Good practice in learning and teaching

 

Inclusive practice

The Subject Centre has been working closely with a number of individuals and organisations on inclusive practice, and there are several excellent resources available:

• Gateways to the professions. Advising medical schools: encouraging disabled students, advisory guidance available in html, pdf and Word format to medical schools from the GMC. Funded by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
• (586) Factors influencing student response to illness and disability in themselves and their colleagues
  - Dr Sarah Ross - University of Aberdeen
• Different differences: Disability equality teaching in healthcare education. A document for action - the curriculum framework from the Partners in Practice project is available to download (PDF).
• Disabled students - disabled doctors – time for a change?
  Final Report Summary pdf format.
  Final Report pdf format.
  
• Time To Take Stock: Disability and Professional Competence, the final report from the DIVERSE project, is available to download as a PDF. 3MB.
• Pushing the boat out: an introductory study study of admissions to UK medical, dental and veterinary schools for applicants with disabilities is available in both pdf and html format
• The Sequel to Pushing the boat out is also available in both pdf and html formats.

There are more resources available from the Higher Education Academy.

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• MEDEV and HSaP are pleased to announced that the jointly run HEALTH Network Group has appointed Frances Gordon as Learning and Teaching Consultant - Interprofessional Education.
• Joint miniprojects with Health Sciences & Practice announced. There is a full list of all funded projects available.
• Scottish miniprojects announced:
  • How can we develop and support positive medical graduate attributes and attitudes towards training and working throughout Scotland?
  • Building bridges through graduate attributes: easing the transition to the veterinary profession
• OOER survey request: Online learning resources survey available. Further details and invitation to complete survey.
• You are invited to the Improving the future healthcare workforce conference (CETL4HealthNE) (19 March 2010, St James Park, Newcastle upon Tyne).
• You are invited to the 2nd International Conference on Virtual Patients and MedBiquitous Annual Conference (26-28 April 2010, London).

• Higher Education Academy
• Health Sciences & Practice Subject Centre
• The Academy Subject Network