MS Specialist Professional Development (SPD) Principles of Coloproctology

Flexible Training

Supporting flexible study patterns is more important than ever when balancing working time directives with the highest quality training. The University of East Anglia (UEA) Masters Course in Coloproctology meets this challenge, and offers added advantages over face-toface delivery: our bespoke, flexible approach offers excellent opportunities for problem based training and assessment, access to a large specialist faculty, seamless communication with e-tutors/mentors, access to online resources, evidencing progress and development.

Our Curriculum

Our progamme is linked directly to the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme and is set at a more advanced level than the exit FRCS. We achieve this through a comprehensive syllabus with defined outcomes to ensure that you acquire expert subject knowledge. For the Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) and Masters level, you can tailor the course to suit your career path. Surgical skills training combined with e-tutoring and access to the specialist faculty resource that this will offer, provides an exceptionally rich training experience, complementing and surpassing the knowledge requirements for the FRCS exam exit.

A Masters Degree tailored to professional development

The syllabus has been designed by our specialist faculty team to complement your real-world professional development. The Management & Service Delivery module develops clinical leadership, inter-personal skills, conflict resolution, developing new service and innovation, evaluation and delivery of the latest government policies. Our Research Audit and Service Evaluation module empowers trainees to conduct and supervise research within the NHS setting, writing and succeeding in submitting research protocols, evaluating research methodologies and literature reviews.

About

Our e-learning Masters course, developed with support from the Royal College of Surgeons (England) offers a flexible and innovative training programme to help you achieve your goals. Currently, this course is the only programme to qualify specialists in colorectal surgery.

Our philosophy is to promote setting standards at this specialist level, tailored to your individual circumstances. Our aim is to prepare, assess and qualify you for year –1 level consultant specialist practice. This will be achieved through a combination of rigorous and engaging online activities and practical assessment of your surgical, communication and decision-making skills.

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Important Information

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the courses listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the regular review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. Changes may for example consist of variations to the content and method of delivery of programmes, courses and other services, to discontinue programmes, courses and other services and to merge or combine programmes or courses. The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will inform students.

Modules commence in January, May and September. Students will be permitted to select one or two modules that are available at each start point. Dissertation can only be commenced following successful completion of the preceding 6 modules.

Assessment for Year 1

Assessment is a key element of your course. This will take place throughout each module through formative and summative methods, both online and during regional training days at the University of East Anglia.

Assessment methods:

MCQ / EMQ

Script Concordance Questions on module content

OSCE – simulated patients, mark up

Assess clinical and communication skills

Portfolio / reflective diary assessment

Procedure Based Assessments

End of six module practical examination (two years) in conjunction with RA-UK

Compulsory Modules

Optional A Modules

(20-40 credits)

INTEGRATED RESEARCH MODULE

Code MED-7065E

Credits 20

The module examines service improvement and innovation and provides the scope and skills for you to undertake an evidence-based service improvement project. At the start of this module you must begin to think about their Research Dissertation. It is your responsibility to find a local Supervisor, who will be the primary contact during the dissertation, to arrange sponsorship, funding and ethics

Optional B Modules

(20 credits)

NEOPLASIA (SPD)

Code MED-7082X

Credits 20

This module covers Polyps and familial cancer, Colon cancer, Rectal Cancer, Recurrent disease, metastatic disease, Adjuvant treatment, Anal cancer and Nonepithelail tumours

PROCTOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL BOWEL DISORDERS

Code MED-7084X

Credits 20

On completion of this module the trainee will have sound knowledge of the anatomy, physiology and investigations of the pelvic floor and be able to describe the management of patients with benign anorectal conditions. They should be able to demonstrate understanding of the management of patients with, faecal incontinence, solitary rectal ulcer, internal intussusception, rectal prolapse, rectocoele and fistula in ano. The trainee will be able to describe the conservative and surgical management of patients with endometriosis, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome.

Optional C Modules

(20-40 credits)

CLINCAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Code MED-7066D

Credits 20

This module is about developing candidates as clinical leaders. It covers (TBC) How to write a business case, Innovation and strategy, Personality and leadership, High performance teams, Understanding your organisation, Managing resources and Healthcare economics

Optional D Modules

Important Information

Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring, review and update of modules. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes and their constituent modules, the University will endeavour to consult with students and others. It is also possible that the University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. In some cases optional modules can have limited places available and so you may be asked to make additional module choices in the event you do not gain a place on your first choice. Where this is the case, the University will inform students.

MS SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SPD) PRINCIPLES OF COLOPROCTOLOGY