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Institute for Health Skills & Education

Lead, Dr Jean Ker

The Institute for Health Skills and Education (IHSE) has been established in the College of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing with the ambition to place the University of Dundee as the UK academic lead in health skills and education over the next 5 years.

The development of the multiprofessional Institute builds on the international and national reputations of the

This timely development coincides with the launch of the Scottish Clinical Skills Strategy in 2007 with an increasing emphasis of skills education to address patient safety in health care.

The national Managed Educational Network for Clinical Skills is based in the Institute.

The Institute will enable members to lead on the delivery of core teaching and training in their expert area and to provide a focus to support the development of an expanded postgraduate profile both nationally and internationally in relation to skills education and educational research