Orthopaedic Surgery

Why study Orthopaedic Surgery at Dundee?

There are three key reasons:

• Best lecturing faculty drawn from specialists across the entire UK
• Best research experience in clinical and biomechanics in association with the Institute of Motion Analysis and Research, one of the leading facilities in biomechanics and motion analysis worldwide
• Associated clinical attachment with no need for GMC registration

We have been successfully educating orthopaedic surgeons for 20 years and to date we have over 350 graduates. We continue to offer the highest standard of visiting external lecturer and orthopaedic lecture topics to be found anywhere and on any other similarly titled course; arthritis, foot and ankle, gait and motion analysis, hand and wrist, biomechanics, hip and knee, paediatrics, imaging techniques, shoulder and elbow, trauma, wheelchairs and seating systems, spine, research, statistical analysis and many other associated specialities.

What's so good about studying Orthopaedic Surgery at Dundee?

This programme is delivered by the Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery and the Institute of Motion Analysis & Research within the School of Medicine.

In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, to reflect the multi-disciplinary aspect of the research carried out at IMAR, where the majority of the MCh Orth projects are conducted, the respective staff were returned into Unit of Assessment 25 (General Engineering - Biomedical Engineering) and Unit of Assessment 8 (Primary Care and Other Community Based Clinical Subjects) where 90% and 85% of our quality profile was deemed of international class. This is an excellent outcome taking into consideration that IMAR was only established in 2003 in support of the MCh Orth course.

Related courses

• Other Orthopaedic PG courses

Teaching & Assessment

This course is taught by staff from the Institute of Motion Analysis & Research and the department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery based in the School of Medicine.

Careers

Many of our graduates have gone on to highly successful careers once returned to their own countries with many taking up new challenges and opportunities within the UK up to Consultant position. Several have published widely in journals and at conferences and have even gone onto Fellowships throughout Europe and employment in the UK.

This unique course offers a truly wide ranging curriculum that will help you to achieve your career goals no matter what your speciality. Our distinguished visiting lecturers are specialists at the forefront of innovative orthopaedics and continue to return each year to teach as they understand the value and benefit of this course to working surgeons. They care deeply about the course and what it has achieved over the last twenty years and without their support we would not have been able to be so successful

Entry Requirements

Candidates must have obtained the Degree of MBChB or an equivalent qualification and normally at least four years' post registration in orthopaedic surgery.

Candidates from India should have either obtained the MS or DNB in Orthopaedics, or an equivalent postgraduate degree; all other candidates should have an equivalent postgraduate certificate (refer to departmental webpages for more information).

Registration with the GMC is not required.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.0, with minimum of 6.0 in the Writing component and a minimum of 5.5 in the other three components (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component less than 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Fees and Funding

Sources of Funding

The School of Medicine is not currently offering any school scholarships.

Other sources of funding for postgraduate students can be found on our Scholarships webpage.

Living Costs

• Dundee is ranked as one of the most affordable places for students to live in the UK, and the cost of living is around 15% cheaper than the UK average.
• Increasing numbers of students are successfully undertaking part-time work to supplement their income. You can get advice from our Careers Service, both about job opportunities and how to find a suitable study/work/life balance. EU and international students are also allowed to work up to 20 hours per week.
• As a student in Scotland, you have free access to the National Health Service. Visits to doctors and hospitals, as well as prescriptions, sight tests and dental checkups, are available free of charge.

Your Application

How to Apply

Before starting your application, please download and read our course regulations.

Applications for MChOrth are via the online system, UKPASS. Before following the link below, please read our instructions:

1. You will be taken through a UKPASS registration process.
2. You can then create your application online.
3. You do not have to complete the application form all at once, you can save your details and return to it at a later date.
4. You will be asked for various documents, including scanned copies of your degree certificates, and any English language qualification. There is a facility to upload these to UKPASS.
5. You will be asked for details of your passport, please have this available.
6. You will be asked for two academic/clinical references, you should obtain these, and upload scanned copies to UKPASS.
7. Once you have completed your application, you submit it online from the UKPASS system, and we will receive it electronically.
8. You then need to send a letter with your full name, date of birth, UKPASS id number and £30 application fee (cheque payable to the University of Dundee), to: MCh Orth Administrator, University of Dundee, Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, TORT Centre, Level 6, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK.

Start your application now via UKPASS

After we receive your application, we check the documents you have sent, and will send you an acknowledgement by email - we aim to do this within one week. For more information about the Admissions Process, please visit our Admissions Processes webpage.