MSc Medical Education

Year 1

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Certificate)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able to:
LO1. Systematically critique the design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of learning and teaching in the clinical setting and/or higher education;
LO2. Take a proactive and self-reflective role as educators in the clinical setting and/or higher education to evaluate their own professional practice and that of others;
LO3. Engage with the implications of teaching inter-professionally;
LO4. Evaluate current issues and research and their relevance to learning and teaching in the clinical context
LO5. Systematically critique the design, delivery and quality assurance of assessment and evaluation methods and strategies in the clinical setting and higher education;
LO6. Take a proactive and self-reflective role as assessors in the clinical setting and higher education to evaluate their own professional practice and that of others;
LO7. Engage with the implications of conducting assessment and evaluation in inter-professional settings;
LO8. Critically evaluate current issues and research and their relevance to assessment and evaluation in the clinical context.
LO9. Demonstrate independence in applying this knowledge in practice;

Transferable (key) skills

 Insight into the essential skills for postgraduate level online distance study, including IT skills, literature searching, assignment planning, academic writing, critical reading and group working;
 Increased capacity to evaluate their own achievement and that of others;
 Demonstrate competence and skill in using a wide range of methods of teaching and learning in the clinical setting
 Develop facilitative skills applicable in the work situation
 Enhanced skills in learning and working in a digital age
 Enhanced written and verbal communication skills
 Increased capacity to evaluate their own achievement and that of others as a medical or health care practitioner and educator;
 Increased capacity for inter-professional working, networking and learning
 Demonstrate competence and skill in using a wide range of learning, teaching and assessment strategies in the clinical setting

Assessment

The PG Certificate in Medical Education will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
 demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to the design, delivery, assessment, evaluation and appraisal of learning and teaching in the clinical setting and/or tertiary education contexts in uni-, multi- or inter-professional contexts;
 drawing on a range of perspectives on learning theory, learning in the workplace, clinical education and the design and delivery of learning, teaching and assessment in clinical education
 evaluating policy, current practice issues and research relevant to the clinical context and clinical education.