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ME33IE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL EDUCATION (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course will start with an overview of the current educational and political drivers impacting on medical education and an account of its regulation in the UK. The course will then progress in more detail through sections on Curriculum Planning, Teaching and Learning (Practice and Theory), Assessment and finally Evaluation.

Medical Education research literature will be highlighted wherever possible throughout and it is hoped that students will have the opportunity to plan and undertake their own teaching. Students will also deliver two first year tutorials during the course.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Evangeline Stubbing

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Medicine (ME)
  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • Any Undergraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will start with an overview of the current educational and political drivers impacting on medical education and an account of its regulation in the UK. The course will then progress in more detail through sections on Curriculum Planning, Teaching and Learning (Practice and Theory), Assessment and finally Evaluation.

Medical Education research literature will be highlighted wherever possible throughout and it is hoped that students will have the opportunity to plan and undertake their own teaching. Students will also deliver two first year tutorials during the course.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Oral Presentation: Individual

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Learning Outcomes
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Reflective Report

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Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
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Review a topical area of medical education of their choice.

Learning Outcomes
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Formative Assessment

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Course Learning Outcomes

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