Course summary

Course information Our part-time masters in perioperative medicine supports anaesthetists approaching consultant level to become perioperative specialists, to further develop the practice of consultant anaesthetists or non-anaesthetic medical specialists (including geriatricians, intensivists, and surgeons) who provide perioperative medical care. Our course focuses on clinically orientated case-based learning. We teach you via blended learning, through methods such as online sessions, on-campus tutorials, and group work to help you network and share best practice with fellow students. As well as studying core units, you’ll typically choose one option unit. These may include Quality and Safety in Perioperative Care (QI, human factors and simulation), The Perioperative Specialist (set up pre-operative clinics; Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing; surgical multidisciplinary team care; advanced care plan/end of life care), and Education and Training in Practice, subject to availability. You’ll complete a dissertation as your final assignment, typically an investigative research project, a systematic review or a contribution to quality improvement in perioperative medicine in your clinical environment. On our MSc Perioperative Medicine course, you’ll learn from other clinicians working within relevant clinical specialisms across the North West as well as Manchester Met Features and Benefits

• Specialist course - Designed for qualified physicians with clinical practice experience in the care of perioperative patients, such as anaesthetists, surgeons, and geriatricians.

• Blended learning - You’ll learn via online teaching and face-to-face sessions on-campus.

• Teaching team - You’ll learn from teaching staff working at Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust (MFT) and Manchester Met

• Teaching expertise - Our team includes perioperative specialists with expertise across anaesthesia, respiratory medicine, geriatrics, surgery and intensive care medicine.

• Multiple exit routes - You can exit this course with a postgraduate certificate (PgCert), postgraduate diploma (PgDip) or masters (MSc) in perioperative medicine.

• Flexibility - All units can be taken as standalone units of study as well as part of a wider masters qualification.