Clinical Education - MSc

Keele University

This course is an excellent opportunity for a range of health professions, including medicine, nursing, paramedicine, radiography, pharmacy and other allied health professions who are involved with teaching and supervising students to strengthen their skill-set and progress their career. The General Medical Council and other health profession regulating bodies recognise that educators require the necessary knowledge for this role and that there is a need for greater professionalism and accountability as clinical teachers. This course will introduce you to the latest theoretical base and expose you to the challenges of teaching students in the clinical environment. The overall aim of the course is to improve the quality and effectiveness of clinical teaching. Participants will develop expertise and specialist knowledge in their chosen areas of clinical education. The course is divided into two levels: Postgraduate Certificate and full MSc, with optional simulation pathway. Students can step off at any level. MSc Open to Home (UK) and international students part time as a distance learning (online) course. Achieving the MSc will develop your knowledge and necessary skills to ensure professionalism is reached and maintained for clinical leaders. It will provide the individual with advanced expertise and specialist knowledge in clinical education and enable you to display critical analysis and independent thinking, to progress you in clinical education teaching. To complete the masters, you undertake a clinical education-based research project. The total academic credit rating for the MSc degree is 180 credits, of which the taught modules comprise 120 credits and the research project 60 credits. You must choose the Designing and Delivering Simulation optional module for the MSc in Clinical Education (with simulation) award. On successful completion of your research project, you should be able to: Communicate a framework of reference (such as a literature review), to show the relevance of the proposed research. Display evidence of critical analysis, independence of thought and an understanding of advanced concepts and methods related to research. Demonstrate the appropriateness and intellectual coherence of the research design/plan of argument for linking questions to methods and conclusions. Select appropriate information gathering methods and implement these effectively and with a high level of judgement. Show evidence of advanced methods of analysis and of a high level of skill in their execution. Where appropriate, evidence of critical evaluation and reassessment of results and techniques during the research period. Show evidence of intellectual rigour in the interpretation of the results of the analysis. Analyse ethical issues (where appropriate). Produce a report of appropriate style, organization and structure. Display a high level of written English and expository methods.

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