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Funded miniprojects and reports

 

Call for mini-project proposals

This mini-project call for proposals is now closed with effect 30 September 2009, coinciding with the small grant funding call from Health Sciences and Practice.

We are pleased to announce the successful mini-projects for the 2009 call, more information is available in our past funded projects section.

We are currently working towards informing proposers of the outcomes by the end of November.

Funded projects

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001

2009

Medicine

  1. (700) Graduate entry doctors and nurses sharing a family study – learning, teamwork and professional identity
    - Dr Paul Garrud

Veterinary Medicine

  1. (650) Establishing an Exotic Animal Teaching Unit for Veterinary Students
    - Gidona Goodman DVM MSc MRCVS

Generic

  1. (695) Online Calibration for OSCE Examiners
    - Dr Gerry Gormley

  2. (768) Assessment discourses and students' engagement with the assessment in schools of veterinary nursing, nursing and pharmacy at Myerscough College and the University of Central Lancashire
    - Ms Janet Dyke
    - Joint funding with HSAP

  3. (769) Professionalism dilemmas in work based learning: personal incident narratives of dental, nursing, pharmacy and physiotherapy students
    - Dr Lynn Monrouxe (Formerly Knight)
    - Joint funding with HSAP

Scottish Quality Enhancement Theme

  1. (626) How can we develop and support positive medical graduate attributes and attitudes towards training and working throughout Scotland?
    - Dr Jennifer Cleland

  2. (627) Building Bridges through Graduate attributes: Easing the Transition to the Veterinary Profession
    - Professor Susan M Rhind & Dr Richard Mellanby

Sponsorship

  1. (752) The following application for sponsorship is in regards to registration for the IMPROVING PROGRESSION ROUTES TO HIGHER EDUCATION
    - Linda Greening - Senior Lecturer (widening participation)

  2. (759) Student travel and support for attandance at conference
    - Dr Philippa Yam

2008

Medicine

  1. (567) A practice survey and systematic literature review of teaching, learning and assessment of law in undergraduate medical education
    - Professor Judy McKimm - University of Bedfordshire

  2. (575) Enhancing deaf awareness and communication skills of medical students: Development of online resources.
    - Dr Kieran McGlade - Queen's University Belfast

  3. (586) Factors influencing student response to illness and disability in themselves and their colleagues
    - Dr Sarah Ross - University of Aberdeen

  4. (613) Changing pattern of Student Selected Components (SSCs) selection; An opportunity to increase research exposure? (Project extension)
    - Professor Deborah Murdoch-Eaton - University of Leeds

Dentistry

  1. (603) Investigating the educational and training needs of dental chairside tutors in the UK and producing guidelines for their Initial and Continuing Education
    - Professor John Sweet - University of Warwick

Veterinary Medicine

  1. (602) Evaluation of stress, well-being and clinical performance in recently graduated veterinary surgeons
    - Dr Richard Mellanby - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Generic

  1. (611) Debating: A method for developing skills in independent, transformational learning
    - Professor Alun Williams - University of Cambridge

2007

Medicine

  1. (522) Enhancing medical student performance in objective structured clinical examinations.
    - Dr Kirsty Forrest - University of Leeds

  2. (526) Changing pattern of Student Selected Components (SSCs) selection; An opportunity to increase research exposure?
    - Professor Deborah Murdoch-Eaton - University of Leeds

  3. (531) Medical student views on undergraduate psychiatry education
    - Dr Nisha Dogra - University of Leicester

  4. (533) The development of an instrument to measure medical educators’ attitudes towards giving negative feedback to students or failing low-achieving students
    - Dr Jennifer Cleland - University of Aberdeen

  5. (534) The Development of an Interactive Computer-Based Platform to Focus Student-Directed Observation and Learning of ‘Virtual Microscope Slides’.
    - Dr Stephen McCullough - Queen's University Belfast

  6. (540) ‘A survey of Consultant Medical Teachers’ perceived training needs, resulting from Modernising Medical Careers (MMC) and the European Working Time Directive (EWTD)’
    - Dr Maria Tsouroufli - University of East Anglia

  7. (542) Involvement of healthy people in teaching intimate examination to medical students
    - Dr Vikram Jha - University of Leeds

  8. (546) Evaluating the impact of an e-pathology course on student performance, learning and interaction
    - Dr Jacqueline James - Queen's University Belfast

Dentistry

  1. (535) Online peer assisted learning in the dental undergraduate course (removable prosthodontics) involving early phase and late phase clinical students.
    - Mrs Shona Mason - University of Dundee

Veterinary Medicine

  1. (537) Motivational factors which affect veterinarians’ approaches to lifelong learning, from undergraduate to practitioner
    - Dr Vicki Dale - The Royal Veterinary College, University of London
    Final Report PDF format

Generic

  1. (532) Improving students’ ability to communicate complex ideas in writing: development and evaluation of an adaptable within-discipline teaching resource
    - Dr Dylan Morrissey - Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine & Dentistry

  2. (536) Integrating spirituality into undergraduate medical education: Developing a Special Interest Network
    - Dr Gill Grimshaw - University of Warwick

  3. (545) Teaching medical statistics: Working towards the vision of Tomorrow’s Doctors
    - Dr Philip Sedgwick - St. George's, University of London

  4. (549) Research-based SSCs: a pragmatic approach to advancing the research-teaching nexus in UK medical schools
    - Dr Margaret MacDougall - University of Edinburgh

Communities of practice

  1. (514) The Viki (Veterinary Information and Knowledge Interface) Wiki Project
    - Professor Susan Rhind - University of Edinburgh
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  2. (515) Development of a framework for the teaching of Veterinary Public Health in UK Universities.
    - Professor Malcolm Cobb - University of Nottingham
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/pdf format

  3. (517) Scottish medical schools’ online community of practice for medical ethics teachers
    - Dr Al Dowie - University of Glasgow

  4. (518) Professional Education Public Involvement Network – a resource to facilitate collaborative working and practice development
    - Ms Penny Morris - University of Leeds
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  5. (519) Supporting a community of MEDEV professional developers
    - Mrs Clare Morris - University of Bedfordshire
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

JISC Case Studies

  1. (443) Development of an interactive video library of case studies for the teaching and assessment of communication skills of medical undergraduate students
    - Dr Anita Laidlaw - University of St. Andrews
    Mid-term Report format

  2. (444) Using the ePET portfolio to support teaching and learning in medicine: lessons from three institutions
    - Mr Simon Cotterill - Newcastle University
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report text/html format

  3. (445) Towards a common ePortfolio for Dentistry
    - Mr Paul Drummond - Newcastle University

  4. (516) Clinical Educators (dis) engagement in on-line learning
    - Mrs Clare Morris - University of Bedfordshire

  5. (520) Integrating Plagiarism detection software tools into an in-house Medical VLE
    - Dr Trevor Bryant - University of Southampton
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  6. (521) Impact of Using RELOAD for Interoperable and Reusable Learning Resources Packaging
    - Dr Sunhea Choi - University of Southampton

  7. (523) Interprofessional e-learning and medicines governance
    - Professor Paul Collier - Queen's University Belfast

2006

Medicine

  1. (411) Is anatomy different?
    - Dr Karen Mattick - University of Exeter
    Mid-term Report application/msword format
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  2. (418) Enhancing medical students’ skills at performing gynaecological examinations
    - Miss Jenny Higham - Imperial College London
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  3. (420) Why are MBChB teaching staff reluctant to give negative feedback to students or fail low-achieving students? A qualitative study to inform the development of a theory-based questionnaire and staff training
    - Dr Jennifer Cleland - University of Aberdeen
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  4. (421) The confidence approach to practical medicine - PROJECT CANCELLED 2007
    - Dr Sara Marshall - Imperial College London

  5. (423) Undergraduate medical students’ perceptions of reflective learning in the curriculum
    - Dr Pirashanthie Vivekananda-Schmidt - University of Sheffield
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/pdf format

  6. (425) Investigating development of medical students’ professional identity
    - Dr Isobel Braidman - University of Manchester
    Mid-term Report application/msword format
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  7. (430) Role of patients as teachers in undergraduate medical education
    - Dr Naomi Quinton - University of Leeds

  8. (433) Can the quality of risk communication by undergraduate medical students be improved? An educational intervention & evaluation
    - Dr Elizabeth Metcalf - Cardiff University

  9. (437) Identifying good practice in user involvement in medical and dental education
    - Professor John Spencer - Newcastle University

Dentistry

  1. (419) Breaking Boundaries dissemination: a collaborative evaluation and promotion of better chairside teaching
    - Professor John Sweet - University of Warwick

Veterinary Medicine

  1. (76) Exchange of computer based objects
    - Dr Stan Head - The Royal Veterinary College, University of London
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  2. (435) Development of an ‘EMS Driving Licence’ - a training and assessment package to prepare veterinary students for extramural studies (EMS) placements (clinical placement training)
    - Dr Catriona Bell - Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/msword format

  3. (436) Development of a Veterinary OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) Portal
    - Mrs Jennifer Hammond - University of Glasgow
    Final Report PDF format

Generic

  1. (66) UK Council of Communication Skills Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Education
    - Dr Jonathan Silverman - University of Cambridge

  2. (73) Contribution to ASME booklet/guide series
    - Professor Frank Smith - Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)

  3. (412) How to make best use of successful Higher Education Academy for Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine workshops for the wider disciplinary community
    - Dr Kathy Boursicot - St George’s, University of London

2005

Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

  1. (53) Facilitating access to medical schools - the students perspective
    - Ms Jo Cross - Hull York Medical School, University of York
    Report(s) available See listings..

  2. (54) Qualitative evaluation of psychiatry curricula in UK and Eire medical schools
    - Dr Nisha Dogra - University of Leicester

  3. (55) Facilitating access to medical schools - the students perspective
    - Dr Jane McHarg - University of Exeter

  4. (60) Music and medicine - another dimension
    - Professor Anthony Pinching - Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Plymouth

  5. (61) Disseminating the Leicester model of interprofessional education
    - Dr Angela Lennox - University of Leicester
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report application/pdf format

  6. (62) Development of resources to enhance staff training in leadership development relating to contemporary medical, dental and healthcare education
    - Professor Judy McKimm - University of Bedfordshire
    Final Report PPT/PDF format

  7. (63) Towards a core curriculum in behavioural & social sciences
    - Dr Christine Bundy - University of Manchester

  8. (64) UK engagement with the Medbiquitous Group
    - Dr Rachel Ellaway - Northern Ontario School of Medicine

2004

Medicine

  1. (17) Does curriculum affect students' reflective learning abilities: a comparative study between medical schools
    - Dr Paul Kinnersley - Cardiff University

  2. (18) "I can be a doctor too": preparing disadvantaged students for medical school interviews.
    - Professor John McLachlan - Durham University

  3. (19) Assessing the feasibility of using the mini- CEX (clinical evaluation exercise)in an undergraduate setting
    - Dr Kathy Boursicot - St George’s, University of London

  4. (28) "Raising educational aspiration and career awareness in pupils with a low participation rate in higher education"
    - Professor Mary Ann Lumsden - University of Glasgow
    Final Report PDF format

  5. (35) Development of a web based format as a vehicle for debating provocative issues in medical education
    - Professor Trudie Roberts - University of Leeds

  6. (38) Evaluation of an integrated approach to VMLE's supporting teaching and learning in a regionally distributed course
    - Mr John Moss - Newcastle University
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report text/html format

  7. (42) Exploring the positive and negative issues in undertaking a medical elective for UK graduate entry students on a four year fast track primary medical qualification
    - Dr Colin MacDougall - University of Warwick
    Mid-term Report PDF format
    Report(s) available See listings..
    Final Report PDF format

  8. (44) Developing quality in medical education research
    - Professor Frank Smith - Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)

  9. (45) Health Science Graduate Entry into Medicine: the Present and Future
    - Dr Heather Crick - University of Leicester
    Mid-term Report application/pdf format
    Report(s) available See listings..

Dentistry

  1. (21) Evaluating the use of web-based tutorials to facilitate vertical integration of anatomical teaching in a dental curriculum
    - Professor Steve McHanwell - Newcastle University

  2. (24) Enhancing Clinical Learning : Evaluation of a novel approach
    - Dr Graham Chadwick - University of Dundee
    Mid-term Report application/pdf format
    Report(s) available See listings..

Veterinary medicine

  1. (8) A Two-Day Refresher Course for Facilitators on Veterinary Communication Skills Training
    - Dr Carol Gray - University of Liverpool
    Final Report application/msword format
    Report(s) available See listings..

  2. (20) Feline Radiographic Digital Image Bank
    - Mrs Mairi Frame - University of Edinburgh

  3. (34) Development of a portfolio assessment method to promote and support learning, and clinical skill acquisition, during veterinary extra-mural studies
    - Mr David Barrett - University of Glasgow

Generic

  1. (9) A systematic review of the literature on the effectiveness of self-assessment in clinical education
    - Dr Brian McKinstry - University of Edinburgh
    Report(s) available See listings..

  2. (31) Embracing Interprofessionalism by Integrating Clinical Skills and Multimedia
    - Mr Charavanan Balasubramaniam - St. George's, University of London
    Report(s) available See listings..

2003

Medicine

  1. (409) An evaluation of the use of psychometric assessment in choosing doctors of the future
    - Professor Mary Ann Lumsden - University of Glasgow
    Final Report (in 01.7 newsletter - .pdf) format

  2. (336) An exploration of the effect of reflection on undergraduate medical students' learning.
    - Dr Andrew Grant - University of Wales College of Medicine

  3. (373) An investigation into the learning styles of the University of Southampton Medical School entrants and outcomes of their first year Primary BM exams
    - Miss Vikki Haley - University of Southampton
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report all reports in doc and pdf format

  4. (349) Assessment of medical students’ attitudes towards professional behaviour
    - Dr Vikram Jha - University of Leeds
    Mid-term Report pdf format

  5. (357) Communicating with deaf patients. A postal survey of awareness of communication issues.
    - Dr William Murdoch - University of Birmingham

  6. (324) Consulting through an Interpretor
    - Dr Cathy Jackson - University of Dundee
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report pdf format

  7. (355) Coordinating research activity on Interprofessional Learning involving the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS)
    - Doctor Karen Mattick - Peninsula Medical School
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report all reports in doc and pdf format

  8. (404) CREAM : Common Reusable Educational Applications in Medicine
    - Dr Tony McDonald - University of Newcastle upon Tyne
    Mid-term Report pdf format

  9. (394) Developing mental health user input into medical student learning
    - Developing mental health user input into medical student learning Penny Morris - Leeds University Medical School
    Mid-term Report MS Word format

  10. (382) Development of computer based 'prepared for practice' therapeutics EMQ test
    - Dr Paul Julian - Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London
    Mid-term Report reports for 2004 and 2005 in doc and pdf format

  11. (402) METRO 2003
    - Ms Marshall Dozier - University of Edinburgh
    Final Report html format

  12. (340) Tomorrow's Leaders: Developing Untapped Potential
    - Ms Judy McKimm - Leicester Warwick Medical School
    Final Report pdf format

  13. (383) Use of Life Drawing in Undergraduate Clinical Attachments
    - Dr Sarah Gull - University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
    Final Report pdf format

  14. (300) Why do some medical students fail exams?
    - Dr Jen Cleland - Aberdeen University Medical School
    Mid-term Report interim reports in doc and pdf format
    Final Report final report in pdf format

Dentistry

  1. (337) An educational package for trainers in dental outreach placements
    - An educational package for trainers in dental outreach placements Peter G Robinson - School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report pdf format

  2. (401) Chairside teaching and learning: stakeholders’ perspectives
    - Mr Jeffrey Wilson - UWCM
    Mid-term Report doc and pdf formats format

  3. (308) Dental students interacting with dental nurses: an investigation of gender differences in communication and working styles
    - Professor Ruth Freeman - School of Dentistry, Queen's University, Belfast
    Mid-term Report pdf format

  4. (388) Developing a Virtual Learning Environment for Orthodontics
    - Professor Jonathan Sandy - University of Bristol
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report all reports in doc and pdf format

  5. (392) Evaluation and Dissemination of a Progress File Learning System at Barts and the London Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry
    - Dr Elizabeth Davenport - Barts and The London Queen Mary's School of medicine and Dentsitry
    Final Report final report in doc and pdf formats format

Veterinary medicine

  1. (356) A Bovine Rectal Palpation Simulator for training veterinary undergraduate students
    - Dr Dominic Mellor - University of Glasgow
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report all reports in doc and pdf format

  2. (358) Does the formal teaching of communication skills improve the ability of veterinary students to communicate with clients in clinical situations?
    - Mrs Christine Latham - University of Cambridge
    Mid-term Report pdf format

  3. (405) Novel assessment methods for a lecture-free final year course in veterinary medicine
    - Dr Anne Healy - University College Dublin
    Final Report workshop resources format

  4. (363) Objects for OSCEs (Generating Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs) from existing CLIVE courseware to support Day One Competencies)
    - Ms. Vicki Dale - University of Glasgow
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report (.doc and .pdf formats) format

Generic

  1. (389) How are Virtual Learning Environments facilitating change in UK medical education?
    - Mr Julian Cook - University of Bristol
    Mid-term Report pdf format
    Final Report pdf format

2002

Medicine

  1. Standard setting at final MB BS level for clinical competence: is it possible to achieve consensus?
    Final Report pdf format.

  2. Embedding portfolios early in the medical course
    Interim Report Report available in doc format.

  3. Assessing undergraduate interprofessional learning: a clinical case-study approach for ward-based teaching
    Interim Report Report available in html format.

  4. METRO (Medical Education Taxonomy/Thesaurus Research Organisation)
    Final Report pdf format.

  5. Disabled students - disabled doctors – time for a change?
    Final Report Summary pdf format.
    Final Report pdf format.

  6. Survey of early experience in UK medical schools withdrawn

  7. Practical teaching packages on ethics and law in medicine and related sciences
    Final Report doc and pdf formats.

  8. Six ETHICS case studies
    6 Case Studies pdf format.

  9. ASME/JASME conference student support
    Interim report doc format.

Dentistry

  1. The assessment of manual dexterity in dental students at admission and progression through the dental degree programme
    No report available.

  2. Perceived stress and emotional intelligence in dental undergraduates
    Final Report now available in html format.

  3. DVD for teaching sedation and behavioural psychology in dentistry
    Completed with the circulation of a free DVD to all dental schools, contact the author for further information.

  4. A study pack for consenting skills in dentistry
    Final Report now available all reports including final resources.

Veterinary Medicine

  1. Development, teaching and evaluation of a consultation structure model for use in veterinary education
    Final Report now available in pdf

  2. Evaluation of information mapping techniques as teaching and learning tools in veterinary medicine
    Further details available on Project website
    Final Report now available in pdf

  3. The development of OSCEs for veterinary use
    Interim Report available in pdf

Generic

  1. Students with disabilities: A comparison of admissions Systems
    Final Report now available in pdf (1.2MB) format. You can also request a printed copy (ISBN 0 7017 0154 4) by email from enquiries@medev.ac.uk No print copies available!

  2. Extended summaries of AMEE good practice in learning and teaching guides
    18 Guides now available from our website. You can also purchase printed copies of the full guides from AMEE.

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2001

Medicine

  1. Resource discovery and collaborative development
    Final Report now available in pdf
    Article in 01.1 available.(html)

Dentistry

  1. Evaluation of an outreach programme in restorative dentistry
    Final Report now available in rtf and pdf format.
    Article in 01.1 available (html).

Veterinary medicine

  1. An image database of clinical cases.
    Final Report now available in html, pdf or rtf format.

  2. Development of a skills laboratory in veterinary medicine
    Final Report now available as part of 01.1 in html format.
    3. Final Report available pdf format.

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