Death rates from cardiovascular disease are
falling in high-income countries, but they're
rising in low and middle-income countries.
In the UK, around 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women
will suffer a heart problem at some time during
their lives. Despite many very effective treatments,
we still urgently need new therapies for patients
with heart rhythm disturbances, heart failure
and genetic and congenital heart diseases.
At the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, we're dedicated to research into the
prevention
and treatment of heart diseases, and into
teaching and training the next generation
of cardiovascular scientists. UCL is London's
global university, situated in the heart of
London, it's a multi-faculty institution where
Arts and Humanities sit alongside Life and
Biomedical sciences.
At the UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, which is based
in the faculty of population and health sciences,
we have over a hundred staff, many are international
experts in their field. UCL has one of the
best academic staff to student ratios, which
means that we're able to teach in small groups
and for you to be taught by among the very best.
We're also blessed in being closely linked
to some of the country's leading cardiac centres,
including the UCL Heart Hospital, and the
Great Ormond Street Hospital for children.
I had a national diploma in experimental science
and because of my family background- unfortunately
my family has a lot of people who have experienced
cardiovascular diseases -so that was one of
the main reasons why I chose this course.
Choosing the degree in cardiovascular sciences
was pretty straightforward after my bachelor
because my dissertation was in the same field
so it was pretty interesting and also cardiovascular
diseases is one of the main causes of deaths
in Western society so I think it's really
interesting and important to learn about it.
The course actually covers most of the basic
cardiovascular physiology as well as statistics
but at the same time, it also covers clinical
cardiology and other important aspects of
cardiovascular medicine and cardiovascular
disorders and overall the course has been
very unique in being very productive and very useful.
I think personally what I got out of this
MSc was that I did want to gain a good foundation
in cardiovascular science and I have and I
think the best part of it was my research
project because I really felt independent
designing my own experiments and you know
it gave me confidence and actually managed
to get me a PhD.
What we aim to do is give our students an
outstanding learning experience and a comprehensive
background into cardiovascular science. We
do this in a nurturing environment so when
the student arrives, they're allocated a personal
tutor who will advise them on optional modules
that they might take and particularly helping
the decision making when it comes to the research
project. To apply for our MSc, go to the UCL
website and you'll find all the information
there, but if you have any questions that
you want to ask, or any details specifically that you want to
know about the MSc, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
