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Postgraduate education for primary care and undergraduate ECTS modules for medical schools. Assessed, signed by a named clinician and kept under review.
Reviewed and re-dated by a named clinician
Last editorial review: 17 October 2026 · Next scheduled refresh: 17 April 2027.
Education that is assessed, evidenced and signed
Credit-bearing
Postgraduate Certificates of Advanced Studies awarded by New Vision University (UK Faculty), and undergraduate ECTS modules awarded by the host medical school. Credits are stated on each award.
Kept under review
Guidance is watched for change; when a cornerstone guideline moves, the affected teaching is reviewed, re-signed and re-dated by a named clinician. Nothing is republished unsigned.
Assessed & applied
Competence is assessed. Each Certificate of Advanced Studies capstone returns a quality-improvement project to the learner's own service.
The four award types
| Award | Programmes | Awarded by |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Educational Achievement (ECTS) | Undergraduate ECTS modules: 4 ECTS credits for Euro-CVKM and for Euro-MidLife | The host medical school |
| Certificate of Educational Achievement (ECTS) | The UK Primary Care Observership: 6 ECTS credits | The student's host university |
| Certificate of Completed Educational Activity | PLAB, MRCGP AKT and Acumen Focus modules, and the MRCGP SCA course. No ECTS credit, university award or CPD; the duration of the activity is stated | Issued by MD Acumen, which is not an awarding body |
| Certificate of Completed Educational Activity, with CPD credits | Primary Care Masterclasses: 6 CPD credits for each face-to-face masterclass | CPD credits credited by New Vision University (UK Faculty) |
| Postgraduate Certificate of Advanced Studies | CVRM-HF; Menopause and Andropause | New Vision University (UK Faculty) |
The Postgraduate Certificate of Advanced Studies. Postgraduate Certificate of Advanced Studies awarded by New Vision University (UK Faculty); 10 ECTS (20 UK credits); pitched at EQF level 7, equivalent in level to the FHEQ level 7 descriptors. New Vision University is not a UK degree-awarding body; recognition of credit is at the discretion of receiving institutions.
The ECTS Certificate of Educational Achievement. New Vision University is not a UK degree-awarding body; recognition of credit is at the discretion of receiving institutions.
The UK Faculty. The NVU UK Faculty is a body of senior UK clinicians in consultant or GP partner posts, appointed to academic titles by New Vision University, Georgia, and listed on its School of Medicine website; it teaches and assures quality under the university's regulatory authority.
Two Certificate of Advanced Studies programmes
| Programme | Scope | Anchored to |
|---|---|---|
| CVRM-HF | Cardio-renal-metabolic medicine and heart failure, as one system | AHA CKM · DCRM 2.0 · NICE · KDIGO · ADA · ESC |
| Menopause and Andropause | Menopause transition and male hypogonadism | NICE NG23 · BMS · IMS · Endocrine Society |
How we work with institutions
ICB & neighbourhood cohorts
Per-seat cohort licences with completion reporting for the Certificate of Advanced Studies and the Acumen Focus modules.
Medical schools
Undergraduate ECTS modules delivered with the host medical school, which awards the Certificate of Educational Achievement.
Primary care teams
Acumen Focus modules and masterclasses, with a Certificate of Completed Educational Activity; the masterclasses carry 6 CPD credits.
Sponsorship, CPD events only
MD Acumen accepts pharmaceutical sponsorship only for the named delivery costs of a CPD event: a masterclass, or one of the two livestreamed London teaching days of a Certificate of Advanced Studies cohort. The award is never sponsored; sponsors contribute to the costs of the teaching and do not influence the course content, the choice of speakers or any aspect of the governance of the award; and no sponsor funds a free programme, an individual delegate or a bursary. The terms are written and the ABPI Code of Practice 2024 applies. Sponsors have no part in the agenda, the content, the speakers, the assessment, the timing or the materials, which remain the responsibility and copyright of MD Acumen Ltd. No sponsor logo appears on a certificate, and no attendee data passes to a sponsor without the delegate's explicit consent. Each arrangement is declared on the programme page, the booking or application page, the joining instructions, the opening slide and the handout, and this register is updated within seven days of any agreement. See the Sponsor Disclosure Register.
Independent, governed, clinician-led
A documented quality framework governs every programme, and nothing reaches a learner without Director-level clinical sign-off. MD Acumen retains sole editorial control, and sponsors have no part in content, faculty, assessment or learner data. Programmes are led by Professor Rajesh Varma, PhD, Director, MD Acumen · Professor and NHS GP Partner & GP Trainer, who is also the Curriculum Author.
Discuss a partnership
Tell us your audience and goal. We will propose a cohort, a module for your medical school, or a compliant CPD-event sponsorship.
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