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PG Cert Online Medical and Health Education

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    Up to 3 years part-time online

Course Description

As our population grows, we don’t just need expert clinicians. We need world-class educators to secure the sustainability and growth of our workforce enabling us to provide effective care for future generations.

Created in collaboration with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the PG Cert in Medical and Health Education will give you a rare opportunity to focus on teaching in your professional development and play a crucial role in educating the practitioners of tomorrow.

Through extensive online materials, as well as opportunities for peer discussion and tutorials from our world-class experts, we’ll support you to deliver transformative and future-focused teaching and learning in your discipline.

Our multi-professional approach to teaching, combined with the application of professional practice and medical research, will give you a platform to lead in this rapidly evolving field.

Watch our video – a short video from one of our fantastic alumni, Dr. James Young, MBCHB Clinical Teacher, about his experience of studying this course at the University of Manchester.

Entry Requirements

We require you to hold either:

  • a primary medical degree or other registered health care/social work professional qualification
  • an Upper Second class degree (or overseas equivalent) in a subject allied to medical or health education, such as biosciences, psychology or physician associate studies.

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Fees

PGCert: £5,000; CPD units: £1,667 per 20 credit unit

Student Destinations

This course prepares medical and other health care professionals to facilitate teaching and learning within a variety of settings (including practice and higher education Institutions).

It is suitable for all experienced clinicians and qualified practitioners from all healthcare disciplines who teach, support learning and are involved in assessment processes, whether formal or informal.

The course is a recognised post graduate qualification which maps well to the teaching competencies required by various professional bodies (GDC, HCPC, GMC, NMC, HEA) , though the requirements (and qualifications) demanded at various employing institutions might vary depending upon their own policies and recruitment criteria.

Module Details

The Reflective Educator
The Art and Science of Teaching
Pass or Fail, Who Decides?

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