Becoming a Medical Educator

Becoming a Medical Educator is organized by University of Oxford and will be held during Feb 05 - 09, 2018 at Rewley House, Oxford, England, United Kingdom.

Conference Description :
The Becoming a Medical Educator course is an introduction to the world of current postgraduate medical education. It gives participants a working knowledge of how to design, conduct and evaluate teaching and training for postgraduate clinicians, and how to assess curricula and teaching programmes, in medical and surgical environments.

This medical education training course helps participants understand the principles and reasoning behind modern training and assessment methods while developing the skills needed to embark on a career pathway where roles as an educator and trainer form an important part.

• Tools to enhance their own practice by helping them learn some core educational skills.
• An improved understanding of the concepts underpinning current educational practice.
• Methods to help improve the practice of others and to help develop others professional development.
• An appreciation of the wider medical educational landscape and its potential.
• Practice and understanding, working towards improving patient care.

Conference Objectives are :
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of their own and others differing teaching and learning preferences.
• Display an understanding of the principles and processes influencing education especially as they relate to medical education and training.
• Show an appreciation of the uses and potential of technology in clinical learning and assessment.
• Demonstrate relevant practical skills of teaching, assessment, and feedback.
• Have engaged in a project which demonstrates their potential to learn and master a new subject.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.