ChM in Vascular & Endovascular - Training Courses

Overview

This two-year part-time Masters programme delivered through the University of Edinburgh’s virtual learning environment, taught entirely online, is designed to give you the freedom to study flexibly.

Based on the UK Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum, it offers trainees in vascular and endovascular surgery the opportunity to study topics relevant to the specialty and supports preparation for final professional exit exams such as FRCS and FEBVS.

Your study will allow you to improve your evidence-based knowledge and enhance your clinical practice.

Our interactive online learning technology enables you to communicate with our teaching staff from the comfort of your own home or workplace.

You will be taught through a clinical problem-based approach using asynchronous discussion boards to cover technical skills and procedures relevant to the cases as well as core knowledge and clinical skills. You will also develop skills in academic surgery and undertake an independent research project.

Online students not only have access to Edinburgh’s excellent resources, but also become part of a supportive online community, bringing together students and tutors from around the world.

On completion of this programme, trainees will be able to:

Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of their chosen surgical subspecialty, and be able to apply this knowledge to the systematic assessment and management of surgical patients in the elective, urgent and emergency clinical setting;
Recognise the leadership contribution and responsibilities of the surgeon in the multidisciplinary management of complex surgical disease;
Critically reflect upon day-to-day surgical practice in the context of recent advances, and engage in critical dialogue with peers and experts in other sub-specialties;
Apply the general principles of clinical study design, ethics, and statistics to critically evaluate the scientific literature in surgical research, and make informed judgements on new and emerging issues in surgery;
Exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in professional activities at a level of independent surgical practice.

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Eligibility Criteria

Prospective applicants must have a medical degree (MBChB or equivalent) recognised by the General Medical Council in the UK or an equivalent national body, and must have acquired MRCS (or equivalent assessment milestone).

UK applicants must be an Advanced Trainee in Vascular Surgery (UK ST 3/4) and be based in a supervised surgical training programme at the time of enrolling.

For those applicants who have already completed their surgical training, we will look at each application on a case-by-case basis and may accept if there is a substantive training element in their current post.

Applicants from outside the UK must have completed a minimum of 2 years basic training in surgery and 2 years specialty training in Vascular Surgery before enrolling for the ChM.

Surgeons who have a consultant or career grade post (or equivalent) in Vascular Surgery are also eligible for entry.

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Programme Structure of ChM in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

Year 1

Semester 1 September to January	Principles of Vascular Practice 10 credits		Aneurysms 5 credits	Open Vascular Practice & Infection 5 credits	Chronic Limb Ischaemia & Complications of Diabetes 5 credits	Renal & Mesenteric Vascular Disorders 5 credits
Semester 2 February to June	Principles of Imaging 5 credits	Principles of Endovascular Practice 5 credits	Cerebrovascular Disorders 5 credits	Acute Limb Ischaemia & Vascular Trauma 5 credits	Upper Limb & Non-atheromatous lower limb disorders 5 credits	Venous & Lymphatic disorders 5 credits

Total credits (at Level 12): 60

Year 2

Semester 1 September to January	Critical Care & Emergency Surgery 10 credits	Core Academic Activity 20 credits
	Examination MCQ: SBA and EMI
Semester 2 February to July	Specialist Academic Activity 30 credits

Total credits (al Level 12): 60

Cumulative credits required for award of ChM: 120

Fee information

ChM in Vascular & Endovascular Fees for academic year 2023/24

Students on full-time and part-time programmes of study of more than one year should be aware that annual tuition fees are subject to revision and are typically increased by approximately 5% per annum. This annual increase should be taken into account when you are applying for a programme.

https://www.ed.ac.uk/tuition-fees/find/postgraduate-taught/2023-2024

Please see the scholarships page for full information on the range of Edinburgh Surgery Online Scholarships available.

Directly relevant to every aspect of my day-to-day clinical practise

The ChM has increased my background knowledge, my clinical reasoning, my critical appraisal skills and my ability to perform self-reflection. It is directly linked to my training curriculum, and so is directly relevant to every aspect of my day-to-day clinical practise – and provides an excellent revision aid for the FRCS examination.

Matthew Thomas

ChM Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Graduated 2017.

Gave me the opportunity to work and study at the same time

I am a vascular surgery trainee from Malta. When I was reading for ChM in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, I was working/training in a full-time setting with a 48hour+ week. I also have a passion for research and academic vascular surgery. Online distance learning was the best setting for me because it gave me the opportunity to work and study at the same time. Through online distance learning I was able to meet international tutors and colleagues and discuss cases (in-line with the current module) that I was encountering on a daily basis. As a result I was able to understand the subject even further. Working from an island makes travelling to European Universities on a regular basis expensive. Online distance learning cut down travelling costs and gave me the opportunity to channel the expenses towards other academic areas.

Matthew Grima

ChM in Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Graduated 2015

The ChM was the glue that put everything together

As my training took place in more than ten hospitals in three different countries, I believe the ChM was the glue that put everything together and helped me make sense of it all. All the teachings and guidance during the ChM helped me greatly in passing the FEBVS.

2018 Graduate; passed FEBVS 2019

I’ve appreciated consistency with the same people being contactable, not a generic email or helpdesk

I was a bit apprehensive about feeling somewhat detached with an online course. That hasn’t been my experience at all. The tutors and support staff have been excellent. I’ve also appreciated the consistency with the same people being contactable, not a generic email or helpdesk. That made a huge difference to me.

2021 Graduate; passed FRCS 2021

Programme team

Mr Andrew Tambyraja
ChM Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Programme Director and Year 2 Director

BMedSci, BM, BS, MD, FACS, FRCS(Ed)

Mr Tambyraja is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Mr Tambyraja completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Nottingham and undertook his Vascular training in Edinburgh and Endovascular training in Arizona and Leicester.

He is the Clinical Director for Vascular Surgery in Edinburgh, and has an interest in complex endovascular aneurysm repair and vascular trauma.

He has an ongoing interest in clinical research and medical education. He is an Intercollegiate Examiner for both the FRCS in Vascular Surgery and General Surgery. He also sits on the UK Specialty Advisory Committee for Vascular Surgery.

Mr Russell W Jamieson
ChM Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Year 1 Director

BA, MA, MB BChir, MChir, FRCSEd

Mr Jamieson is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with a clinical practice encompassing the complete range of arterial and venous surgery. He is a member of the Scottish Thoracoabdominal and Complex Aortic Surgery team with an interest in endovascular stenting for complex aortic pathology. He is the Lead Clinician for the Lothian and Borders Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, an Educational Supervisor, a Clinical Supervisor and tutor for national registrar training.

Mr Jamieson is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer with the University of Edinburgh and is a board member for the ChM in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. He is Co-Module Leader for the Aneurysm Module running over a 15-week period.

Mr Jamieson graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge and holds a MChir from Cambridge following a two year research period in Oxford. His general surgical and vascular training was completed in Edinburgh with a one-year Royal College of Australian Surgeons Fellowship in St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney focusing on endovascular aortic surgery.

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