MMedSci Advanced Clinical Practice

• Specialist advanced clinical assessment module (30 credits) to include anatomy and physiology, consultation and history taking, clinical examination and advanced skills
• Evidence based Practice (15 credits) to explore the nature of knowledge and evidence and develop academic skills to underpin specialist practice
• Specialist clinical episode management (15 credits) final module of the year which builds knowledge and competence in the clinical management of common episodes of care.

• Independent Prescribing (30 credits) meets the requirements of  the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Competency Framework to be an independent prescriber
• Clinical Leadership (15 credits) preparing ACPs to use theory and evidence to develop their clinical leadership with a focus on patient safety, human factors, quality improvements, and transformational leadership
• Specialist managing clinical complexities (15 credits) to review and synthesise clinical data in complex clinical situations and manage complexity and diagnostic uncertainty.

Non-apprentice route

• Critical development of clinical practice (60 credits) submission of a 12,000 word in-depth and systematic review of the evidence in an area of clinical practice leading to the  development of a service improvement proposal

Apprentice route

• Critical development of clinical practice (40 credits) submission of a 6000 word in-depth literature review focused on an area of health and/or social care that is of interest to the student and employer.
• End point assessment (20 credits) has three components and includes a 2 hour open book examination, a 1,500 word presentation of practice followed by a 25 minute oral presentation