours allows you to work alongside gaining a qualification
  • Acquire an understanding of specialised techniques applicable to your own research or advanced scholarship

Facilities

  • Access to Queen Mary’s dedicated online portal, QMplus
  • Video and audio recordings of all lectures and other online resources (journals, books and databases)
  • Video tutorials for lab-based work
  • Supplementary reading and a selection of relevant journal articles
  • Student Café — this area of the website allows pictures and questions or messages to be posted for discussion within the group

Career paths

The part-time nature of this course allows you to apply your knowledge directly to your practice as a doctor, nurse, paramedic or physician associate.

Modules

This module will equip you with knowledge of oxygen delivery, advanced airway care, respiratory support, procedural sedation/analgesia, and state of the art treatment of cardiorespiratory arrest in adults and children. In the first part of the module you will review the mechanisms for respiratory failure, non-invasive ventilation, and advanced airway care. You also will learn best practice in acute care analgesia and sedation. In the second part of the module, you will focus on the best practice care for patients in cardiopulmonary arrest in a wide range of scenarios. In the final section of the module, you will focus on the critically ill child and mother.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£8,850

Entry requirements

For Doctors: Students need to have a medical degree. Two or more years’ basic training in Emergency Medicine/anaesthesia/general medicine/cardiology/acute surgery/intensive care medicine/pre-hospital care. Current employment in emergency medicine, critical care, acute medicine, observation medicine or pre-hospital care. Part time work of at least two days per week is accepted. For Nurses: Students need to have an undergraduate degree at 2:1 or higher. Applicants with academic study slightly below this level will be considered on an individual basis if there is very strong evidence of suitable clinical experience in a relevant medical field. For example, nursing professionals with non-honours degrees or diploma/foundation degrees but who come with extensive clinical experience. Students need to have 5 years’ experience in emergency and critical care nursing and a letter of support from the departmental lead or educational lead that the applicant has the skill set to complete the course. For paramedics: A degree in paramedic science at 2:2 or above. Applicants with academic study slightly below this level will be considered on an individual basis if there is very strong evidence of suitable clinical experience in a relevant medical field. For example, Paramedics with non-honours degrees or diploma/foundation degrees but who come with extensive clinical experience. 5 years’ experience working as a paramedic OR 3 years’ experience plus at least 12 months experience working as a critical care paramedic or in a dedicated HEMS system.

University information

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is an internationally regarded public research institution based in London. It has a long history, dating back over 230 years, and is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of universities. Queen Mary has five campuses in the city of London and an international network of satellite campuses in China, Malta, Paris and Singapore. There is a population of around 16,000 students at the London campuses and...more

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