Paediatrics and Child Health: Intensive Care MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Postgraduate
In London
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Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
This degree will give students both practical teaching and academic insight into several areas of intensive care paediatrics. Being able to understand the theory behind current approaches whilst learning about the latest research to take the speciality forward will be of value for general paediatricians as well as potential intensivists.
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It is expected that most of the medically-qualified graduates from this pathway will pursue a career involving paediatric intensive care medicine in the UK or abroad. This may be as a general paediatrician with an interest in intensive care or as specialist intensivists. Nurses and associated professionals are likely to be looking for career progression into senior posts in PICM in both clinical and management roles.
Medically qualified applicants should have post-qualification experience in paediatrics or child health. Non-medically qualified applicants should normally have a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and several years' specialist experience of working in hospitals, community child health or public health services for children and families.
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Subjects
- Paediatrics
- Child health
- Intensive Care MSc
- Molecular
- Genetic Basis
- Leadership
- Healthy Child
- Nutrition
- Children in Society
Course programme
Students will learn about the theory and practice of paediatric intensive care medicine (PICM), covering general issues, cardiac critical care and transport of the critically ill child. Content includes topics from UK and international PICM curricula, and will help towards building the knowledge and understanding required to undertake the European Paediatric/Neonatal Intensive Care professional qualification.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits), five optional modules (75 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).
A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, full-time 9 months, flexible 2-5 years) is offered. The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits) and five optional modules (75 credits).
A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits, part-time 1 year, flexible 1-2 years) is offered. The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits) and one optional module (15 credits).
Core modules- Paediatric Clinical Care (General)
- Cardiac Critical Care
- Stabilisation and Transport of the Critically Ill Child
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Molecular and Genetic Basis of Paediatrics
- Specialist Paediatrics I
- Specialist Paediatrics II
- Specialist Paediatrics II
- Immunisation and Communicable Diseases
- Healthy Child Programme 0–18 years
- Disability
- Safeguarding Children and Children in Society
- Nutrition, Growth and Physical Activity
- Respiration through Life, Health and Disease
- Principles and Practice in Paediatric Gastroenterology
- Investigations and Management in Paediatric Gastroenterology
All MSc students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 10,000 words.
Teaching and learningThe programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and research project supervision. Assessment is through a combination of multiple choice questions and short-answer question examinations, essays, posters, presentations, reflective portfolios, critical appraisal of literature and, if the full MSc is taken, the dissertation, including an oral presentation.
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Paediatrics and Child Health: Intensive Care MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert