Musculoskeletal Medicine

Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have at least a 2:2 honours degree (or international equivalent). Currently, we are accepting candidates with degrees in medicine, physiotherapy, sports therapy, sports rehabilitation/training, podiatry, osteopathy, or other allied healthcare professions. 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. Applicants without professional registration with governing bodies are required to have at least one year of relevant post-graduation clinical experience.

Please be aware that students on this programme should be actively practising, or at the very least shadowing clinical practice, as each semester includes assessments that rely heavily on clinical engagement, particularly the write-up of multiple case studies based on real patient interactions. Students are expected to embed themselves in clinical environments independently, and responsibility for arranging practical experience lies with you as the student.

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Months of entry

October

Course content

Advance your career with a flexible, expert-led online course in musculoskeletal medicine.

Musculoskeletal (MSK) medicine is a rapidly developing field of medicine practised by a variety of clinicians including general practitioners and allied healthcare professionals. Our online Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in MSK Medicine is designed to offer maximum flexibility, allowing you to study around your professional and personal commitments.

Developed by leading UK MSK clinicians, this course equips you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to work confidently in both primary care and community MSK services. Whether you're looking to begin or advance your career in MSK medicine, this comprehensive programme provides a strong foundation for clinical excellence.

Course highlights

• Study flexibly through our dedicated online learning platform.
• Join monthly live tutorials led by experienced clinicians.
• Learn from UK-based experts in specialist MSK fields.
• Receive personalised academic and career support from our tutor team.
• Aligned with the joint MSK Diploma exam of the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society and the Faculty of Sport & Exercise Medicine.
• Our teaching faculty
• Our teaching faculty consists of a wide range of academics and clinicians including sport & exercise medicine consultants, GPs with an extended role in MSK medicine, advanced practice practitioners, consultant physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons. The course was developed by Dr Richard Collins, Sport & Exercise Medicine Consultant and experienced GP with an extended role in MSK, who was the lead author for the syllabus of the PCRMM-FSEM’s MSK Diploma exam, meaning our course will prepare students wishing to sit this exam in the future.

Our Postgraduate Certificate is delivered via the Faculty of Biological Sciences and includes a variety of expert clinicians within their specialist field.

• Dr Dane Vishnubala MBBS MSc (Med Ed) FRCGP (MSc SEM) DipSEM(UK) FFSEM PGCert MSK US SFHEA PhD | Clinical Lead | Consultant Physician in SEM.
• Dr Camilla Nykjaer BSc MSc PhD FHEA | Programme Lead | Lecturer in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health | Honorary Research Fellow Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Dr Craig Zalecki BSc(Hons) MBBS FFSEM MRCGP DipSEM(UK) PGCert MSK US – Clinical Lecturer | Consultant Physician in Sport & Exercise Medicine.