Master of Medicine
Master of Medicine (MMed) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by medical schools to physicians following a period of instruction and examination. The degree is awarded by both surgical and medical subspecialties and usually includes a dissertation component involving original research. The degree may complement an existing fellowship in the chosen specialty or be the sole qualification necessary for registration as a specialist.
The following universities in the following countries are known to award MMed degrees, in the following subjects, as of May 2009:
Australia
University of Queensland
- MMed in General Practice
- MMed in Primary Care Skin Cancer Medicine
University of Sydney
- MMed in Ophthalmology[1]
- MMed in Sleep Medicine[2]
- MMed in Critical Care Medicine
University of Monash
- MMed in Perioperative Medicine [3]
Fiji
- MMed
Guyana
Texila American University
The following MMed courses are available at Texila American University:[4]
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Pathology
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Anesthesia
- MMed in Ear Nose and Throat Surgery
- MMed in Diagnostic Radiology
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Immunology
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Neurology
- MMed in Dermatology
- MMed in Emergency Medicine
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Orthopaedics
- MMed in Forensic Medicine
- MMed in Human Anatomy & Histo-Embryology
Kenya
University of Nairobi
Various MMed courses are available at University of Nairobi:[5]
Malaysia
Universiti of Malaya
- MMed in Clinical Pathology
- MMed in Medical Physics
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Emergency Medicine
- MMed in Clinical Oncology
- MMed in Anaesthesiology
- MMed in Medical Science
- MMed in Nursing Science
- MMed in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- MMed in Paediatrics
- MMed in Paediatrics Surgery
- MMed in Otorhinolaryngology
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Medical Based Programs
- MMed in Anaesthesiology
- MMed in Emergency Medicine
- MMed in Family Medicine
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Paediatrics
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Radiology
Surgical Based Programs
- MMed in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Orthopaedics
- MMed in Otorhinolaryngology
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Neurosurgery
- MMed in Plastic Surgery
Singapore
The Master of Medicine (MMed) is conferred by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Division of Graduate Medical Studies.[6]
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Surgery (may be taken jointly with the MRCS examinations)[7]
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- MMed in Occupational Medicine
- MMed in Public Health
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Family Medicine
- MMed in Diagnostic Radiology
- MMed in Orthopaedic Surgery
- MMed in Otorhinolaryngology
- MMed in Emergency Medicine
South Africa
University of Cape Town
The following MMed courses are available at the University of Cape Town[8]
- MMed in Occupational Medicine
- MMed in Public Health
- MMed in Anesthesia
- MMed in Anatomical Pathology
- MMed in Haematology
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Microbiology and Immunology
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Orthopedics
- MMed in Otorhinolaryngology
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Radiology
- MMed in Radiation Oncology
- MMed in Surgery
University of Pretoria
The following MMed courses are available at the University of Pretoria[9]
- MMed in Anaesthesiology
- MMed in Dermatology
- MMed in Emergency Medicine
- MMed in Family Medicine
- MMed in Geriatrics
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Medical Oncology
- MMed in Neurology
- MMed in Neurosurgery
- MMed in Nuclear Medicine
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Orthopaedics
- MMed in Otorhinolaryngology
- MMed in Paediatrics
- MMed in Anatomical Pathology
- MMed in Chemical Pathology
- MMed in Clinical Pathology
- MMed in Forensic Pathology
- MMed in Haematology
- MMed in Medical Microbiology
- MMed in Medical Virology
- MMed in Plastic Surgery
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Public Health
- MMed in Radiation Oncology
- MMed in Diagnostic Radiology
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Paediatric Surgery
- MMed in Thoracic Surgery
- MMed in Urology
- MMilMed - Master of Military Medicine
Taiwan
Fu Jen Catholic University
Tanzania
Muhimbili University
The following MMed courses are available at Muhimbili University:[10]
- MMed in Anesthesiology
- MMed in Anatomical Pathology
- MMed in Haematology
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Microbiology and Immunology
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Orthopedics and Trauma
- MMed in Otorhinolaryngology
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Radiology
- MMed in Surgery
Uganda
Gulu University
The following MMed courses are available at Gulu University School of Medicine:[11]
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Psychiatry
Makerere University
The following MMed courses are available at Makerere University School of Medicine:[12]
- MMed in Anesthesiology and Critical Care
- MMed in Family Medicine
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Medical Oncology
- MMed in Neurosurgery
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Otolaryngology
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Surgical Oncology
- MMed in Urology
Mbarara University
The following MMed courses are available at Mbarara University School of Medicine:[13]
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Uganda Martyrs University
The following MMed courses are available at Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine:[14][15]
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Surgery
- MMed in Emergency Medicine
Zambia
University of Zambia
The following MMed courses are available at University of Zambia:[16]
- MMed in Pediatrics
- MMed in Clinical Pathology
- MMed in Psychiatry
- MMed in Internal Medicine
- MMed in Infectious Diseases
- MMed in General Surgery
- MMed in Urology
- MMed in Orthopaedics and Trauma
- MMed in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- MMed in Family Medicine
- MMed in Ophthalmology
- MMed in Ortorhinolaryngology
- MMed in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Zimbabwe
University of Zimbabwe
The following MMed courses are available at University of Zimbabwe:
- MMed in Medicine
- MMed in Anaesthetics
- MMed in Obstetrics
- MMed in Paediatrics
- MMed in Surgery
See also
References
- ↑ http://sydney.edu.au/courses/master-of-medicine-ophthalmic-science
- ↑ About The MMed Sleep Medicine
- ↑ https://master.periopmedicine.org.au
- ↑ MMed Programs at Texila American University
- ↑ MMed Programs at University of Nairobi
- ↑ Graduate Medical Studies At NUS
- ↑ "Graduate Programmes — Master of Medicine (MMed) Exams: Surgery". Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
- ↑ MMed Programs at the University of Cape Town
- ↑ Health Sciences Retrieved 21 March 2011
- ↑ MMed Courses at Muhimbili University
- ↑ MMed Courses at Gulu
- ↑ MMed Courses at Makerere
- ↑ MMed Courses at Mbarara
- ↑ Ssenkabirwa, Al Mahdi (5 April 2010). "Nkozi Links Up With Nsambya Hospital". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ UMU (February 2015). "Uganda Martyrs University - Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School Nsambya: Application Form for the Master of Medicine Course" (PDF). Kampala: Uganda Martyrs University (UMU). Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ MMed Courses Available At UNZA School of Medicine