MEDEV

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Extended summaries of amee guides

The Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Guides series comprises 29 guides on key topics in medical education. The subject centre commissioned the writing of extended summaries of 18 of these guides. They are downloadable from this page (please see below).

• A comprehensive overview of relevant information sources and methods of best practice in medical education (BEME3)  
• Assessment of clinical competence using Objective Structured Long Examination Record (OSLER) (9)  
• Curriculum mapping: a tool for transparent and authentic teaching and learning (21)  
• Learning in small groups (8)  
• Managing change in a medical context: guidelines for action (10)  
• Moving from opinion-based education to evidence-based education : The QUEST dimension (BEME1)      
• Multiprofessional Education (12)  
• Outcome-based education (14)  
• Personal learning outcomes (19)  
• Portfolios as a method of student assessment (24)  
• Problem-based learning: a practical guide (15)  
• Standard setting in student assessment (18)  
• Study Guides: their use and preparation (16)  
• Task-based learning: an educational strategy for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education (7)  
• The assessment of learning outcomes (25)  
• The core curriculum with options or special study modules (5)  
• The good teacher is more than a lecturer: the twelve roles of the teacher (20)  
• The use of real patients, simulated patients and simulators in clinical examinations (13)  

All summaries are compiled by AMEE and do not reflect an official endorsement by the Academy or any other organisation. Any questions or comments can be sent to enquiries@medev.ac.uk.

To obtain full versions of these guides please contact:

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