One-Year Course for Indian Surgeons in the UK

The world of medicine is undergoing constant changes, due to which the focus is shifting to regenerative medicine. Through this process, the body heals on its own through stem cells, 3D printing, bio-engineering and robotics.

As per Dr. Anan Shetty, Professor Canterbury Christ Church University the UK, earlier the patients suffering from arthritis would go for knee and hip replacement. But with the advancement of medical technology surgeons are using cell technology without resorting to the use of metal and plastic. Similarly, in corneal injuries, surgeons would perform corneal transplants from cadavers. But now surgeons are trained to grow the cornea. It takes six years for the doctors to specialise in areas such as orthopaedics, gynaecology, obstetrics, ophthalmology and urology.

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However, with a master’s programme in surgery offered at Canterbury Christ Church University in the fields of regenerative medicine, otorhinolaryngology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology and urology, Indian doctors can pursue the same within one-year in the UK, while doing their surgical training.

Indian planning to take admission in the respective course should be registered medical practitioners with a minimum of 3 years of work experience as a practising clinician. They should also have IELTS score of 7.5 to secure a place in General Medical Council. It is a registration which allows international medical graduates to practice in the UK.

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The MCH degree is also available as observation route i.e. is without GMC where the practitioner would be allowed to enrol in the university as an observer. They would not be allowed to perform any surgery and should have an IELTS score of 6.5.A tuition fee of £21,578 per annum is required for the MCH course. It is a one-on-one student-teacher training course.