Course summary
Experience a unique online course designed to enhance your Musculoskeletal Medicine skills Musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine is a rapidly developing field of medicine practised by a variety of clinicians including general practitioners and allied healthcare professionals. This online course is specifically designed to provide you with the ultimate flexibility, tailor your time to suit your schedule. Our online PGCert in MSK medicine is built to meet the needs of those wishing to work in this field within both primary care and community MSK services. The course has been developed by some of the UK’s leading MSK clinicians, ensuring it provides you with the skills and knowledge to work in a range of MSK settings. This comprehensive course will provide you with everything you need to know to begin or progress your career in MSK medicine. Course highlights
- Flexible learning via an online education platform.
- Monthly live online tutorials.
- Individual topics taught by UK clinicians who are experts within their specialist field.
- Direct academic and career support from our tutor team.
- The course is aligned with the joint MSK Diploma exam of the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society and the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine.
- Dr Camilla Nykjaer BSc MSc PhD FHEA I Academic Programme Lead I Lecturer in Nutrition, Physica Activity and Public Health.
- Dr Dane Vishnubala MBBS PGCME MRCGPMSc DipSEM(UK) FFSEMFHEA I Clinical Lead I Consultant in SEM.
- Dr Richard Collins – Clinical Lecturer and Curriculum Development Lead | Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine| General Practitioner | Lead author for the PCRMM-FSEM’s MSK Diploma exam
- Dr Craig Zalecki – Clinical Lecturer | Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine | General Practitioner
Modules
The course is fully online with approximately 4-5 hours of pre-recorded material for students to review week by week. Learning is supported by live Q&A tutorials every third Wednesday evening covering the preceding weeks' topics. Aimed at doctors, physiotherapists, allied healthcare professionals and others working in the field of MSK medicine, your programme is divided into the following modules:
Assessment method
Assessment will be through completion of all the online modules, formative workbooks and summative linked MCQs, participation in online tutorials and forum discussions, creation of logbooks and reflection on these along with case presentations. There will also be a poster presentation and a viva assessment with two course tutors to validate the knowledge gained.
Entry requirements
Applicants should normally have at least a 2:2 honours degree. Currently, we are accepting candidates with degrees in medicine, physiotherapy, sports therapy, or sports rehabilitation/training. Appropriate professional registration should also be held with the GMC, Health and Care Professions Council, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers or equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There may be help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government.
Provider information
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT