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Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Master's
- Credit hours
- 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
For physicians who hold a medical degree and a licence to practise. The program adds the academic side of clinical work: evidence, research methods, quality and leadership. It is not a medical degree, it includes no clinical training, and it grants no licence or specialty title.
The Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians) program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers evidence-based medicine, clinical research methods, biostatistics and epidemiology, quality and patient safety, medical ethics and law, and ends with leadership of clinical teams.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Evidence-based medicineExplain the core ideas of evidence-based medicine and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Clinical research methodsAnalyse a real problem in clinical research methods and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Biostatistics and epidemiologyApply the methods of biostatistics and epidemiology in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Quality and patient safetyPlan and lead work in quality and patient safety, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Medical ethics and lawEvaluate current practice in medical ethics and law against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Leadership of clinical teamsAdvise colleagues and managers on leadership of clinical teams in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Evidence-based medicineAsking clinical questions and applying the best evidence to patient care.Core area
- 02Clinical research methodsStudy design, trials and the conduct of clinical research.Core area
- 03Biostatistics and epidemiologyMeasuring disease, analysing health data and reading medical statistics.Core area
- 04Quality and patient safetyPreventing harm, reporting incidents and improving the quality of care.Core area
- 05Medical ethics and lawConsent, liability and the ethical and legal duties of physicians.Core area
- 06Leadership of clinical teamsLeading multidisciplinary teams and managing clinical services.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians)For people who have practiced Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians) for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians)For experienced people who advise organizations on Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians).
- 03Trainer in Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians)For experienced people who teach or coach others in Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians) at work.
- 04Diploma in Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians)A focused credential in Clinical Medicine (for licensed physicians), based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Senior physician
- Clinical department lead
- Medical quality officer
- Clinical research coordinator
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.