The Msc in Anaesthesia curriculum graduates competencies

After critical review of existing local and international documents on learning outcomes, the core (essential) competencies of Msc in Anaesthesia students must demonstrate at the point of graduation are defined. The core competencies are organized in to 7 domains/ thematic areas
Anesthesia expert

• Scholar
• Professionalism
• Leadership & Management
• Health advocate
• Communication
• Collaboration and tem working
  

Admission Requirement
Admission to this Msc in Anesthesia program requires:

1.Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Anesthesia from a recognized institution
2.Must pass & certified with National licensure examination
3.A minimum of 2 years clinical experience
4.Two recommendation letters from work place. These may be:

• Both from professionals who are able to attest to the applicant’s professional ability, or
• From senior anesthetist and other related one from physician surgeon.

5.The applicant must successfully pass the screening process as described below:

• Entrance examination – 50%
• Previous academic record (Bachelor degree CGPA) – 30%
• Oral interview – 15%
• Curriculum vitae – 5%

6.Sponsorship letter from sponsoring institution
Table 1: Composition and duration (in hours & weeks) of the MSc in Advanced Clinical Anesthesia curriculum

ModuleName	TheoryHrs.	PracticeHrs.(SDL+HP1)	Self-study	TotalHrs.	TotalECTS	Duration(Weeks)
Clinical Audit&EvidenceBased Medicine	33	10	52	95	3	3
EffectiveTeaching Skills	34	70	30	134	3	3
Anesthesia for General surgery	38.5	176	64	278.5	7	8
CardiothoracicAnesthesia	35	136	48	219	6	6
ObstetricsAnesthesia &Analgesia	43.5	184	64	291.5	7	8
Pediatrics &Neonatal Anesthesia	45	180	64	289	7	8
Trauma &Orthopedic anesthesia	47.5	181.5	64	293	7	8
EENT & Maxillofacial surgery	31.5	89	32	152.5	5	4
Anesthesia for Neurosurgery	36	130	48	214	6	6
Regional anesthesiaandPain Management	34	135	48	217	5	6
Critical care&ICU	34	135	48	217	5	6
Research Methodology	23	53	32	108	3	Parallel
Thesis(Project write-up)	–	400	400	800	7	12
Total	435	1879.5	994	3308.5	71	78

Grading & Promotion
Letter grades shall be given based on the points earned out of 100. The letter grading system has a fixed scale as described in the table below.1

Lettergrades	Points scored in%	Description	Credithour
			points
A	³85	Excellent	4
B+	80-84.9	Very Good	3.5
B	70-79.9	Good	3.0
C+	65-69.9	Satisfactory	2.5
C	60-64.9	Fair	2.0
D	50-59 points	Below passmark	1
F	Below 50	Fail	0

The weights of different assessment methods in each respective module and attachment are described in the syllabi.
Requirement for promotion

• Promotion will be on the end of every semester
• Pass mark for any module will be at least a B grade
• If the student fail in one module, he/ she repeat the assessment while continuing the second module
• If a student has failure in more than one module, remedial exams will not be allowed and the student will be required to repeat the failed modules
• Any student who fails a remedial exam will repeat the modules.

Graduation Requirement
Graduation requirement will be according to each university rule and regulation. Thus, a student enrolled in the MSc Anesthesia program is eligible for graduation if and only if he/she:

• Has taken all the required Modules for the program and obtained a minimum CGPA of 3.0.
• Has not scored ‘C or less’ grade in any Module.
• Has carried out individual student research project on a selected and agreed clinical anesthesia topic of research problem and scored a minimum of ‘B’ grade in his/her thesis report.
• Present approved and signed log/performance book with a minimum of DOP, PCE and CBD as required by each module.

Degree Nomenclature
Upon completion of the two years program, the graduate will be awarded the degree of ‘Masters of Science in Clinical Anesthesia’ and in Amharic ‘የሳይንስ ማስተርስ ዲግሪ በክሊኒካል አንስቴዝያ’