Newsletter 01.13
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CETL update: Transforming placement learning in health and social care
Placement or practice learning is an essential component of many programmes, but is especially important within those programmes leading to professional registration.The development and ...
Authors: Prof. Susan Lea;
Conference report: AMEE 2006 Genoa, Italy
Being fairly new to medical teaching, I was extremely pleased to be awarded a Rewarding Excellence in (Medicine) Learning and Teaching award by the MEDEV ...
Authors: Dr Anita Laidlaw;
Podcasts, wikis, videos, and blogs: A case study in dental education
Using Web 2.0 technologies allow people who have no programming knowledge to create web pages and share information on the Internet which others may ...
Authors: Dr Giles Perryer; Dr Catherine S Lambe; Dr David Attrill; Prof. A Damien Walmsley;
CETL update: Using human patient simulators in physiology teaching
We are developing teaching scenarios based on high-fidelity computer-controlled Human patient simulators to enhance our physiology teaching in the first two years of the medical ...
Authors: Dr Judy Harris;
Veterinary potcasting
The RVC is involved in an Academy funded project led by the University of Leicester to investigate the potential of podcasting to enhance traditional approaches ...
Authors: Mr Brian Cox; Mr Nick Short; Mrs Kim Whittlestone;
Undergraduate medical education: What are the implications of changing postgraduate training?
In August 2005, fundamental changes to UK postgraduate training were introduced through the Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) initiative and implemented as the Foundation Programme with ...
Authors: Dr Helen Graham; Miss Hannah Enguell; Dr Jonathan Bath;
CETL update: LIVE centre
2006 was an exciting first year for LIVE, the Centre for Excellence in Lifelong and Independent Veterinary Education. Established with a HEFCE award of £4 ...
Authors: Ms Birgit Pirkelbauer;
CETL update: Assessment & Learning in Practice Settings (ALPS) Feedback on health and social care students' communication skills
Assessors of health and social care students are to take part in a consultation to provide feedback on assessing generic competencies common to these students.
Authors: Ms Trish Walker;
Spreading the net for Public Health education
On 15 September 2006 the Department of Health launched an innovative collaboration with higher education to establish Teaching Public Health Networks across the English regions ...
Authors: Prof. Woody Caan;
Creating your own virual patients
Virtual Patients (VP) potentially give students and trainees the opportunity to practise decision making in a risk free environment. However the vast number of possible ...
Authors: Dr Jonathan Round;
TechDis update
TechDis (the JISC-funded advisory service for inclusion and technology) are pleased to announce that, following the appointment of Dr Simon Ball as Senior Advisor for ...
Authors: Dr Simon Ball;
Medical student as teachers: Inspiring the transition from learner to teacher using the Disney creativity strategy
Doctor as Teacher is a key principle of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.1 Encouraging this philosophy to medical students can present a challenge ...
Authors: Dr Petta Foxall; Dr Jane McHarg; Dr Michelle McCulley; Dr Jim McGarrick;
Developing teaching skills in medical students: Peer assisted learning in patient-centred interviewing
In the United Kingdom, the General Medical Council expect new graduates to be able to demonstrate appropriate teaching skills and to be willing to teach ...
Authors: Dr Tanja Tierney; Dr Debra Nestel; Dr Frank Harrison;
Journalism meets medicine on-line
Doing business at funerals is probably a major faux pas, but that’s where the inspiration for Medilectures began. It was a miserable day, cheered ...
Authors: Mr Dominic Hartley;
Total assessment: Methods in medical education
In common with other total philosophies, total assessment is concerned with the acquisition of the maximum amount of data involved in any assessment process, in ...
Authors: Mr David J A Lewis;
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