PG Cert Complexities in Acute Medicine and Surgery | Part-time
Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool John Moores University, City Campus, Liverpool
Course overview
PgCert Complexities in Acute Medicine and Surgery comprises three 20 credit modules designed to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding within medical and surgical settings. The course is primarily aimed at practitioners already working within, or who are interested in, the fields of acute medicine, acute surgery and who deal with patients at risk of deterioration. It will equip you with the knowledge and skills to manage the care of these patients.
You will explore a wide range of commonly presenting acute medical and surgical conditions, timely recognition of deterioration, pertinent therapeutic and diagnostic interventions and defensible decision making through case-based problem solving. The course takes place over a 30 week period (excluding standard university closures) and is structured as follows: Module 1: Acute Medicine: Presentations and Management (7011NAPPG) 15 weeks January to April Module 2: Managing the Deteriorating Patient (7014NAPPG) and Module 3: Acute Surgery: Presentations and Post-Operative Management (7010NAPPG): 15 weeks April to July Read more
Key highlights
- Three 20-credit modules covering acute medical and surgical settings
- Dedicated module on managing the deteriorating patient
- Focus on timely recognition of patient deterioration
- Case-based problem solving to develop defensible clinical decision making
- Covers diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for common acute presentations
- Module on acute surgery presentations and post-operative management
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
Scholarships
2-year Masters Scholarships
This would equal £7,000 total discount across the 2 years.
Chevening Scholarships
Early Bird Tuition Fee Discount Business, Law and Public Health Students
Eligible students for these courses could now receive a £1,500 Early Bird Discount from their tuition fees – an increase of £1,000 from the standard amount.
Postgraduate International Achievement Scholarship
Applicants a £3,500 tuition fee discount towards the first year of their studies.
Up to £3,500
Careers this course leads to
- Acute Medicine Staff Nurse
- Surgical Ward Nurse
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Critical Care Outreach Nurse
- Physician Associate
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £3,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Liverpool John Moores University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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