School of Medicine - Medical Education research theme
Improving how healthcare professionals are taught, trained and supported
We research how students learn, how educators teach, and how assessment, simulation and curriculum design can improve patient care.
For over 50 years, Dundee has shaped medical education across the UK and internationally.
Research sub-themes
- Identity, Belonging and Wellbeing
- Student Selection and Career Transitions
- Innovative Technology and Creative Pedagogy
- Assessment and Curriculum Advancement
- Healthcare Simulation
- Cross-cutting strands: Research Methods and Faculty Development
What we work on
- Supporting learners through transitions in medical training
- Improving wellbeing, belonging and identity formation
- Designing innovative curricula and assessment methods
- Using simulation to prepare future clinicians
- Researching inclusive, evidence-based teaching practices
- Understanding global trends in medical education
Infrastructure and partnerships
- Centre for Medical Education (CME)
- Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation
- Cross-school collaboration with the School of Life Sciences
- International education partners
Divisions contributing to this theme
- Centre for Medical Education
- All divisions (through teaching, training, supervision)
