Medical Education

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a 2:2 Honours degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or a related healthcare discipline and be working in the profession.

Months of entry

February, September

Course content

Busy medical professionals who wish to increase and develop their knowledge want courses that are flexible and adaptable, and this course fulfils that need. Each unit combines focused study days that range over a three month period, with interactive online learning and supported self-directed study. You will have opportunities to concentrate on your work-related professional progression, develop a critical, analytical and reflective attitude to medical and healthcare education, and grow as a medical educator and leader.

Key features

• Study the latest research, scholarship and practice, and learn to deal with complexity, contradictions and gaps in the current evidence base
• The course team brings expertise from higher and professional education contexts

Career opportunities

Completion of the course leads to the award of fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). The course is aligned to appropriate professional standards and is suitable for educational and clinical supervisors.

Areas of study may include:

• Medical education in practice
• Educational perspectives of the workplace
• Educational policy and leadership
• Work-based learning
• Evidence-based medical education
• Medical education research project

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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