18. Medical education
Graduate Certificate in Medical Education
(GradCertMedEd) KG004
Graduate Diploma in Medical Education
(GradDipMedEd) KF036
Master of Medical Education
(MMedEd) KC046
Overview
The Medical Education programs aim to equip people who have educational responsibilities in the fields of medicine, the health professions or health sciences with knowledge, skills and attitudes relevant to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education.
The courses provide a broad understanding of best evidence medical education and a practical, project-based application of principles to students’ own workplace settings.
Students will emerge from this program with enhanced skills in:
- medical curriculum development, implementation and evaluation, and student assessment
- a proactive approach to continuous quality improvement in medical education
- a deeper understanding of principles and practices which underpin learning and teaching in medicine and the health sciences
- attitudes to medical education which reflect best-evidence and learner-centredness.
Admission
An applicant for admission to candidature for the Medical Education program shall normally be a graduate of the University of Sydney or another recognised institution and have completed an undergraduate degree at a standard acceptable to the faculty. Students are required to have access to a relevant clinical setting or recent experience in a clinical setting.
Alternatively, applicants to the graduate certificate may be admitted on the basis of equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.
Applicants to the graduate diploma may be admitted if they have completed the Graduate Certificate in Medical Education or its equivalent.
Applicants to the master’s degree may be admitted if they have completed the Graduate Diploma in Medical Education or its equivalent.
Structure
This course may be undertaken in two modes:
- Either as a face-to-face course, requiring regular attendance on campus, followed by some participation in online learning activities, OR
- as a fully online, distance mode course, requiring regular participation in online activities and discussions.
Our emphasis on small group interactive learning, delivered flexibly, will provide you with ongoing feedback and contact with your fellow students and course coordinators.
The graduate certificate and graduate diploma are embedded in the master’s degree (see chapter 8 for an explanation of embedded degrees).
At least 50 per cent of the credit points needed for award (eg at least 12 credit points for graduate certificate, 18 credit points for the graduate diploma and 24 credit points for the master’s degree) must be completed from the MDED units of study.
| Course | Credit points for award | Duration full-time | Duration part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| GradCertMedEd | 24 | 0.5 year | 0.5 to 2 years |
| GradDipMedEd | 36 | 1 year | 1 to 3 years |
| MMedEd | 48 | 1 to 2 years | 1 to 4 years |
The graduate certificate comprises two core units of study and a further two elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).
The graduate diploma comprises two core units of study and a further four elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).
The master’s degree comprises two core units of study and a further six elective units of study chosen from the lists of electives (see tables on core and elective units of study below and chapter 31 for unit of study details).
Medical education core units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDED5001 Teaching and Learning in Medicine |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MDED5002 Scholarship of Teaching in Medicine |
6 | Semester 1 |
Medical education MDED elective units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDED5004 Independent Studies A |
6 | P MDED5001 and MDED5002 and MDED5011 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students negotiate with an Office of Postgraduate Medical Education staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. The supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MDED5005 Independent Studies B |
6 | P MDED5001 and MDED5002 and MDED5011 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students negotiate with an Office of Postgraduate Medical Education staff member to be their supervisor on an agreed project. The supervisor emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit permission for the student to enrol. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MDED5007 PBL in Medical Education |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| MDED5008 Assessment in Medical Education |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 1 |
| MDED5009 Promoting Interprofessional Learning |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| MDED5011 Research Methods in Medical Education |
6 | C MDED5002 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students request permission from the course coordinator to enrol in this unit. The course coordinator emails the Postgraduate Student Administration Unit advice that the student has permission to enrol. |
Semester 2 |
| Students in the graduate certificate choose two electives from this list if their core units of study were not MDED units of study. | |||
| Students in the graduate diploma must choose at least three electives from this list if their core units of study were not MDED units of study, otherwise they must choose at least one. | |||
| Students in the master’s degree must choose at least four electives from this list if their core units of study were not MDED units of study, otherwise they must choose at least two. | |||
Medical education non-MDED elective units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACH5003 Facilitating Learning |
6 | A Some knowledge of adult learning theory and group dynamics useful Broadband internet access is desirable. Access to video equipment is required. |
Semester 2 |
| BACH5007 Curriculum Leadership |
6 | A BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design Broadband internet access is desirable |
Semester 2 |
| BACH5116 Developing eLearning in Health Contexts |
6 | A Basic computer skills and some knowledge of adult learning theory would be useful Broadband internet access is essential |
Semester 2 |
| BACH5118 Learning in Groups |
6 |
Broadband internet access is desirable |
Semester 1 |
| BACH5284 Learning in the Workplace |
6 | A BACH5001 Adult Learning and BACH5002 Educational Design Broadband internet access is desirable |
Semester 2 |
| CEPI5200 Quality and Safety in Health Care |
6 | A clinical experience strongly recommended |
Semester 1 |
| EDPA5013 Evaluation of Educational Programs |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:S1 Late Int,,S2 Late Int, |
S1 Late Int S2 Late Int Semester 2 |
| EDPB6013 Internationalisation of Education |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:S1 Late Int,,S2 Late Int, |
S1 Late Int S2 Late Int Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| EDPE5001 Learning, Knowing and Thinking |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| EDPE5011 Motivation for Learning |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| EDPE6011 Learning and Individual Differences |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| EDPE6016 Adult Learning and Development |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| EDPK5001 Qualitative Methods |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|
| EDPK5002 Quantitative Methods |
6 | Semester 1 |
|
| EDPR5003 University Teaching Portfolios |
6 | C EDPR5011 |
Semester 2 |
| EDPR6012 Developing Flexible Learning - Higher Ed |
6 | Semester 2 |
|
| Students can take no more than 50 per cent of the credit points required for award from this list of electives. | |||
Further enquiries
Ms Jacqueline Wells
Phone: +61 2 9351 4551
Fax: +61 2 9351 6646
Email:
Website: www.medicaleducation.med.usyd.edu.au