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As part of their role, healthcare professionals (HCPs) are likely to teach students, trainees, peers and/or other HCPs. Even where they have considerable experience in teaching or otherwise facilitating learning, they may not be knowledgeable about the evidence-base for their teaching practice. Moreover, even where HCPs are familiar with clinical research, they may be unfamiliar with the criteria against which the evidence base for their teaching practice is judged. 

10 teaching weeks with a study week in the middle (5 + 1 + 5; standard UoG ODL structure)

Content will include:

■ Myths in education

■ The nature of evidence in education

■ Searching for the evidence

■ Critical appraisal of education literature

■ Case studies of evidence debunking myths

Applicants should normally possess a medical, dental, or nursing degree from an institution recognised by the University Court; or a recognised degree from another appropriate healthcare profession; they should ideally be employed in a relevant professional context. Applications will also be considered from individuals with other relevant degree qualifications (such as a BSc in a biomedical science), who are, or aspire to be, employed in the education of healthcare professionals.

Applicants to the associated programmes (section 10) who undertake this specific course in Evidence-Based Teaching (EBT) must also have completed the Teaching in Healthcare Professions (THCP) micro-credentialing course offered by the University of Glasgow; a pass at D3 or better is required.

Teaching in Health Professions (MED5397)

The 10-credit course on Teaching Healthcare Professionals (THCP).

The EBT course and the THCP course will together provide an alternative to Teaching in Health Professions, MED5392, for students who enter the Health Professions Education (HPE) programme via the micro-credential route.

i) Set exercise (33.3% weighting): A series of exercises (online posts to address specific questions or tasks) that will in combination be used to assess relevant skills and knowledge 

ii) Written assignment (67% weighting): Critical evaluation of the evidence base for a current / key idea in teaching. 

This course aims to develop HCPs' ability to identify and critique the evidence-base for their professional teaching practice, and to evaluate current and/or key ideas in teaching.

By the end of this course you will be able to:

■ Search for peer-reviewed literature in healthcare professions education

■ Critically-appraise literature in healthcare professions education

■ Critique the evidence-base for current and/or key ideas in teaching. 

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.