Scotland-Based MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology Graduates Featured in Surgeons Quarterly December 2017 Issue
Congratulations to the inaugural cohort of five Scotland-based optometrists who have just graduated the MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology (online distance learning) programme.
The three-year part-time programme is delivered entirely online. It is jointly offered by the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons to post-registration optometrists, medics, trainees, ophthalmic nurses, orthoptists, and other domestic and international eye health professionals.
Steve Whittaker was awarded the College of Optometrists Phillip Cole Award for practice-based research excellence for his master’s project on independent (non-medical) prescribing in optometry.
Lyndsay Brown is set to receive the inaugural Sir David Brewster Medal in Primary Care Ophthalmology this week, awarded to the top-performing final-year student.
Whittaker, Brown, and fellow graduates David Cummins, Rebecca Daly, and Stuart McConnachie received part-sponsorship from NHS Education for Scotland’s (NES) Optometry Directorate. This sponsorship is part of an NES scheme to upskill optometrists to reduce referrals to hospital eye services for non-sight-threatening conditions.
You can read the full article on the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh website.
Surgeons' News December 2017 issue
The University’s post graduate ophthalmology online distance learning programmes include:
- MSc in Primary Care Ophthalmology
- ChM in Clinical Ophthalmology
More information and how to apply can be found here: