Key facts

Overview

The Introduction to Surgical Management and Leadership course provides a greater understanding of how organisations work and the key role of the consultant surgeon within it. This increased understanding gives the chance to become much more effective in initiating and managing quality change.

Offered by Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and the Department for Continuing Education’s CPD Centre, the taught week is led by Professor Richard Canter, Head of School of Surgery, Severn Deanery, NHS Education South West. It features face-to-face lectures and tutorials in small groups.

The course is a one-week module from the Surgical Science and Practice programme. It can be taken as a stand-alone short course or as part of the MSc in Surgical Science and Practice.

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Description

"I loved the flexibility of the course. It allowed good, in depth discussion with the faculty. The role playing scenario at the end of the week was a fantastic way of summarising and applying all that was taught during the week. I have learnt more about leadership and management in five days of this course than six years of working! Definitely recommended."

"I was pleasantly surprised at how approachable the faculty were. From very early on the lines between faculty and delegate were blurred and it was refreshing to be treated as a fellow colleague rather than mentor and student."

The Introduction to Surgical Management and Leadership course illustrates the various ways in which finance, healthcare markets, organisational systems, and professionalism operate together. The relationship between these factors generates three basic themes:

• Healthcare systems in the NHS and other models of healthcare
• Individual professionalism and leadership in creating quality healthcare
• Developing the business case for quality.

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

1. Understand the different drivers for improvement in healthcare systems that exist in the UK and the world including their advantages and disadvantages;
2. Understand the difficult decisions facing all healthcare systems;
3. Appreciate the role of individual clinicians in improving healthcare quality and productivity in different systems;
4. Have an understanding of themselves as a professional;
5. Understand the role of the professional in improving quality;
6. Understand the role of leadership in quality improvement;
7. Understand of the role of leadership in organisational change;
8. Understand the purpose and nature of a business case;
9. Equip participants with the tools to create, market and implement their own business case.

At the end of the week there will be the opportunity to apply these elements in an imaginary surgical case study and to examine the individual's role as they participate in managing competing organisational interests.

Click here to see an example schedule for the course.

Class sizes are kept small to allow full interaction with tutors. Study before and after the course is supported by a rich virtual learning environment.

Programme details

This course can be taken:

• as a 5 day short course (for credit or not for credit)
• as part of the MSc in Surgical Science and Practice

Venue

This course will be held at the Department for Continuing Education, Rewley House, Oxford.

Staff

Professor Richard Canter

Role: Tutor

Associate Dean and Head of School of Surgery, Severn Deanery, NHS Education South West

Richard Canter is currently Associate Dean and...more Head of the Severn School of Postgraduate Surgery in Bristol and visiting Professor of Surgical Education at the University of Oxford since 2007. After appointment as a consultant surgeon in Bath he completed a PhD in Management at the University of Bath. This led to appointments on the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project reforming surgical education and an appointment as Deputy Director (curriculum development) of Surgical Education at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has undertaken reviews of surgical training in the UK for the Royal College of Surgeons and Kosovo for the European Agency for Reconstruction after the Balkan War and made recommendations for improvement. An interest in professionalism and leadership led to research grants on clinician/management engagement. He is Lead Tutor for the Introduction to Surgical Management and Leadership module of the Master’s in Surgical Science and Practice.

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Certification

Short course participants who do not wish to undertake the assessed work required for academic credit but who do satisfy the course attendance requirements will receive a Certificate of Attendance. The pdf sample above is an illustration only, and the wording will reflect the course and dates attended.

Those successfully completing the couse for credit can apply to receive a CATS point transcript.

Assessment methods

Assessment will be based on submission of a set written assignment, not exceeding 4,000 words.

Academic credit

Those wishing to may apply to take the course with accreditation. The University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education offers Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) points for the course. Participants attending at least 75% of the taught course and successfully completing assessed assignments are eligible to earn credit equivalent to 20 CATS-equivalent points which may be counted towards a postgraduate qualification.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at the Rewley House Residential Centre, within the Department for Continuing Education, in central Oxford. The comfortable, en-suite, study-bedrooms are rated 3-star, and come with free high-speed internet access and TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.

Payment

The course fee includes tuition, course materials, refreshments and a three course lunch on each day of the course.

Please see the MSc in Surgical Science and Practice page for more information regarding module fees when taking this course as a part of the MSc Programme.

Scholarships

Details of funding opportunities including grants, bursaries and scholarships are available here.

Fee options

Programme Fee

For students enrolled on the MSc: £1575.00

Stand-alone short course fee: £1890.00

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Programmes including this module

This module can be studied as part of these programmes:

• MSc in Surgical Science and Practice
• Short courses in health sciences