Stroke Medicine University of Buckingham

Overview

Postgraduate training in stroke care is limited worldwide, with inadequate training opportunities for doctors, nurses and multidisciplinary teams. Stroke Medicine at University of Buckingham bridges this gap, empowering clinicians and researchers with the advanced skills to manage stroke patients effectively and contribute to ground-breaking advancements in stroke care. Research is an essential component to our master's stroke medicine that will leverage substantial contribution to the advancement of knowledge, practice and care in stroke medicine.

At Learna | Diploma MSc we provide an immersive method of learning allowing intuition and independent education to thrive. You will connect with multidisciplinary, lifelong learners around the world, engaging in tutor-led discussions to help you expand your insights, improve your knowledge application and boost your career prospects. Our modules cover crucial aspects of stroke care, including the accurate diagnosis and management of transient ischemic attacks (TIA), understanding stroke epidemiology, and exploring prevention strategies. You will delve into hyperacute and acute stroke management, comprehensive investigations, therapeutic options, and multidisciplinary rehabilitation.

In Module 7, as an MSc student you will engage in a professional project, applying methods used in healthcare research. This includes literature reviews, practice audits, evidence-based practice reviews, and case-based assessments, developing skills in independent research and writing for publication.

Completion of our stroke master's programme will:

• Enable graduates to demonstrate the ability to lead complex tasks and processes in the delivery and advancement of stroke-related care.
• Equip the individual with a systematic understanding of stroke medicine, and application of knowledge for direct patient benefit/service development and future study.
• Enable graduates to evaluate practice critically in relation to the evidence base in stroke medicine.
• Equip students with the ability to implement best practice and innovation in complex scenarios related to stroke medicine.
• Equip students with life-long learning and advanced problem-solving skills that they can apply to practice in stroke medicine.
• Equip students to critically appraise evidence-based medicine in relation to stroke medicine.
• Enable graduates to deliver leadership to teams in multi-agency, multi-cultural and/or international contexts.
• Enable graduates to use relevant understanding, methodologies and approaches to address complex issues encountered in stroke medicine.