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Skin Surgery Skills
Key information
Level: 7
Credits: 30
Mode of delivery: Face to Face at College Lane Campus
Available places: 40
Dates
- 11/03/2026
Fees and Funding
£1830.00
The price quoted above is per 30 credits and relates to students assessed as UK/home self-funded for fee purposes. Prices may differ for students that are assessed as EU Overseas/Overseas. Fees status will normally stay with the student for the remainder of their course. Here you can find further details along with, costs and when your fees need to be paid. You may be able to obtain a Post Graduate student loan, for which you must sign up for the whole MSc programme and not just individual modules or a Post Graduate Diploma, further details can be found at gov.uk/masters-loan
Entry Requirements
Practitioners must:
- Have professional registration in the UK
- Gain employer approval to facilitate expected outcomes of the module prior to commencement
- Have a supervisor(s) able to mentor/assess competence of surgical skills identified in the clinical skills portfolio
- Have assess to sufficient patients requiring dermatology skin surgery to complete a logbook of a minimum of 10 ellipse excisions during the module
Course Overview
Before an application is made you need to have confirmation of place being available to you, therefore please contact Kathy Radley via email in the first instance - K.Radley@herts.ac.uk
Students will have to be working in a suitable clinical environment for the duration of this course and have approval from their manager.
This course has been developed for practitioners who wish to develop and consolidate their skills in minor skin surgery. It includes supervised practice and formal assessment of competency in performing skin surgery procedures. Initial training is performed on simulated tissue models and practical skills workshops are run by experienced skin surgeons. Proficiency is developed during a period of supervised clinical practice & competency assessed using Direct Observational Procedure (DOPS).
Dates: (09.00 – 16.30)
11th, 12th, 13th March 2026
15th June 2026
Assessment: 17th or 18th Sept 2026
Venue:
Teaching is face to face at the University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB.
Content:
Focuses on acquisition of minor surgery practical skills and the context of service delivery:
- Patient assessment & treatment options
- Skin preparation, local anaesthesia
- Surgical anatomical hazards
- Surgical procedures: curettage, shave, ellipse excision, punch biopsy
- Histology: specimens, diagnosis
- Wound closure and aftercare
- Medico-legal / professional standards
Study Route:
This module is available to students on the MSc Clinical Dermatology and MSc Skin Lesion Management but can be studied on an individual basis & will be of interest to health care professionals who want to develop & consolidate their dermatology surgical skills such as GPs, dermatology and skin cancer nurse specialists, community, and cancer clinicians.
Assessment:
Strategic Analysis Report: provision skin surgery services – 100%.
Practical OSCE (Skin surgery competencies) - Pass/Fail
Surgical Skills Logbook completion of a minimum of 10 ellipse
excisions.
Further information:
Kathy Radley (admissions) Programme Leader MSc Skin Lesion Management
Email: k.radley@herts.ac.uk
Jemma Coleman (Module Leader)
Email: j.coleman3@herts.ac.uk
Assessment
Strategic Analysis Report: provision skin surgery services - 100%
Practical OSCE (Skin surgery competencies) - Pass/Fail
Surgical Skills Logbook completion of a minimum of 10 ellipse excisions