MSc Craniofacial Trauma Reconstruction Online
Provided by Queen Mary University of London
About the course
Introduction
Join our MSc if you’re a junior or senior trainee, who is keen to develop your knowledge and skills in managing complex facial injuries. A structured online programme, it’s carefully designed to support and develop a specialist, multidisciplinary understanding of all aspects of facial trauma surgery.
Study this programme and you will:
- Be taught by our distinguished multidisciplinary craniofacial trauma team
- Study alongside your other commitments with our part-time online course
- Engage in one-to-one webinars so you can discuss your own practice
- Have the opportunity to participate in our optional summer school
- Study at one of the UK’s top-rated dental schools: we’re joint first for research environment (REF 2021)
Overview
This MSc is designed to support your knowledge of oral and maxillofacial surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, craniofacial surgery, ophthalmology, ENT and neurosurgery. It’s particularly suitable if you’re in surgical training and want to develop true multidisciplinary skills.
We’ll provide you with up-to-date and evidence-based multidisciplinary clinical practice in all aspects of facial trauma surgery. You’ll then be able to choose an area to specialise in.
You’ll cover subjects ranging from initial presentation and assessment (including airway provision, use of DICOM data and treatment planning) to the management of craniofacial fractures, acute soft tissue injuries and secondary reconstruction, including the psychological aspects of such surgery.
We’ll help you to gain excellent research skills: you’ll learn how to assess scientific literature, conduct a clinical audit and design a simple study.
There is a week-long summer residential programme in your first year, where you’ll learn how to write a scientific paper based on your own cases, to the standard of peer-reviewed publication. There will also be opportunities for you to visit a unit for a week during the programme.
Structure
8 compulsory taught modules:
- Initial Presentation and Assessment
- Management of the Fractured Mandible
- Management of Fractures of the Lateral Midface
- Management of Fractures of the Central Middle Third
- Management of Craniofacial Fractures
- Management of Acute Facial Soft Tissues Injuries
- Principles of Secondary Reconstruction (Hard Tissue)
- Principles of Secondary Reconstruction (Soft Tissue)
15,000-word dissertation on an aspect of facial trauma management
Summer School
There is a week-long summer residential programme in your first year, where you’ll learn how to write a scientific paper based on your own cases, to the standard of peer-reviewed publication. There will also be opportunities for you to visit a unit for a week during the programme.
Career paths
Successful completion of this MSc will demonstrate your acquisition of a broad understanding of all aspects of craniofacial trauma management and an improved patient outcome.
The course’s clinical focus will enhance your clinical performance in diagnosis and treatment planning and, together with your own clinical training programme, will enhance your surgical techniques.
This MSc also provides you with the research skills and experience necessary to pursue further academic research at PhD level.
Entry requirements
Applicants must have a medical or dental degree (MBBS, BDS, MD) recognised by Queen Mary University of London.
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