Teaching and assessment for Health Professions Education PGDip

School of Medicine

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Teaching

You will learn through a range of teaching methods, including:

lectures
tutorials
peer-working
observation and engagement in teaching
self-directed study
personalised mentorship

Assessment

You'll be assessed through course assignments as you progress through each module. These vary in number, length and task depending on each module.

There are no exams.

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: CM50165 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Health Professions Education is at the core of healthcare provision. It gives you the skills needed to teach future health professionals, such as doctors and nurses.

In this module you'll explore the principles of teaching, learning, and assessment. You'll also look at how to design learning for Health Professions Education.

Principles in Health Professions Education full module details

Module code: CM50166 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 1

Simulation-based education (SBE) is increasingly used in clinical education. This is because it's a safe environment to practise the skills crucial to good health care.

This module enhances your understanding and application of simulation-based education. You'll learn how to use simulated teaching in your own context.

Simulation and Clinical Education full module details

Module code: CM50167 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

Learn about leading change and developing educators in health professions education.

You'll develop and lead your own change project. This will focus on the health professions curriculum. You'll also carry out an evaluation of the project.

You'll explore how to carry out critical analysis and apply current thinking.

Innovating Healthcare Professions Education (Leading Change and Developing Educators and Systems) full module details

Module code: CM50168 Credits: 30 Semester: Semester 2

In this module you'll explore research, scholarship and engagement in health professions education.

You'll build on basic research and scholarship principles and practices.

This prepares you for scholarly participation in the global health professions education community.

Scholarship and Engagement in Health Professions Education full module details

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