MCh General and Oncoplastic Breast Surgery

Course overview:

This course develops your specialist expertise within general and oncoplastic breast surgery at postgraduate level.

Delivered with support from consultants in general and oncoplastic breast surgery, this course is aimed at qualified doctors working within general or oncoplastic breast surgery who wish to gain a postgraduate qualification. You develop your understanding of the concepts and principles underpinning the care of patients undergoing general or oncoplastic breast surgery, as well as your ability to find, critically evaluate and apply relevant research evidence to ensure it is clinically effective.

The knowledge and skills you develop enhance your clinical decision making and research practice within general and oncoplastic breast surgery, enabling you to contribute to the knowledge base. You are encouraged to focus on topical issues within oncoplastic breast surgery practice, concentrating on aspects of practice that are relevant to your specific interests and practice. The course can be undertaken over one year full time or two years part time.

You develop your understanding of the concepts and principles underpinning the care of patients undergoing breast surgery. You advance your ability to find, critically evaluate and apply relevant research evidence to ensure it is both clinically and cost effective. The knowledge and skills you develop enhance your clinical decision-making and research practice within oncoplastic breast surgery, enabling you to contribute to the knowledge base. You are encouraged to focus on topical issues within current oncoplastic breast surgery practice and concentrate on aspects of practice that are particularly relevant to your specific interests and practice.

How you learn:

You learn through lectures, seminars, practical activities, clinical simulation, computer lab work and group work. The majority of teaching is delivered by principal and senior lecturers at Teesside University. The specialist module is delivered by appropriately qualified clinical staff including consultants in general and oncoplastic breast surgery.

Full time students study across two days a week and are expected to devote the remaining time to individual study including the optional observational experience.

Part time students have the option to undertake most sessions by attendance, distance or flexible learning but attendance for the specialist module is compulsory and this is scheduled for approximately one day a month across the first year of the course.

Career opportunities:

The course supports your career development by enhancing the research, evidence based practice skills and principles underpinning specialist clinical practice that are required within the specialist field of general and oncoplastic breast surgery. It provides an additional masters level qualification that may be used to support career progression. Engaging in research and a record of publication are important aspects in career progression if you are aiming to achieve a consultant position. Providing an opportunity to develop your research skills and to support you in preparing your work for publication is an important element of the course.