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Clinical Postgraduate Training and MDECs

UCL Medical School brings together a range of clinicians, practitioners, researchers, academics and clinical teaching fellows many of whom are experienced educationalists. As part of the MDECS programme, UCLMS will be offering three modules in the 2013/14 academic year:

1. Teaching and Learning in Medical Education.
   This module is based on the successful Teaching Improvement Project Courses and an existing M level module. It will introduce participants to the theoretical underpinnings of medical education (drawing on recent research and the wider educational community). In addition it will enable students to recognise and develop the attributes of a good medical teacher, gain a greater knowledge of teaching and learning processes and plan effective teaching. Students will also develop practical skills and techniques to become more effective educators and enable them to maximise teaching opportunities in the clinic or on the ward. 
2. Quality Improvement in Health Care.
   This module is adapted from the Quality Improvement module from the award winning MSc in International Primary Health Care. Quality improvement is relevant to the development of, and improvement in, all health care systems. Drawing largely on UK/European and North American literature participants will explore the theories and methods of healthcare quality improvement. This module will enable participants to appraise these theories in the context of their own organizational setting to understand those initiatives that could improve the quality of health care delivered.
3. Leadership Skills for the Healthcare Professional.
   Leadership is an imperative component of contemporary healthcare. In a changing societal and healthcare landscape, delivering progressive healthcare is a challenging process. This module has been developed to allow professionals who take responsibility for the resourceful and safe organisation of healthcare practice to develop their skills and understanding of workplace based leadership and its application. This module will suit participants from all medical specialities as well as from professional backgrounds allied to medicine, such as nursing, midwifery and paramedicine.

Drawing heavily on our experiences of delivering distance-learning MSc programmes, these modules will be delivered through a blended learning and on-line format using UCL’s VLE (Moodle 2). This approach combines educational methods that encourage self-directed learning, reflection on personal experience, critical thinking and access to extensive online resources. This will enable students to engage in collaborative learning and to be in regular contact with module tutors for a high level of academic support.