Courses and qualifications
Want to take your knowledge and skills in health sciences education
to the next level? Not satisfied with what you get from attending workshops
and congresses? You may want to consider doing a short course or taking
a qualification in health sciences education or higher education.
Click on the links below to access information on courses and qualifications
in health sciences education and higher education:
HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
South Africa
UFS:
Magister
in Health Professions Education
The
University of the Free State offers a Master's programme in Health
Profesions Education. Two options are available: course
work (120 credits) plus a script (120 credits) OR dissertation (240
credits) .
Click here
for more information.
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UFS:
Ph.D.
(Health Professions Education)
To be
admitted to this programme at the University of the Free State, To
be admitted to the programme candidates must be in possession of:
- A master's degree in Health
Professions Education, or
- A master's degree in a
health sciences profession, or equivalent qualification, plus an educational
qualification, or
- A master's degree in any
health sciences discipline plus an educational qualification, or a
similar master's degree plus an educational qualification, or
- A doctorate degree
Candidates must be in a post
as health sciences educator/ researcher, work in a health care or
health sciences education institution, or as a health care/ health
education official, or have at least one year's experience in health
sciences education and training. Prior learning and experience will
be evaluated if a candidate is in possession of a master's degree
or equivalent, but does not possess a master's in Health Professions
Education (a), or educational qualification, with the possibility
of extended course work.
Click
here
for more information.
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Elsewhere
Essential
Skills in Medical Education (ESME)
Launched
in August 2005, the ESME Programme has as its aims:
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Identification of an essential set of competencies in teaching that
all doctors should possess;
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Delivery or accreditation of courses which address these competencies;
and
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Recognition of achievement of the minimum required competencies with
the awarding of an ESME Certificate in Medical Education.
The
ESME Programme is accredited by by the Association for Medical Education
in Europe (AMEE).
ESME
Courses are typically, but not exclusively, delivered at major medical
education meetings. Information on future courses is available from
AMEE: tel: +44 (0)1382 631953; fax:
+44 (0)1382 631987; amee@dundee.ac.uk
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FAIMER
Institute
The
FAIMER® Institute is a two-year fellowship program designed for
international medical school faculty who have the potential to play
a key role in improving medical education at their schools. The first
year consists of two residential sessions in the United States, and
an intersession curriculum innovation project at the participant's
home institution. The second year, completed from the Fellow's home
country, involves mentoring an entering Fellow and also active engagement
in the Institute internet discussion group. The program is uniquely
designed to teach education methods and leadership skills, as well
as to develop strong professional bonds with other medical educators
around the world.
The
FAIMER Institute is sponsored by the Foundation
for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER),
which is a nonprofit foundation of the Educational Commission for
Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®), in collaboration with the
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey—Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School.
Twelve
selected participants will travel to the Philadelphia area for a 25-day
session the first year, return to their home institutions to complete
an intersession project, and then travel back to the U.S. for a 10-day
session the following year. Additionally, Fellows will interact with
the previous class, and with the class succeeding them, during the
residential sessions.
Applications
for the 2006 Institute close on 1
January 2006.
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University
of Maastricht: Master
of Health Professions Education
Click here
for more information on this programme on offer by the University
of Maastricht..
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University
of Illinois (Chicago): Master
of Health Professions Education
Get more information on this programme here.
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University
of Dundee: Certificate,
Diploma, Master in Medical Education
Get more information on these programmes on offer from the University
of Dundee here.
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Cardiff
University: Postgraduate
diploma / MSc in Medical Education
Click
here
for more information on these programmes on offer at Cardiff Univeristy.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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South Africa
Stellenbosch:
Short course on assessment
Watch
this space for more information on the short course on assessment
offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Stellenbosch University.
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UCT:
Courses on learning
and teaching in the higher education context
The
Centre for Higher Education Development
(CHED) at UCT offers a variety
of courses on learning and teaching in the higher education context.
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UCT:
Post Graduate Diploma
in Higher Education Studies
Click
here for
more information on the Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education
Studies offered by the Centre
for Higher Education Development (CHED) at UCT.
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Stellenbosch:
MPhil in Higher
Education
The
Centre for Higher
and Adult Education at Stellenbosch University offers an MPhil
in Higher Education.
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