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Musculoskeletal Diagnosis

MSc, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)

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This course is delivered by practicing clinicians which enables the students to enhance their clinical knowledge.

This award represents an innovative and unique approach to postgraduate study which gives an emphasis to transferring academic knowledge to clinical practice.
They offer an opportunity to study for postgraduate qualification while working as a full time practitioner.
You will receive an IRmER certificate.

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“This course gave me a much broader knowledge on diagnostic process and the IRMER certificate that I received as a part of this course has proved useful.”

This is a part time course that will require you to be working as a Registered Healthcare Professional and professional accreditation allowing you to treat patients. In order to effectively treat musculoskeletal problems it is necessary to be able to perform a skilled diagnosis using up-to-date practices, and a knowledge of underlying pathologies, along with methodologies to aid the process of reaching a diagnosis. This combination is extremely important as an advanced clinical skill. Clinical practice in recent times has required the practitioners to focus more intensely on the exploration of the evidence underpinning their role. There has been in many fields increasing specialisation and a need to develop skills required to undertake advance clinical practice. Musculoskeletal is an increasingly used term in multiprofessional health care work, going beyond biomechanics and involving a greater understanding of general pathologies. With the advent of consultant posts, higher education in the field of musculoskeletal diagnosis is seen as important if the field of interest is in the musculoskeletal field. The exciting aspect of this level of work is, however, the multiprofessional teams that need to be built and an award such as this can be instrumental in supporting developments of these teams.

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Qualification:	MSc, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Health
Location:	Stoke Campus
Course Start:	We consider students for intake each year in September.
Course Length:	2-5 years (Part-time)
Attendance:	Part time (Weekends)
Entry Requirements:	Applicants will normally: • Possess an honours degree of class (2:1) or above (awarded by a United Kingdom university) or equivalent; • Candidates who posses Diplomas in a related field will be considered depending on their clinical experience. • Should have a HPC registration or equivalent. • Have a minimum of one year working professional experience in related areas. • Most students are already working as full-time health care practitioners.
Application:	Please submit a completed on – line postgraduate application form. We will also require two references, a copy of your current curriculum vitae (CV) and evidence of existing educational qualifications.
Fees and Bursaries:	Fees and Bursaries: Currently there are no bursaries for these awards. Applicants can apply for a funding from their employers (NHS trusts) or apply for career development loan from the usual agencies.