Applied Paediatrics
Advance your understanding of the scientific and evidence base of paediatrics
Applied Paediatrics
Advance your understanding of the scientific and evidence base of paediatrics
Applied Paediatrics
Advance your understanding of the scientific and evidence base of paediatrics
Advance your understanding of the scientific base of paediatrics and skills in critical evaluation of evidence
Build familiarity with genomic medicine to understand how this underpins both common and rare childhood diseases and its expanding importance to paediatric and neonatal medicine
Evaluate uncertainties and challenges within paediatric healthcare to inform patient management and future directions of innovation and research
Course key facts
Qualification
MSc
Duration
2 years, 3 years
Start date
September 2026
Study mode
Part-time
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Fees
£16,300 Home
£26,900 Overseas
Delivered by
Location
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Online
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Minimum entry standard
2:1 degree in a healthcare related subject such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, MBBS, or a similar health science
Qualification
PG Cert
Duration
1 year
Start date
September 2026
Study mode
Part-time
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Fees
£13,040 Home
£21,520 Overseas
Delivered by
Location
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Online
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Minimum entry standard
2:1 degree in a healthcare related subject such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, MBBS, or a similar health science
Qualification
PG Dip
Duration
2 years
Start date
September 2026
Study mode
Part-time
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Fees
£8,150 Home
£13,450 Overseas
Delivered by
Location
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Online
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Minimum entry standard
2:1 degree in a healthcare related subject such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, MBBS, or a similar health science
Course overview
Enhance your understanding of the scientific and evidence base of paediatrics on this fully online multidisciplinary course.
Ideal for those working with children and young people in a professional capacity, this programme provides a grounding in paediatric science before allowing you to specialise in topics relevant to your area of practice.
In your second year, you'll focus on one stream choosing from: neonatal medicine, acute paediatrics, specialist paediatrics, or a mixture of all three specialisms. Through these studies, you'll consider high-impact paediatric conditions and the importance of optimising child health trajectories.
Rigorous academic training in research methods is provided in your third year, where you'll apply your skills to a significant research project.
This work will enhance your ability to critically evaluate management strategies and assess future research innovations.
Enhance your understanding of the scientific and evidence base of paediatrics on this fully online multidisciplinary course.
Ideal for those working with children and young people in a professional capacity, this programme provides a grounding in the fundamentals of paediatric science.
Various research methodologies will be explored to help you better understand the health trajectories of children and population-based child health and ethics.
You'll compare and contrast different approaches and learn how to select the most appropriate.
You'll also build an appreciation of genomic medicine, and its focus on early identification of common childhood disease processes and clinical outcomes.
Enhance your understanding of the scientific and evidence base of paediatrics on this fully online multidisciplinary course.
Ideal for those working with children and young people in a professional capacity, this programme provides a grounding in paediatric science before allowing you to specialise in topics relevant to your area of practice.
In your second year, you'll focus on neonatal medicine, acute paediatrics, specialist paediatrics, or a mixture of all three specialisms. Through these studies, you'll consider high-impact paediatric conditions and the importance of optimising child health trajectories.
You'll also deepen your understanding of the uncertainties and challenges within paediatric healthcare that inform patient management and future innovations.
Structure
This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.
Find out more about potential course changes.
Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.
You’ll study the following core modules in Year 1.
Core modules
Build an understanding of the scientific basis of evidence-based medicine in child health and disease, including the concepts underpinning evidence-based medicine.
Module leaders: Dr Chris Gale and Dr Cheryl Battersby
Advance your knowledge of basic genomic science, including genomic architecture, regulatory systems, and genetic variation. Explore current advances in genomic testing.
Module leaders: Dr Deena - Shefali Patel
Develop a systematic understanding of medical law and ethics as applied to paediatric practice, along with a critical awareness of current challenges and new insights in the field.
Module leaders: Dr Deena Shefali Patel and Mrs Heather Hanna
Study the concept of assessing a child and enabling them to achieve their optimal health and appreciate the factors, including sleep, which can optimise paediatric health trajectories.
Module leaders: Dr Anthi Thangarajah, Mrs Analou Sugar, Dr James DiPasquale and Prof Parviz Habibi
Explore key concepts in child population health and the application of theory and principles in the NHS and globally.
Module leaders: Prof Dougal Hargreaves and Dr Emily Aitken
If you opt for the two-year MSc option, you will conduct a research project alongside your optional PG Dip modules.
If you do the three-year option, you will complete your optional (PG Dip) modules in year 2 and your research project in year 3.
You’ll study modules from one of three specialist streams.
Alternatively, you can select a mix of any four modules that are available in your academic year. If you choose a mix of four modules, you will receive a non-specialist Applied Paediatrics award.
You can complete extra modules as short courses for an additional fee but they will not count towards your awards.
Please note that modules cannot be offered if undersubscribed. Available modules each year will be discussed with students at the time.
Neonatal stream
Understand the prerequisites for the health of the neonate and explore various maternal and neonatal conditions.
Module leaders: Dr Edward Mullins and Prof Sabita Uthaya
Contextualise your knowledge of the development and physiology of the respiratory system, and how disruption leads to neonatal respiratory disorders. Evaluate mechanical ventilation and other management strategies for specific disorders.
Module leaders: Mark Thomas and Dr Deena-Shefali Patel
Appraise various topics within neonatal gastroenterology, from the functions of the gastrointestinal tract to the goals and challenges of neonatal nutrition.
Module leaders: Prof Sabita Uthaya , Dr Cheryl Battersby and Dr Emily Prior
Study the basics of perinatal brain injury, with a particular focus on the tools and evidence used for diagnosis and prognostication.
Module leaders: Dr Deena - Shefali Patel and Dr James Webb
Develop your knowledge of cardiac embryology, physiology and morphology to critically evaluate congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease.
Module leaders: Dr Sylvia Krupickova, Dr Alain Fraisse and Dr Carlos Bautista
Specialist Paediatrics stream
Build your core knowledge of paediatric allergy practice and train in key skills relevant to a career in clinical paediatric allergy.
Module leaders: Dr Robert Boyle and Mrs Heather Hanna
Study the spectrum of the common respiratory disease in children, with a particular focus on wheezing disorders and acute and chronic respiratory infections.
Module leaders: Professor Andrew Bush, Dr John King and Dr Rishi Pabary
Deepen your pre-existing knowledge of normal growth and development in children, consequently evaluation abnormal growth patterns and disorders of puberty and their management
Module leaders: Dr Nicola Bridges and Dr Karen Logan
Build your understanding of infectious diseases in neonates and children by combining core scientific knowledge with practical clinical scenarios.
Module leaders: Prof Aubrey Cunnington and Prof Jethro Herberg
Acute Paediatrics stream
Analyse common acute emergency and trauma presentations across infancy and childhood, with a focus on the early detection of sick children.
Module leader: Professor Ian Maconochie and Dr Ruud Nijman
Study the spectrum of the common respiratory disease in children, with a particular focus on wheezing disorders and acute and chronic respiratory infections.
Module leaders: Prof Andy Bush Dr John King and Dr Rishi Pabary
Critically evaluate aspects of the management of seriously unwell children following their acute presentation and initial care.
Module leaders: Dr Linda Chigaru and Dr Thomas Bycroft
Build your understanding of infectious diseases in neonates and children by combining core scientific knowledge with practical clinical scenarios.
Module leaders: Prof Aubrey Cunnington and Prof Jethro Herberg
Develop your knowledge of cardiac embryology, physiology and morphology to critically evaluate congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease.
Module leaders: Prof Alain Fraise, Dr Sylvia Krupickova and Dr Carlos Bautista
Review the various research methods used in paediatrics and clinical practice in the Research Skills In Paediatrics and Child Health module.
You'll then employ these techniques on an original research project or systematic review, carried out under supervision.
You can conduct your project at Imperial or at your own institution.
Projects can be laboratory-based, community-based or be a systematic review of an area that has implications for paediatrics.
Your work will be assessed by the submission of the written research project and a viva voce.
You’ll study the following core modules.
Core modules
Build an understanding of the scientific basis of evidence-based medicine in child health and disease, including the concepts underpinning evidence-based medicine.
Module leaders: Dr Chris Gale and Dr Cheryl Battersby
Advance your knowledge of basic genomic science, including genomic architecture, regulatory systems, and genetic variation. Explore current advances in genomic testing.
Module leaders: Dr Deena - Shefali Patel
Develop a systematic understanding of medical law and ethics as applied to paediatric practice, along with a critical awareness of current challenges and new insights in the field.
Module leaders: Dr Deena Shefali Patel and Mrs Heather Hanna
Study the concept of assessing a child and enabling them to achieve their optimal health and appreciate the factors, including sleep, which can optimise paediatric health trajectories.
Module leaders: Dr Anthi Thangarajah, Mrs Analou Sugar, Dr James DiPasquale and Prof Parviz Habibi
Explore key concepts in child population health and the application of theory and principles in the NHS and globally.
Module leaders: Prof Dougal Hargreaves and Dr Emily Aitken
You’ll study the following core modules.
Core modules
Build an understanding of the scientific basis of evidence-based medicine in child health and disease, including the concepts underpinning evidence-based medicine.
Module leaders: Dr Chris Gale and Dr Cheryl Battersby
Advance your knowledge of basic genomic science, including genomic architecture, regulatory systems, and genetic variation. Explore current advances in genomic testing.
Module leaders: Dr Deena - Shefali Patel
Develop a systematic understanding of medical law and ethics as applied to paediatric practice, along with a critical awareness of current challenges and new insights in the field.
Module leaders: Dr Deena Shefali Patel and Mrs Heather Hanna
Study the concept of assessing a child and enabling them to achieve their optimal health and appreciate the factors, including sleep, which can optimise paediatric health trajectories.
Module leaders: Dr Anthi Thangarajah, Mrs Analou Sugar, Dr James DiPasquale and Prof Parviz Habibi
Explore key concepts in child population health and the application of theory and principles in the NHS and globally.
Module leaders: Prof Dougal Hargreaves and Dr Emily Aitken
You’ll study modules from one of three specialist streams.
Alternatively, you can select a mix of any four modules that are available in your academic year. If you choose a mix of four modules, you will receive a non-specialist Applied Paediatrics award.
You can complete extra modules as short courses for an additional fee but they will not count towards your awards.
Please note that modules cannot be offered if undersubscribed. Available modules each year will be discussed with students at the time.
Neonatal stream
Understand the prerequisites for the health of the neonate and explore various maternal and neonatal conditions.
Module leaders: Dr Edward Mullins and Prof Sabita Uthaya
Contextualise your knowledge of the development and physiology of the respiratory system, and how disruption leads to neonatal respiratory disorders. Evaluate mechanical ventilation and other management strategies for specific disorders.
Module leaders: Mark Thomas and Dr Deena-Shefali Patel
Appraise various topics within neonatal gastroenterology, from the functions of the gastrointestinal tract to the goals and challenges of neonatal nutrition.
Module leaders: Prof Sabita Uthaya , Dr Cheryl Battersby and Dr Emily Prior
Study the basics of perinatal brain injury, with a particular focus on the tools and evidence used for diagnosis and prognostication.
Module leaders: Dr Deena - Shefali Patel and Dr James Webb
Develop your knowledge of cardiac embryology, physiology and morphology to critically evaluate congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease.
Module leaders: Dr Sylvia Krupickova, Dr Alain Fraisse and Dr Carlos Bautista
Specialist Paediatrics stream
Build your core knowledge of paediatric allergy practice and train in key skills relevant to a career in clinical paediatric allergy.
Module leaders: Dr Robert Boyle and Mrs Heather Hanna
Study the spectrum of the common respiratory disease in children, with a particular focus on wheezing disorders and acute and chronic respiratory infections.
Module leaders: Professor Andrew Bush, Dr John King and Dr Rishi Pabary
Deepen your pre-existing knowledge of normal growth and development in children, consequently evaluation abnormal growth patterns and disorders of puberty and their management
Module leaders: Dr Nicola Bridges and Dr Karen Logan
Build your understanding of infectious diseases in neonates and children by combining core scientific knowledge with practical clinical scenarios.
Module leaders: Prof Aubrey Cunnington and Prof Jethro Herberg
Acute Paediatrics stream
Analyse common acute emergency and trauma presentations across infancy and childhood, with a focus on the early detection of sick children.
Module leader: Professor Ian Maconochie and Dr Ruud Nijman
Study the spectrum of the common respiratory disease in children, with a particular focus on wheezing disorders and acute and chronic respiratory infections.
Module leaders: Prof Andy Bush Dr John King and Dr Rishi Pabary
Critically evaluate aspects of the management of seriously unwell children following their acute presentation and initial care.
Module leaders: Dr Linda Chigaru and Dr Thomas Bycroft
Build your understanding of infectious diseases in neonates and children by combining core scientific knowledge with practical clinical scenarios.
Module leaders: Prof Aubrey Cunnington and Prof Jethro Herberg
Develop your knowledge of cardiac embryology, physiology and morphology to critically evaluate congenital and acquired paediatric heart disease.
Module leaders: Prof Alain Fraise, Dr Sylvia Krupickova and Dr Carlos Bautista
Teaching and assessment
Teaching and learning methods
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Lectures
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Tutorials
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Expert panel discussions
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Virtual immersive simulations
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Group work and presentations
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Virtual learning environment
Assessment methods
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Tutor and peer feedback
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Poster creation and presentations
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Group work
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Quizzes
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Presentations
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Project proposals
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Public engagement exercises
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Dissertation
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Oral assessment
Teaching and learning methods
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Lectures
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Tutorials
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Expert panel discussions
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Virtual immersive simulations
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Group work and presentations
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Virtual learning environment
Assessment methods
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Tutor and peer feedback
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Poster creation and presentations
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Group work
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Quizzes
-
Presentations
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Project proposals
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Public engagement exercises
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Dissertation
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Oral assessment
Teaching and learning methods
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Lectures
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Tutorials
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Expert panel discussions
-
Virtual immersive simulations
-
Group work and presentations
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Virtual learning environment
Assessment methods
-
Tutor and peer feedback
-
Poster creation and presentations
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Group work
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Quizzes
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Presentations
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Project proposals
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Public engagement exercises
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Dissertation
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Oral assessment
Entry requirements
We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from all over the world.
How to apply
Apply online
You can submit one application form per year of entry. You can choose up to two courses.
Application deadlines – Round 2 closes on Wednesday 7 January 2026
Application deadlines – Round 2 closes on Wednesday 7 January 2026
Application deadlines – Round 2 closes on Wednesday 7 January 2026
We operate a staged admissions process with several application rounds throughout the year.
Apply by 23.59 (UK time) on the closing date of an application round, to ensure you receive a response on your application by the relevant decision date.
Round 1
Business School courses only.
Round 2
- Applications open on Monday 29 September 2025
- Applications close on Wednesday 7 January 2026
- Decision by Wednesday 4 March 2026
Round 3
- Applications open on Thursday 8 January 2026
- Applications close on Wednesday 11 March 2026
- Decision by Wednesday 6 May 2026
Round 4
- Applications open on Thursday 12 March 2026
- Applications close on Wednesday 29 April 2026
- Decision by Thursday 2 July 2026
We recommend applying as early as you can – we cannot guarantee that places will be available, or that courses will remain open, in later rounds.
This course is divided into three progressional levels of study. Each level of study leads to a separate qualification:
- PG Certificate (PG Cert)
- PG Diploma (PG Dip)
- MSc
You will exit with one award - the highest that you achieve. You must apply to the PG Cert in the first instance.
Read more about Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and MSc degrees
There is no application fee for Postgraduate Certificates, Postgraduate Diplomas, or courses such as PhDs and EngDs.
If you are applying for a Master’s course, you will need to pay an application fee before submitting your application.
The fee applies per application and not per course.
The application fees for postgraduate courses are:
- £90 for all Master's applications, excluding those to Imperial Business School
- £125 for MSc applications to Imperial Business School
- £150 for MBA applications to Imperial Business School
If you are facing financial hardship and are unable to pay the application fee, we encourage you to apply for our application fee waiver.
Find out more about how to apply for a Master's course, including references and personal statements.
An ATAS certificate is not required for students applying for this course.
Fees and funding
Home fee - Applied Paediatrics
MSc
£16,300 total fee
Top-up fee from the PG Dip: £3,260
PG Dip
£13,040total fee
Top-up fee from the PG Cert: £4,890
PG Cert
£8,150total fee
If you complete one of the above qualifications and move on to the next level of study, e.g. you complete the PG Cert and want to study the PG Dip, you will only need to pay the top-up fee for the course you’re applying for.
All applicants must apply to the PG Cert in the first instance, and pay the relevant PG Cert full fee.
If you successfully pass the PG Cert and want to progress to the next level of study (PG Dip), you only need to pay the top-up fee for the PG Dip. The same also applies to move from the PG Dip to the MSc.
The entry tuition fees listed above will apply throughout your progression through the different levels of study, though an annual inflationary increase will also be applied each year.
You should expect and budget for your fees to increase each year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the university, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.
The maximum value of the loan is £12,858 for courses starting on or after 1 August 2025.
The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.
Please note:
- The loan is only available if you’re studying a full Master’s course from the start.
- If you start on a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) and later move on to the Master’s, you won’t be eligible for this loan.
Overseas fee - Applied Paediatrics
MSc
£26,900 total fee
Top-up fee from the PG Dip: £5,380
PG Dip
£21,520 total fee
Top-up fee from the PG Cert: £8,070
PG Cert
£13,450total fee
If you complete one of the above qualifications and move on to the next level of study, e.g. you complete the PG Cert and want to study the PG Dip, you will only need to pay the top-up fee for the course you’re applying for.
All applicants must apply to the PG Cert in the first instance, and pay the relevant PG Cert full fee.
If you successfully pass the PG Cert and want to progress to the next level of study (PG Dip), you only need to pay the top-up fee for the PG Dip. The same also applies to move from the PG Dip to the MSc.
The entry tuition fees listed above will apply throughout your progression through the different levels of study, though an annual inflationary increase will also be applied each year.
You should expect and budget for your fees to increase each year.
Your fee is based on the year you enter the university, not your year of study. This means that if you repeat a year or resume your studies after an interruption, your fees will only increase by the amount linked to inflation.
Find out more about our tuition fees payment terms, including how inflationary increases are applied to your tuition fees in subsequent years of study.
Whether you pay the Home or Overseas fee depends on your fee status. This is assessed based on UK Government legislation and includes things like where you live and your nationality or residency status. Find out how we assess your fee status.
If you're a UK national, or EU national with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan from the UK government, if you meet certain criteria.
The maximum value of the loan is £12,858 for courses starting on or after 1 August 2025.
The loan is not means-tested and you can choose whether to put it towards your tuition fees or living costs.
Please note:
- The loan is only available if you’re studying a full Master’s course from the start.
- If you start on a Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) or Postgraduate Diploma (PG Dip) and later move on to the Master’s, you won’t be eligible for this loan.
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The clinical context of this program is well suited to medical and nursing staff.
Improve your ability to evaluate management strategies and future opportunities for research and innovation.
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