Overview

The MCh enables experienced, qualified doctors to develop an evidence-based approach to health care practice and to obtain a postgraduate qualification whilst enhancing their surgical clinical expertise.

This MCh in Aesthetic Facial Surgery will provide the surgical trainee with the knowledge and skills to not only be a competent surgeon but also to be surgeons of the future who are innovative, proactive and who challenge the robustness of the evidence base alongside conducting their own research. It is aimed at surgical trainees from the UK and abroad with the emphasis of taking their newly acquired skills and knowledge back to their clinical practices, whether this is in the UK or in their home country.

Surgical trainees will benefit from the large portfolio of innovative research and scientific insight into current and emerging surgical innovations (big data and genomic medicine; regenerative medicine; cell-based therapies; bioinformatics; translational surgery; robotics and virtual reality) and to inform clinical practice for championing patient care and safety. The world of surgery is embarking on a time of innovation and change that promises to bring huge benefits to patients.

Your future career

Completion of this course will not only give you a MCh in a surgical pathway that will aid your career progression, but it will highly enhance your prospects of employment. You will gain the knowledge and skills that few trainee doctors will possess and it will place you at the forefront of technology and science.

You will be able to demonstrate and share unique skills with colleagues for the benefit of excellent patient care and be a source of inspiration and innovation. These skills will be highly sought after. This will advantage you, whether you remain in your current place of employment whilst undertaking this course or whether you will be applying for a post on completion in the UK or abroad.