Study Details: 4.5 taught days: 2 days in September and 2.5 days in February, part-time
This course is aimed at registered podiatrists with a keen interest in podiatric surgery. It will provide you with an introduction to the complete surgical episode of care from pre-operative assessment to discharge. Peri-operative care, surgical technique and principles of bone fixation will also be covered.
The course will present the key principles that underpin podiatric surgical practice and introduce the surgical skills required to support practice.
The in-depth anatomy of the foot will be covered.
The course provides you with an opportunity to practice surgical dissection/prosection of the foot and lower limb.
If you are not working within a surgical team, we may be able to assist you in arranging some observational placement experience.
Teaching and assessment
You will be taught through a series of lectures, practical classes, demonstrations and work based learning, which will be supported by the University’s virtual learning environment.
Assessment will include a cased based Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and submission of a written assignment. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.
The University of Huddersfield operates an attendance monitoring system. Further details can be found in the [Attendance Monitoring Policy|http://www.hud.ac.uk/media/universityofhuddersfield/content2013/services/registry/Attendance%20Monitoring.pdf].
for this course are normally:
Possess an Honours degree in Podiatry or an equivalent qualification. Individuals without Honours or with a Diploma in Podiatric Medicine will be considered on an individual basis by the admission team.
Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or the relevant registration authority in your country of origin.
If you trained overseas, you must be registered with an appropriate governing body.
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with no element lower than 6.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable. Read more about the University’s for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.
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