Entry requirements: Normally a first or second-class Honours degree or a professional qualification in a related subject
Part-time: 3 years
CPD Programme Administrator: Sue McLachlan
Telephone +44 (0) 1962 827327
Email Sue.McLachlan@winchester.ac.uk
Pathway Leader: Jane Bell
Email Jane.Bell@winchester.ac.uk
If English is not your first language: IELTS 6.5 (including 6.5 in academic writing) or a TOEFL score of 575 (paper-based) or 232 (computer-based) or equivalent
Start dates: September and January
Application process: Contact Sue Mclachlan for an application form
This programme is suitable for doctors and others working in medical education, including clinical tutors, educational supervisors, GP educators and specialist registrars. Applications from other healthcare professionals working in education are welcomed – all applicants are invited to discuss their requirements with the pathway leader.
The philosophy of the programme is grounded in a view of professionalism as a research-based activity. Practitioners are encouraged to construct their own practical theories of the situations that confront them in their daily life and to test and develop them in action. The overarching aim of the educational research in this programme is to provide practitioners with new possibilities for professional educational action.
Students undertake two years of taught modules and then a dissertation year.
• Professional Education and Development
• Improving Practice (Assessment)
• Improving Practice (Curriculum)
• Practitioner Research
Students present their own work and experiences and discuss texts with each other and the tutor. Outside speakers are invited to present work in progress, focusing on current developments in education and medical education. The teaching and learning methods and styles adopted are founded on the principle that learning is an active, collaborative process involving both participant and tutor and that the subject of that learning is the professional activity of the student.
Assessments for each module are the equivalent of 4,000 words per 20 credits.
Dissertation
This is a personal research project in a medical educational field of the student’s choice. It involves a large amount of independent study with support from a supervisor. Dissertation supervision is provided individually, face-to-face, by phone or by email.
Medical education is regarded as a subspeciality in its own right; medical educators now require additional professional qualifications. This programme also develops and extends the educational practice of its students and can form the basis of a research degree or further training.