Medical Education PGCert
Brighton and Sussex Medical School
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Brighton and Sussex Medical School

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KEY AREAS OF STUDYProfessional identity as a teacherLearning and teaching in medical educationPedagogical practice in medical educationAdvanced communication skills and strategies in medical educationMedical education researchCOURSE OVERVIEWThe course aims to promote knowledge of learning and teaching theories in a medical and health context and to facilitate a reflective awareness of the student’s own teaching and learning practice, ensuring that the teacher is also a learner.Students gain an ...Read more

KEY AREAS OF STUDY

  • Professional identity as a teacher
  • Learning and teaching in medical education
  • Pedagogical practice in medical education
  • Advanced communication skills and strategies in medical education
  • Medical education research

COURSE OVERVIEW

The course aims to promote knowledge of learning and teaching theories in a medical and health context and to facilitate a reflective awareness of the student’s own teaching and learning practice, ensuring that the teacher is also a learner.

Students gain an overview of medical education theory and practice in a supportive environment, which helps to develop confidence in teaching. The course has been designed using an interprofessional framework and participants are encouraged to share their teaching experiences and to transcend professional barriers in their learning.

The Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) has fully accredited the course and successful completion now entitles participants to Membership of the Academy of Medical Educators (MAcadMEd).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

This course provides health professionals with a firm base and accredited professional standards to underpin their role as medical and clinical educators. This course is jointly validated by the University of Brighton and the University of Sussex.

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The PGCert course is open to post-registration doctors, nurses, midwives and other health practitioners who contribute to the education of medical students and/or doctors. A first degree is not essential but evidence of ability to study at Masters level and a current teaching commitment are desirable or for intercalating MSc medical students, successful completion of at least three years’ basic medical science at a UK medical school (having gained at least 360 credits) with a guaranteed place to continue medical studies on completion of the MSc.

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Students need to pay £3,501 and fees listed are per course; if you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

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Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Medical Teaching Building University of Sussex Falmer BN1 9PX United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Moulsecoomb  0.2 miles away

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