About the Dundee Centre for Medical Education - School of Medicine

CMECentre for Medical EducationAbout the DundeeCentre forMedical Educationwww.dundee.ac.uk/mededThe Centre for MedicalEducation is an internationallyrenowned leader in MedicalEducation with over 40 yearsexperience in running MedicalEducation programmes.We are part of NinewellsHospital and Medical School,one of the largest teachinghospitals in Europe. TheCollege of Medicine, Dentistryand Nursing has a thrivingGraduate School with morethan 3000 research and taughtpostgraduate students.Our core activities are:UniversityaccreditedcoursesFace-to-face and onlinedistance learning courses,designed to meet the needsof health professionals ineducation and training:• Practitioner (Certificate)• Leader (Diploma)• Researcher (Masters)Student learning includesworking with online materials,interaction with peer learners,reflection on practice, tutorcontact and personal study.The modules cover a broadrange of Medical Educationtopics.Our online learning hascontinuous enrolment withflexible assignment submissionenabling you to work at yourown pace. These courses aresupported by webinars anddesigned to support you andencourage peer-peer and peertutorinteraction.Centre for Medical Education, The Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee DD2 4BF, Scotland, UKtel: +44 (0)1382 381952 email: cmecourses@dundee.ac.uk www.dundee.ac.uk/meded

Face-to-facestudent teachingOur face to face studentteaching is delivered inDundee and follows theacademic year. This allowsstudents to enjoy what theTimes Higher EducationSurvey 2012 recognised as“Dundee best in Scotlandin Student Experience”. TheSunday Times UniversityGuide describes Dundee as“one of the prize catches inhigher education”.The University’s awardwinning international studentsociety provides students witha warm and friendly welcometo the city, making theirtime in the UK “a wonderfulexperience”.Contact us:Course AdministratorCentre for Medical EducationThe Mackenzie BuildingKirsty Semple WayDundee DD2 4BFScotland, UKTel: +44 (0)1382 381952Email: cmecourses@dundee.ac.ukShort coursesFrom beginner to advancedlevel on topics including:• Teaching and Learning• Assessment• Curriculum Development• Clinical Teaching• Educational Leadership• Educational ResearchWe offer two types ofshort courses – our annual‘Discovery’ week-long courserun each April, and 1-5 daycourses prepared specificallyto address an institution’sneeds.These are delivered either inthe UK or overseas.ResearchThe Centre is a thriving hubfor healthcare educationresearch.We have education researchlinks locally, nationally andinternationally, creating aworldwide community ofDundee scholars acrossundergraduate, postgraduateand continuing education.Key areas of expertise include:• Scholarship of teaching,learning and assessment• ProfessionalismWe have expertise in a widerange of quantitative andqualitative methodologiesused in education research.We supervise researchstudents at Masters and PhDlevel.If you want to find out moreabout one of our activitiesplease contact us.University of Dundee CME@ CME_Dundeewww.dundee.ac.uk/meded