Welcome to the Dundee University Medical Education Blog. This is new venture to share some of what is happening in Medical Education at Dundee Medical School. This website is currently under development. Dundee Medical School is ranked 1st in Scotland and 4th in the UK for Medicine: Guardian University League Table 2018 Medical graduates … Continue reading
The August changeover is an exciting, but anxiety-inducing time for newly qualified doctors. The FY1s are given a great deal of information in their induction for their first medical post, including training on IT systems, orientation to the health board’s various policies and other important corporate training. However, we wanted … Continue reading
This is the second in a series of posts from the Undergraduate Healthcare Team, following on from the first post about collaborating with NHS Tayside. Within the new GMC Outcomes for Graduates (2018)medical students are expected to ‘participate in and promote activity to improve the quality and safety of patient … Continue reading
The Equality Act 2010 means the University has a general duty to eliminate discrimination and promote diversity. 8 years down the line how well are we doing. This study using responses from the medical students of all years helps shed light on how medical students describe their gender and sexuality … Continue reading
Contemporary applications to medical school have a focus on diversity and equality, in pursuit of a distal shift in the perception of medical professionals being upper class, privileged, white males. Tattoos are one method of self expression that help shift stereotypes. So what do medical students think about doctors with … Continue reading
Investigation of real incidents has been consistently identified by expert reviews and student surveys as a potentially valuable teaching resource for medical students. A new paper in BMC Medical Education by Vicki Tully, Douglas Murphy, Evie Fioratou, Arun Chaudhuri, James Shaw and Peter Davey describes how all final year students in Dundee … Continue reading
Are all doctors automatically good teachers? Not necessarily, says the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC are now requiring all medical educators with a significant teaching role to demonstrate that they are qualified and experienced enough to undertake these roles. They then accredit them as Recognised Trainers. Jordan Napier and … Continue reading
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Every year, GPs who are involved in Undergraduate and Postgraduate medical education get together in the TCGP annual conference. With the next conference less than 1 month away, here are some photos from last years conference with some posters of some of the excellent research done by undergraduate medical students … Continue reading
Can a self selected study module (SSC) increase interest in a career in remote and rural practices? In a poster presented at the SMEC conference May 2017, an study was conducted on a 2 week SSC module on Rural and Remote involved sending students to a rural hospital and practice. … Continue reading
Dundee University is at the forefront of Medical student electives, and is heavily involved in the ethical electives initiative. A new book taps into the knowledge and experience from Dundee. Global Health Experiential Education: From Theory to Practice has now been published. The book presents best practices for ethical and … Continue reading
Games in medical education is not a new concept, but surely General Practice is too complex to put into a board game? How will young adult medical students take to playing games during their small group tutorials facilitated by experienced GPs? To find the answers, have a look at the … Continue reading