MSc/PG Diploma in Mountain Medicine
- Offers those interested in expedition, travel, remote, rescue and high-altitude medicine the theoretical and practical knowledge to manage the specific illnesses and diseases that may occur in these environments.
- Combines practical skills and theory, both in medicine and mountaineering, to equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to operate successfully in mountain environments.
- Delivered by the University of Central Lancashire at its National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine, after a move from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2020
- Faculty includes some of the most eminent figures in high altitude medicine, top mountain guides and others at the forefront of mountain rescue.
- Royal College of Surgeons Accredited Centre
- Gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Mountain Medicine or go on to complete the Master’s during 1 to 3 year’s part-time study
- Postgraduate Diploma course takes place as four week-long modules, two of which are based at the Welsh National Outdoor Centre at Plas y Brenin, one at Fort William in Scotland’s West Coast, and culminates with a week in Arolla in the Swiss Alps.
- Flexible blended learning programme combines face-to-face teaching with an online virtual learning environment to fit around your professional and personal commitments.
- Applications for direct entry by holders of the UIAA/ICAR/ISMM International Diploma in Mountain Medicine to the MSc year of the programme will be accepted until the beginning of each academic year.
- Further information and fees https://www.uclan.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/mountain-medicine-msc
Nepal Diploma in Mountain Medicine
- Run by the Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal (MMSN), and also approved by UIAA/ICAR/ISMM
- The first course ran in 2011, and now runs yearly in November-December.
- Taught in the English language by a mix of Nepali, British, Swiss German and Austrian instructors.
- Consists of 1 week in Kathmandu, followed by 3 weeks in the Annapurna A number of essays to be completed prior to the course, followed by a dissertation standard paper to be written following the course.
- Available to international medical doctors and final year medical students.
- Cost: $5750 (US) for international doctors + flights and insurance etc. All food, transport, accommodation and some kit is provided.
- Run by the Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal (MMSN), and also approved by UIAA/ICAR/ISMM
- The first course ran in 2011, and now runs yearly in November-December.
- Taught in the English language by a mix of Nepali, British, Swiss German and Austrian instructors.
- Consists of 1 week in Kathmandu, followed by 3 weeks in the Annapurna A number of essays to be completed prior to the course, followed by a dissertation standard paper to be written following the course.
- Available to international medical doctors and final year medical students.
- Cost: $5750 (US) for international doctors + flights and insurance etc. All food, transport, accommodation and some kit is provided.
International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine
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International Diploma in Mountain Medicine
“The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is pleased to support two additional modules for RCPSG International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine (IDEWM) graduates.
Completing these two modules will allow students to fulfil all of the required learning outcomes to enable them to complete the Diploma in Mountain Medicine which is quality assured by ICAR/UIAA/ISMM.”
- IDEWM academically accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow.
- IDiMM accredited by UIAA/ICAR/ISMM.
- Completed part-time over 1-3 years.
- IDEWM can be completed as a stand-alone UK academic diploma in 4 modules.
- Covers expedition, medical, field & mountain skills in a diverse range of environments: mountains, altitude, cold, hot, wet and sub-aqua.
- Designed and written by two of the authors of the Oxford Handbook of Expedition and Wilderness Medicine. This book is used as its core text.
- Taught by experienced holders of IDEWM & IDiMM, who have field experience and “have been there and done it”.
- Consists of 4 week long residential modules for IDEWM (Glasgow, Cairngorms, Dartington, Morocco), 2 week long residential modules for IDiMM (Cairngorms, Alps), plus on-line learning modules.
- Online learning:
- Infectious diseases, Global Health, Research, Navigation, Mountains and Cold.
- Emporiatrics, Tropical and Maritime, Thermal Injuries, Altitude and Desert
- Avalanche medicine, Hypothermia and Nutrition in the Mountains
- Upon completion, successful candidates may use their IDEWM to APEL (accreditation of prior learning) towards an MSc in Glasgow (Glasgow Caledonian University).
- Costs 2022 £1850/module inclusive of food and accommodation.
- For further information and costs, go to the website
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Extreme Medicine MSc
- A collaboration between World Extreme Medicine and the University of Exeter.
- First intake in 2016, now runs yearly.
- Covers aspects of expedition medicine, pre-hospital medicine and humanitarian medical responses. Includes a focus on ethical, legal, professional and logistical challenges in a range of environments.
- Time frame: Year 1: PGCert, Year 2: Diploma, Year 3: MSc.
- PGCert consists of 3 short modules in Dorset, London and Dartmoor, covering core concepts, pre-hospital trauma, and human factors respectively. A number of masters-level assignments are completed during the year.
- Diploma focuses on the Essentials of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief, plus two of mountain, jungle and polar residential modules.
- MSc focuses on space medicine, and required the completion of a dissertation.
- Cost: PGCert £8000, MSc £8300 for UK residents.
MSc in Remote and Global Healthcare
- A Masters programme based at the University of Plymouth.
- Aimed at all health care professionals aspiring to work in rural or remote environments, and wanting to gain insight into health care systems in low-middle income countries.
- Masters may be completed as a full-time student in 12 months, or part time over three years. Intermediate awards include the PGCert and Diploma. Students are able to step off at any level of the course.
- Four modules are completed within the first 2 years, then a dissertation and final module during the third year for students wishing to progress to the Masters stage.
- The modules include:
- Remote Practitioner (based in Dartmoor, focussing on expedition medicine)
- Global Health
- Remote and Global Placement Medicine
- Project Design, Development and Knowledge Transfer
- Students are also required to organise a remote/global health placement, usually a minimum of 3-4 weeks.
- Cost: Part time £2640 per year/60 credits, £5370 for international students.