INTRODUCTION TO THE MASTERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE COURSE

(This is the Announcement of the program by Press Release

and this is the Program Brochure)

How is the Site Organized?

1. This front-end is managed by a Course Management System (CMS) intended to provide prospective users with an introduction to the course and its features
2. The link to the Learning Management System will take you to the secure site where you can enrol for the course (menu choice and direct link)
   This is the direct link to the courses or choose from the menu

How Is The Course Organized?

The entire course uses 80 problem-based learning (PBL) cases organized by 20 body organ systems. Students can take the course on a continuous basis or can be flexible to suit their time-table. There will be an online exam at the end of each case. At the end of 80 cases, the MMedSc degree is awarded. Summary exams are also available. Those who do not want to complete the entire course can also do individual cases and get a certificate of completion for an organ system. Using the European Credit Transfer System this amounts to about 1,800 hours of study.

Course Structure, including the cases

About the Curriculum (link)

There is a comprehensive monograph about the curriculum: Curriculum Monograph

The first major application of the curriculum was with Health Communications Network in Australia. It was used by hundreds of postgraduate doctors and nurses. The program was presented at a national conference about postgradualte education and voted second best of about 30 competing progams (one on reading ECGs was number one).  This  program is multipurpose and has always been so (horizontal and vertical application).

Why Should I Consider This Course?

Key features are:

• Master's programs are growing in popularity as an alternative to traditional post-graduate pathways and are recommended by the Medical Council of India. There is information about them on this site (Introduction to Masters Programs)
• The course (and its cases) is mature and has been thoroughly tested.
• We have listed all the unique features of this course on this site [Further details by clicking on highlighted text or on the menu]
• The program uses an innovative approach to student-centered learning-- Guided Discovery Learning. This is a variant of problem-based learning.
• Here are some reviews of the learning system from experts

  Read more: Masters of Medicine | About the Course/Program