Medical Education (General Practitioners) PGCert

University of Dundee

Postgraduate

Distance

£ 3,300 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    May
    other dates

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

Do you see yourself as a future leader in medical education? Someone who will adapt and shape the way we train healthcare professionals across the globe?

Designed by General Practitioners, for general practitioners and endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners this specialist certificate will enable you to analyse everyday teaching and learning opportunities while proposing new, enhanced approaches to trainee development through extending your knowledge and skills as a general practitioner trainer.
At the Centre for Medical Education at the University of Dundee we’ve been enabling medical educators to reach their goals and train healthcare professionals of the future for over 40 years. We deliver wide-ranging courses aimed at those new to teaching and training and those who wish to advance their skills and knowledge in medical education and we pride ourselves in the quality of our interactive and engaging courses.

Our flexible courses have seen over 3,500 students graduate with a Certificate, Diploma or Masters in Medical Education. Based on a modular structure the medical education course has three award levels (Certificate, Diploma and Masters). The Postgraduate Certificate is accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME).

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Location

Start date

Distance Learning

Start date

MayEnrolment now open
SeptemberEnrolment now open
JanuaryEnrolment now open

About this course

Many CME graduates have become world leaders in medical education and the course has also aided career progression.

Recent examples include:

Dr Martin Wohlin, subsequently appointed Head of the Unit for Medical Education in Uppsala University, Sweden.
Dr Haitham El Bingawi, subsequently appointed Head of the Medical Education Unit at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan.
Dr Senga Pemba, subsequently appointed as the Director of the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health.

Candidates must have obtained a first degree in a healthcare discipline or other equivalent qualification acceptable to the Course Director.

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2019

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Subjects

  • Healthcare
  • Medical
  • Medical Education
  • Medical training
  • Learning
  • Education
  • Principles of assessment
  • General Practitioners
  • PGCert Medical Education
  • Practitioners

Course programme

This specialist Certificate is composed of three 20-credit modules:

  1. Learning & Teaching in Medical Education (20 credits)
  2. Principles of Assessment in Medical Education (20 credits)
  3. Medical Education for General Practitioners (20 credits)

The first two modules establish core principles of teaching, learning and assessment. The specialist module includes the role of reflection in learning, the consultation, learning from patients, one-to-one training, offering feedback and the assessment of students and trainees.

Delivered through an online learning environment each module is 12 weeks long and modules start in January, May and September of each year. The specialist general practice module runs only once a year, in May.

Postgraduate Certificate (PG Cert) Medical Education (General Practitioners) (60 Credits)
  • CM50136 - Learning and Teaching in Medical Education
  • CM50137 - Principles of Assessment in Medical Education
  • CM50148 - Medical Education for General Practitioners
How you will be taught
  • All teaching on our postgraduate programmes in Medical Education is delivered through an online virtual learning environment and incorporates a range of exciting interactive teaching.
  • These resources enable regular peer and tutor interaction and include podcasts, blogs, discussion boards, webinars, video clips and formative feedback.
  • Each module is 200 hours notional study which is built around tutor-delivered material, peer discussion, directed self-study and assignments.
  • You are supported with an online induction module which promotes familiarity with the tools, processes and facilities available to you during your academic journey with us.
  • The majority of the material is asynchronous, allowing you to plan your own timetable of study.
How you will be assessed
  • Each module is assessed via written assignments – there are no exams.
  • Your assignments will be contextualised to your own setting allowing you to demonstrate the application of theory, concepts and principles to your own work-based practice.
  • We encourage you to self-evaluate and critically reflect on your learning with your tutor proving feedback on your self-evaluation as well as your final assignment.
  • Students can undertake work in their own time in accordance with their schedule working to the fixed final assessment deadline(s) for each module intake.
  • The summative assignment submission deadline is in week 12 for each 20 credit module.

Additional information

Overseas students (non-EU) Fee -  £3,300 per year of study (PG Cert)

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Medical Education (General Practitioners) PGCert

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