Surgery (Obstetrics and Gynaocology)

Entry requirements

You will need to have a primary medical qualification and have a minimum of two years post qualification clinical experience within Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Full registration with the GMC is required if you wish to undertake clinical practice such as assisting in operating theatre. More details of the GMC sponsorship requirements can be found on their website.

Overseas entry requirements

If you are an International medical graduate applying for the GMC sponsorship, you will need to have a primary medical qualification and have a minimum of three years post qualification clinical experience within Obstetrics and Gynaecology including full-time practice in the last 12 months. Full registration with the GMC is required if you wish to undertake clinical practice such as assisting in operating theatre. We will check your application in terms of:

• Equivalence of qualifications (by using NARIC)
• If English is not your first language you require an IELTS overall score of 7.5 with no element below 7.0. Alternatively you can supply an OET certificate which must be the medical version with all grades B or above. More details can be found on the GMC website.

If you are not currently employed in an NHS Trust or clinical organisation, you will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and Occupational Health screening prior to any clinical attachments.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course aims to prepare you to meet the challenges of the current and future therapies in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) is a unique speciality encompassing care of the pregnant woman from preconception to after delivery (obstetrics) and management of disorders of the female genital tract (gynaecology).

A unique aspect of this MCh course is the teaching of regenerative medicine. Regenerative medicine is fast evolving in obstetrics and gynaecology and has been the subject of a Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology scientific impact paper.

This course will help you to appreciate this area of medicine and the many applications, which includes the exciting areas of gene therapy, vaginal and bladder reconstruction among others. It provides an evidence-based approach for the management of patients, and provides a foundation for those who will eventually undertake formal exit examinations in this specialty.

Why study MCh Surgery (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)?

This course aims to develop your scientific insight into current and emerging technologies that will inform your clinical practice and help you to apply basic scientific discoveries to your clinical work for the benefit of your patients.

It aims to facilitate you to develop a critical understanding of current novel and potentially beneficial therapies that use regenerative medicine and digital health platforms in a way that will inspire and encourage you to use this knowledge and develop your own ideas. To be a competent, safe and compassionate surgeon, you need to be able to develop your critical, analytical and problem solving abilities.

You will be able to critically and analytically consider the evidence base presented to you, to confidently challenge this evidence and make comprehensive, considered and robust decisions on patient care. In doing so you will be enabled to think and work creatively and intellectually which in turn will stimulate you to search for new knowledge for the benefit of your patients and health care provision.

You will be taught by the surgeons who are most experienced within their fields and this will enrich your learning. You will also be taught by experienced senior academic staff within the university for the research modules who will support and guide you.

Information for international students

Canterbury Christ Church University welcomes applications from International Students. For more information please visit our website.

Fees and funding

For up to date fee and loan information please visit our website.