Postgraduate Diploma Overview
The Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Medical Care is designed to provide healthcare professionals with advanced knowledge and practical skills in the assessment, stabilization, treatment, and management of medical and trauma emergencies.
The programme equips graduates with competencies to respond effectively to critical and life-threatening situations in pre-hospital, hospital, and emergency care settings. It combines theoretical learning with clinical practice to enhance decision-making, leadership, and patient management during emergencies.
Entry Requirements
For all entry requirement candidates must have:
- ‘O’ Level or ‘A’ Level Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and applicants should have computer literacy
- Emergency Medical Care Degree and computer literacy; at least five Ordinary Level subjects/ National Foundation Certificates including English Language, Mathematics and a Science subject at grade C or better.
- A Degree in a Related Health Discipline and computer literacy; – Working experience of at least a year in the related fields is an added
requirement
- Registration with the Allied Health Professions Council or a relevant
regulatory body is mandatory for the programme since no patient
contact may occur without registration. Registration is the individual
responsibility of the learner and not that of the University.
Key Areas of Study
Emergency patient assessment and management
Trauma and critical care
Advanced life support
Disaster and emergency preparedness
Emergency pharmacology
Pre-hospital and ambulance care
Clinical decision-making and patient stabilization
Communication and teamwork in emergency settings
Ethics and legal issues in emergency care
Research and evidence-based practice
Target Participants
The programme is suitable for:
- Nurses
- Medical practitioners
- Emergency medical technicians (EMTs)
- Paramedics
- Clinical officers
- Other healthcare professionals involved in emergency care
Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared for career-entry and advancement opportunities in:
- Hospital emergency departments
- Ambulance and emergency response services
- Trauma and critical care units
- Disaster management agencies
- Community and rural emergency healthcare services
- Humanitarian and relief organisations
- Occupational health and safety departments
- Teaching, training, and research institutions
The programme aims to produce competent emergency care professionals capable of delivering timely, effective, and patient-centred emergency medical services in diverse healthcare environments.
Duration
The program is for 1 1/2 year (3 semesters) on fulltime/Part-time
