Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc up to 5 years part/full-time
This innovative, contemporary, and well-established programme is intended for medical and allied health professionals working in clinical healthcare, including, doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, ACP’s, physiotherapists, radiographers, pharmacists and simulation technicians that have work roles and/or a specialist interest in clinical simulation.
In addition to being a highly sought after method of learning and teaching, clinical simulation is increasingly being used to inform systems design and proactive risk management to improve services and enhance patient safety.
This programme will provide students with the opportunity to develop these core skills and to maximise the utility of simulation in their own practice.'
A first degree in a related discipline, although applicants with evidence of equivalent professional/academic experience will be considered.
Normally two years full time (or equivalent) experience within a relevant field of practice.
Normally employed in a relevant area of practice whilst enrolled on the programme.
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The University of Hertfordshire offer a range of tuition fee discounts and non-repayable scholarships to support our postgraduate students, visit website to find out more.
Learning Outcomes:
Provide students with the knowledge and skills required to utilise high, medium and low fidelity simulation as a training and educational tool in order to improve the knowledge, skills and experiences of others.
Enable students to empower others to transfer learning acquired in simulation scenarios to the workplace in order to increase patient safety and improve the quality of services.
Evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching in simulation settings on the knowledge and skills of other health care practitioners in order to increase patient safety and improve the quality of services.
Critically appraise best evidence in order to inform and develop practice in simulation based medical education.
Core modules:
Health and Medical Simulation: Design and Delivery
Medical Emergencies and Human Error: Managing Risk, Improving Services
Evidence Based Practice
Service Development Project
Optional modules:
Technology Enhanced Learning
Leadership in Practice
Health and Medical Education in the Workplace
Work Based Learning
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