Local Resources
The Academic Unit of Primary Care (AUPC), University of Leeds. If you are working in Primary Care and involved in teaching Leeds University undergraduate Medical Students this is the website for you. The AUPC in association with the Medical Education Unit offers a series of workshops to assist Medical Student teachers in their role as teacher. The AUPC can also offer advice to those wishing to become involved in Medical Student teaching and it can also offer opportunities for those wishing to further develop their educational expertise via the provision of a Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma or indeed a Masters Degree in Primary Care Education.
The School of Education, University of Leeds. If you are a healthcare professional involved in education and training as part of your current role, the School of Education offers a Postgraduate Certificate and Masters degree in Clinical Education. This will be of interest to those wishing to further develop their educational expertise. There are funded places for those working in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.
The Yorkshire Deanery. If you are a National Health Service (NHS) doctor and you work in the Yorkshire Region of England you may be able to access the resources of the Yorkshire Deanery. The Yorkshire Deanery delivers a wide variety of workshops ranging from workshops on personal development skills to workshops on Learning and Teaching skills.
The Staff and Departmental Development Unit (SDDU), University of Leeds. If you are an employee of the University of Leeds the SDDU offers a wide variety of educational development resources. Included amongst these is a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education.
Skills@Library
'Skills@Library' supports students, researchers and staff to enhance their learning, teaching and research.
http:campus.leeds.ac.uk/learn.htm This is the central resource for Learning and Teaching within the University of Leeds.
National/International Resources
Higher Education Academy, Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine
Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME)
Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
General Medical Council (GMC)
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (PMETB)
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/aske/ ASKe is the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning based at Oxford Brookes University Business School.
www.thestudentsurvey.com / www.unistats.com The National Student Survey is organised by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Survey results are published on the Unistats website which is owned by HEFCE.
Relevant Journals
The Clinical Teacher. A journal offering many practical tips for those primarily involved in face to face teaching.
Medical Education. A journal for those wishing to extend their field of interest to encompass Medical Education research.
Medical Teacher. Medical Teacher is the journal of the Association for Medical and Healthcare Professions education.
Advances in Health Sciences Education
Teaching and Learning in Medicine
Academic Medicine. This journal is the Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Education for Primary Care. Education for Primary Care aims to reflect the best experience, expertise and innovative ideas in the development of undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing primary care education.
Work Based Learning for Primary Care. The journal publishes a mixture of original, peer-reviewed papers and accounts of personal and team learning in practice, describing work based learning from the point of view of practice, policy and research.
