This unique joint programme offered by the University of Malta and Queen Mary University of London brings the best educational standards in medical training that both institutions have to offer. The programme has been designed to offer a new curriculum of technology enhanced learning as a flexible mode of study allowing the programme to be studied alongside the surgical and gynaecological training in Malta for both local and international students. In the current era of evidence-based medicine, the programme originators have developed a competency-based training curriculum that will provide you with hands on training for developing surgical skills using latest surgical simulation technology, thus enabling you to improve the surgical skills that are essential for building confidence in clinical practice and improving patient welfare. Proficiency in operative technique requires time, repetition, and deliberate practice, and this M.Sc. programme provides you with an opportunity to distribute training over several months.
This unique joint programme offered by the University of Malta and Queen Mary University of London brings to the region the best educational standards in medical training that both institutions have to offer. The programme has been designed to offer a new curriculum of technology enhanced learning as a flexible mode of study allowing the programme to be studied alongside the surgical and gynaecological training in Malta for both local and international students.
In the current era of evidence-based medicine, the programme originators have developed a competency-based training curriculum that will provide participants with hands on training for developing surgical skills using latest surgical simulation technology, thus enabling them to improve the surgical skills that are essential for building confidence in clinical practice and improving patient welfare.
In this fourth digital industrial revolution the landscape for surgical education is changing. Surgery is technically demanding, and the surgical skills required for proficiency are difficult to acquire for both open and laparoscopic surgery. Proficiency in operative technique requires time, repetition, and deliberate practice, and this M.Sc. programme provides participants with an opportunity to distribute training over several months. The students' engagement is increased by using immersive digital platforms for higher knowledge retention and shorten the learning curve to globalise and fast-track surgical training.
In addition to surgical skills, students will gain a clear understanding of the research methodology for critically appraising literature and designing a research project for conducting research and academic writing of the dissertation.
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PHL5503 | Research Methods | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SUR5100 | Applied Surgical Anatomy and Physiology | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SUR5502 | Laparoscopic Skills | 7 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SUR5503 | Sutures, Instruments and Anastomotic Suturing Techniques | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SUR5505 | Sepsis and Soft Skills in Surgery | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose ONE of the following two elective study-units: | |||||
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OBG5100 | Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills in Gynaecology | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
SUR5504 | Bowel and Other Tissue Suturing | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Summer Semester | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SUR5506 | Laparoscopic Suturing Skills | 15 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose ONE of the following two elective study-units: | |||||
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OBG5101 | Practical Surgical Skills in Hysteroscopic Gynaecology | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
SUR5507 | Virtual Reality Immersive Learning - Cholecystectomy | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SUR5508 | Laparoscopic Simulation and Cadaver Training | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Summer Semester | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SUR5501* | Dissertation | 30 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit SUR5501 starts in Semester 1 of academic year 2023-24 and continues up to the end of Summer Semester of academic year 2024-25.   |
This programme of study is governed by the Master of Science in Surgical Skills - M.Sc. - Degree Course Regulations, 2018 under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.