Prior to COVID-19 | 2024 Minimum completion requirements |
E-portfolio requirements | |
100% of all competencies and assessments for all modules both for the rotations and the specialist training to a satisfactory level as outlined in the curriculum
Elective and professional practice competencies completed to a satisfactory standard 2 x Multi Source Feedback (MSF) assessments |
Completion of competencies and assessments of the rotation module or modules most closely associated with the specialism*
100% completion of the competences and assessments for the specialist modules** 100% completion of competencies for the professional practice module to a satisfactory standard 2 x Multi Source Feedback (MSF) assessments |
Final exit assessment | |
Objective Structured Final Assessment (OSFA) – Pass | Independent Assessment of Clinical Competence (IACC) – Pass |
Masters in Clinical Science (MSc) | |
Pass | Pass |
Clinical competence | |
Achieved via full completion of the e-portfolio | Sign off from a HCPC registered Clinical or Biomedical Scientist (if rotation modules are incomplete) or via full completion of the e-portfolio |
Registration | |
Via Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) and to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) | Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) |
* Particular requirements for Clinical Pharmaceutical Science, Clinical Microbiology, Clinical Bioinformatics (Physical Sciences) and Clinical Measurement and Development.
** Particular requirements for Clinical Pharmaceutical Science.