Medical & Dental Education (a collaborative programme with Oxford PGMDE) - 2012 entry
PGCert
Overview
The postgraduate certificate in Medical & Dental Education, run by Oxford Postgraduate Medical & Dental Education (Oxford PGMDE) in collaboration with Oxford Brookes, aims to support the development of reflective, critical educators in medical and dental practice, particularly in the context of one-to-one teaching in primary care settings.
Why Brookes?
- Our courses are open to a wide range of health and social care professionals providing highly-flexible continuing professional development (CPD) study opportunities with part-time, full-time and mixed-mode options (including opportunities for e-learning, blended and distance learning).
- We support multi and interprofessional learning and teaching, and many of our courses are either fully multiprofessional or offer excellent opportunities for shared learning.
- Our lecturers are experienced in their specialist practice area and maintain excellent practice links with those areas locally or across the region.
- Many of our lecturers have reputations for excellence and have established links with colleagues, organisations and institutions at national and international level.
- We have a strong research profile, with experienced researchers working in established areas of cancer care, children and families, drug and alcohol, physical rehabilitation and enablement and interprofessional education & collaborative practice.
- Oxford Brookes is rated internationally excellent across a broad range of subjects in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). 70% of our research in Allied Health Professions and Studies was rated as being of international significance, of which 10% was rated as world-leading.
- Oxford Brookes is a student centred institution that is fully committed to each individual achieving their potential. To support this, we offer a broad range of student support schemes to facilitate learning and development: www.brookes.ac.uk/studying/life/wellbeing
- We have an excellent track record of high levels of student satisfaction, low student attrition rates and high employability.
In detail
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
Course content
The course involves a combination of residential modules and work-based learning. There are three residential modules, each lasting three or four days and involving a combination of small-group work and plenary sessions. The three modules are designed to explore different aspects of learning and teaching:
- You as a learner
- You as an educational manager
- You as an educator.
Much of the work-based learning will reflect the day-to-day activities of modern primary care and for GPs will include preparation of the practice for training.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Assessment of your competence as an educator is through completion of three assignments, a case study, an essay and a portfolio. Successful completion of each module will carry an award of 20 master’s-level credits and successful completion of all three modules will result in the PGCert in Medical & Dental Education.
Quality
To support the multiprofessional ethos of the course, it is taught and supported by professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds, including medical and dental practice, education and human resource management.
Key facts
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
Faculty
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Social Work and Public Health
Course length
Part-time: 12 months
Teaching location
Oxford Deanery
Start date
February 2012
Apply / Entry reqs
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
Entry requirements
This course is suitable for prospective GP Speciality registrar trainers, Dental trainers, Practice managers, Primary care nurses and GP undergraduate tutors.
Applicants should hold a UK or overseas degree from a recognised institution, or an equivalent professional or other qualification.
GP educators must have at least two years’ experience in general practice. This can be either as a principal or salaried partner, or as an assistant in a GMS or PMS practice. They should be a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dental practitioners should be certified to act as a principal in dental practice and be a member of the Royal College of Dental practitioners and have a minimum of two years experience in dental practice
Practice managers, primary care nurses or other primary care professionals should have a minimum of two years experience in primary care.
Oxford PGMDE will cover the tuition/certificate costs of future GP trainers and undergraduate tutors from within Oxford PGMDE.
This course is not available to non-EEA students unless you have an immigration status which allows you to study part-time in the UK.
How to apply
Applications should be made directly to Oxford PGMDE.
Conditions of acceptance
When you accept our offer you agree to the conditions of acceptance. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Oxford Brookes operates the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All postgraduate single modules are equivalent to 10 ECTS credits, double modules to 20 ECTS credits, and treble modules to 30 ECTS credits. A full master's course will carry 90 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Fees / funding
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
TUITION FEES
For fee information relating to this course please contact the PGMDE on the above contact details
Questions about fees?
Contact Student Finance on:
+44 (0)1865 483088
finance-fees@brookes.ac.uk
Scholarships and funding
For general sources of financial support, see funding for Postgraduate students from the UK and EU.
Oxford
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
Why Oxford is a great place to study Medical & Dental Education (a collaborative programme with Oxford PGMDE)
As a student in Oxford you'll be at the heart of the UK's most successful economic region and in a centre for leading industries which provides you with a host of learning opportunities.
Because Oxford is one of the world's great academic cities, it is a key centre of debate, with conferences, seminars and forums taking place across education, science, the arts and many other subjects.
In addition to our own excellent libraries and resource centres, our postgraduate students have access to the world-renowned Bodleian Library, the Bodleian Law Library and the Radcliffe Science Library.
Support
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
How Brookes supports postgraduate students
Supporting your learning
From academic advisers and support co-ordinators to specialist subject librarians and other learning support staff, we want to ensure that you get the best out of your studies.
Personal support services
We want your time at Brookes to be as enjoyable and successful as possible. That's why we provide all the facilities you need to be relaxed, happy and healthy throughout your studies.
Research
CONTACT US
Barbara Gow, General Practice School Manager, Oxford PGMDE
bgow@oxford-pgmde.co.uk
+44 (0) 1865 740643
