Course Description

Morriston Hospital is one of only 6 centres in the United Kingdom housing all surgical specialities required to provide comprehensive care for trauma patients, and hence is the natural home for an MSc in Trauma Surgery. The shortening of medical training is placing greater emphasis upon post-graduate education. A Masters Degree embracing the principle surgical disciplines involved in UK Trauma care aims to set new standards in this field and lead into high quality research.

Trauma surgery is a practical discipline, and much of the educational sessions will be given to Moulage scenarios and surgical skills simulations. These methods will be familiar to candidates, but the course will weave these experiences together into Moulage skills practicals. The experience gained in these simulations will cement the factual knowledge acquired, with its clinical application.

The taught element of the programme lasts 18 months, followed by the dissertation. There are 7 short blocks of study over the 18 months. Modules include: Trauma: the disease; Trauma: the turning point; Healing & rehabilitation; Regional Trauma; Definitive Reconstructive Trauma Surgery; Evidence based health & social care; Health research methods & dissertation preparation. There is an opportunity to pursue an MSc after completion of the first 18 months, which would require submission of a dissertation over a further 12 months.