Prospects Postgrad UK 2007/2008 - (Page 110) 110 SOCIAL SCIENCES www.prospects.ac.uk/PostgradUK SPONSORED BY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AN EDUCATION IN HEALTH HEALTHCARE TRAINING IN THE UK OFFERS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO DEVLOP NEW SKILLS THAT MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE BACK HOME. Amazing progress has been made in healthcare in the last century; developments in health care span across surgery, psychology and physiotherapy. And for aspiring medics and managers alike there are a host of postgraduate courses designed to disseminate this knowledge and help them address health-related issues faced around the world, whether it’s ageing populations, sexual health, natural disasters or man-made crises. drawn between different health care systems around the world. ‘Feedback from our graduates suggests that at least as important as the specific knowledge gained have been the skills in inter-professional collaborative working, leadership, and knowledge management,’ Trish adds. ‘Learning and sharing in a global, online community brings a global perspective and also a greater understanding of one’s own system and context.’ The department’s dual focus on primary health care and These courses create professionals with vital experience and population sciences means they tackle issues at both the knowledge that can be applied in their home country. They are also very employable in the UK. However, courses have individual and the national level, giving them a particular relevance for professionals interested in developing as well been developed that mean you don’t even need to come to as delivering primary health care. This interdisciplinary Britain to benefit from the education system it offers. University College London runs a course delivered entirely approach is also reflected in other postgraduate courses on offer. The University of Aberdeen for example offers an online. The innovative web-based MSc in International Primary Health Care is delivered through the Department MBA in International Health Care Management which looks at health care as a business sector. of Primary Care and Population Sciences. Like all accredited MBAs, the course includes core ‘We are approaching the tenth anniversary of this online business modules applicable to all sectors, such as ethics, programme in primary health care,’ Programme Director, Trish Greenhalgh, explains. ‘And it is exciting to look back managing people and of course economics. It also covers specific issues relevant to health care in a global context at the achievements of our graduates, who have used their learning to develop innovative projects in research, teaching including financing, evaluation, consumerism and managing resources. Vidyavathi Pamjula has recently and service development.’ The distance-learning course promotes research spanning completed the course, having studied an MSc in Food, the relevant professions involved in health care with a view Nutrition and Diet Therapy in India. Having researched issues such as maternal mortality, child deprivation and to developing high quality services in an international obesity, Vidya is clear about the advantages of analysing context. With this in mind, the course specifically emphasises the comparisons and contrasts which can be health care from a business perspective. http://www.prospects.ac.uk/PostgradUK
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