Postgraduate Course: Vascular & Transplant Surgery (GENS12006)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Surgical management of diseases of the vascular system, organ transplantation, tissue matching and immunosuppressive therapy
Course description	Review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular conditions; Rationalise endovascular surgery and open surgical techniques; critically appraise the procedures employed in the investigation and management of vascular disease; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, selection, and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility and immunogenetics; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues; Exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in professional activities at a level of independent surgical practice.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Review the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of cardiovascular conditions; Rationalise endovascular surgery and open surgical techniques; critically appraise the procedures employed in the investigation and management of vascular disease; Discuss the assessment and selection of potential recipients, selection, and management of organ donors (including living donors); Evaluate solid organ transplantation surgical procedures; Review histocompatibility and immunogenetics; Apply a constant and integrated approach to critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas, information and issues; Exercise a high level of autonomy and initiative in professional activities at a level of independent surgical practice.