Family Med Academy

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They're not really for academic credit. CPD should be continuation (to keep up to date with policies and procedures) or professional development in nature.  It's very similar to CEU or PEU, here's a WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_education_unit

CEUs are paid for by most provider role jobs with a yearly allotment. I get 3000 a year to spend how I want. Why would I spend money on this when I can go to a conference in Hawaii for CEUs lol?

This is just further proof that healthcare is broken. You get 3,000 for con-ed.

I have to pay out of pocket and take an unpaid day off to recert for ACLS, PALS, or any of the rest.

Your employer sucks. I have NEVER had an employer that didn't pay for ACLS/BLS/PALS.
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Your take is pretty myopic, the conferences are in nice places but are also pretty high quality with great speakers and hand-on procedural workshops.

Better than the dubious/low budget option offered in this thread.

Yeah totally sane take, my 3k continuing ed is totally why healthcare is broken. You are just bitter, it's a clear part of a compensation package just like a bonus or insurance when someone gets hired. Its the standard for providers.

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Granting degrees is a regulated activity in the UK, so it is suspicious that this institution is claiming to offer master's degrees while only being accredited for CPD courses.

There are many healthcare CPD providers (MIMS, MedAll, Medscape, BMA), so someone who needs CPD points would be better off with a provider that does not claim to offer degrees that they are not authorised to grant.

The title is "Professional Masters in ...." What is a professional masters degree? Is there a difference between a professional master's and an academic degree in the UK? The other caveat is that one must already be a licensed physician with an MBBS or other globally recognized medical degree to enroll.

I have a "taught masters". It's less research-focused than a "research masters" which is more or less independent study. People often do one as a stepping stone to a PhD.

There are also diplomas which are masters degrees without dissertations.

Again, another reason why this "institution" is sketchy. There are "professional" masters in the UK.