Extreme Medicine MSc

A MASTERS IN ADVENTURE

Join us on the world’s first postgraduate course in Extreme Medicine and embark on a degree that could change your life.

It’s fully flexible – take one full-time year or enrol in a part time programme of 2 to 3 years – plus you’ll get the opportunity to build a broad or specialised programme of study. Stay the distance and emerge with a full Masters (MSc) or exit with 60 credits for a Post Graduate Certificate or 120 credits with a Diploma.

Tailored to your career
Built upon our globally renowned training programmes
Fits around shift work
Mix of immersive residential modules & distance learning
Complete assignments from anywhere in the world
*Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) possible

Broaden your horizons and equip yourself for limitless adventures with an arsenal of new skills that extend beyond clinical competence. We’ll empower you with robust training in leadership, communications, teamwork, resilience, humanitarian relief, planning and logistics.

You’ll emerge ready to set your sights on new challenges – and take on the world.

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HOSPITAL HALLS TO HIMALAYAN PEAKS

“We realised that we definitely didn’t want to be in hospital medicine…”

Liesel and Celeste Geertsema traded hospital corridors for mountain trails.

The twin sisters left conventional medicine to pursue adventure, finding fulfilment and an unexpected retirement plan along the way. Their journey proves it’s never too late to change course.

Here’s their story…

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Programme Overview

Degree type:
– MSc | PgCert | PgDip

Study options:
– MSc: 1 year full time, 2 years part time, 3 years part time
– PgCert: Over 1 year
– PgDip: Over 2 years

Application deadline:
– September 2024

Programme Factsheet

Video: Discover MSc Extreme Medicine

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Open to all medical professionals including:

Doctors, Paramedics and Nurses
Medical Scientists
Allied Healthcare workers
Military Medics
Midwives
Physiotherapists
Intercalated Medical Students in Years 4&5

You must also meet the University of Exeter Entry Requirements.

Learning

This course offers more variety than any other – choose from an ever-expanding range of modules and locations:

Alpine Medicine (Chamonix)
Alpine Medicine (Slovenia)
Desert Medicine (Oman)
Expedition & Wilderness Medicine (UK)
Human Factors (UK)
Jungle Medicine (Costa Rica)
Mountain Medicine (Nepal)
Ocean Medicine (UK)
Polar Medicine (Norway)
Search & Rescue UK)
Dive Medicine (Oman)

Outlook

This leads to a wealth of new potential career options:

Disaster response
Humanitarian medicine
Expedition and wilderness medicine
Expedition ship medic
Medical cover for security operations
Film location support
Remote research or logistics

Plus, you will bring these learnings back to elevate your practice, whether in remote expeditions or everyday hospital settings.

Headstart

Make quick progress by carrying over credits from previous World Extreme Medicine courses. Any courses attended within the previous four years will count as “credits earned”.

What does this mean for me?

Have the cost of your previous World Extreme Medicine courses refunded as a bursary against your course
Then take the assessment part of these modules only – no need to repeat the training
And fly through on the fast track to completing your Postgraduate qualification in Extreme Medicine

Take the first step on a Postgrad experience which could transform your future.