Master

In Aberdeen

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Aberdeen (Scotland)

  • Duration

    12 Months

Suitable for: Those doctors wishing to embark on a career in Occupational Medicine. It is ideally suited to those doctors preparing to sit the Faculty of Occupational Medicine's AFOM exam.

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Location

Start date

Aberdeen (Aberdeen City)
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Foresterhill Road, AB25 2ZP

Start date

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About this course

MB, BS or an equivalent medical degree and at least two years post registration experience in general medicine or primary care.

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Course programme

Structure and Content

MSc in Occupational Medicine students must successfully complete the post-graduate Certificate, which involves the successful completion of nine compulsory modules before they undertake their MSc research project and submit a dissertation.

  • Introduction to Occupational Health
  • Statistics and Epidemiology
  • Toxicology
  • Effects of Health on Work
  • Occupational Hygiene
  • Occupational Hazards and Diseases
  • Management, Ethics and Law
  • Environmental Medicine
  • Essay in Occupational Health

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching is by a mixture of lectures, tutorials, occupational hygiene practical sessions and work site visits.

Each module has its own exam, which is sat on the last day of the module. These vary from set essays to short notes type questions and multiple-choice exams.

Dedication

12 months, full-time.

Additional information

Career opportunities: Doctors who have completed this course have gone to pursue careers in occupational medicine in industry, the National Health Service, the armed forces and as independent occupational physicians.
Contact person: Pamela Moir

Occupational Medicine

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