Thread subject: NEPI :: MSc Emergency Medicine...

Posted by imron on 12-02-2010 19:18
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is this kind of MSc have a value?

Based on the information you have provided, the answer is no.

The only experience you'll get is the method of writing a thesis and a little bit of research related knowledge. This maybe useful in some circumstances in non-clinical related work.

Countries which do not have standardised qualifications & criteria in emergency medicine, allow different kinds of training to be accepted for various job positions. So it is difficult to say how this MSc will help you in particular country.

Example, a hospital may accept this as a skill above other doctors and allow you to practice EM as a specialist. On the other hand, a hospital may not allow you to work in an emergency department without a well recognised qualification.

If I was interviewing a candidate with this MSc, I will consider that this is an indication that a candidate has some degree of orientation to EM and that he/she has done it due to unavailablity of other EM training. So there is scope of allowing supervised work. But I will still encourage him/her to get a proper postgraduate qualification.

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