Medical Education MMedEd/PGDip/PGCert
Introduction
Its flexible, modular structure allows you to study over a period and to a level suited to your own professional needs and circumstances.
Taught by experienced clinicians and leading academics in the field of medical education, this course will enhance your knowledge and skills as an educator and give you the confidence to apply them in your own professional practice.
Essential Information
Entry Requirements
All candidates must have experience in teaching and be currently actively involved in teaching activities. Candidates will be educated to first degree level and normally be healthcare professionals.
Our requirement for a first degree may be waived for candidates who can demonstrate sufficient relevant work experience – please get in touch with us.
English Language Requirements
You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. This course requires the following:
- Band A
- With specific component scores of 6.5 in reading and writing.
Course Code
P-B9XD (MMedEd); P-B9XDD (PGDip); P-B9XDC (PGCert)
Award
MMedEd/PGDip/PGCert
Duration
There is a maximum of 5 years of part-time study to complete the MMedEd course.
Location
Gibbet Hill (UoW)
Start date
September 2026
Useful Information
Study mode: Part-time
Duration: Each stage of the Masters takes 1 year.
If you require any assistance with this please contact the PGT Team at PGT-Portfolio2@Warwick.ac.uk
Application: Applications can be made online
here.
Scholarships
Each year there are a selection of scholarships available to students studying for postgraduate taught courses at Warwick. The complete list of scholarships can be found on the here. Ones most relevant for students at Warwick Medical School are:
- Warwick Taught Masters Scholarship Scheme
- Chevening Scholarships(international applicants only)
- Li Xiaoming Scholarship(Chinese applicants only)
- International Scholarships
Course Structure
You can take the Masters in Medical Education on a part-time basis over a period of three years.
Our current 2025/26 PGCertificate is accredited by the Academy of Medical Educators.
Following our course review and the new design of our PGCertificate course, we are re-applying for accreditation of our PGCert for 2026/27.
Modules
You can apply at the certificate stage and register for the Foundations of Health Professions Education module. You can apply for the diploma stage if you have equivalent learning at certificate level. Please contact us to discuss further.
We have undergone a course review and the certificate modules are new for 2026/27. The diploma stage is also being reviewed for 2027/28.
PGCertificate starting in 2026/27
PGDiploma starting in 2026/27 (Our new revised PGDiploma will be introduced in 2027/28) - PGCertificate stage modules plus:
And one optional module from the optional modules list below.
Masters in Medical Education starting in 2026/27 - PGDiploma stage modules plus:
And one optional module from the optional modules list below.
Optional Modules
Assessment
We use a range of assessment methods for both the Certificate and Diploma stage modules including different types of written assignment and presentations. Certificate assignments include a reflective teaching portfolio, for which you must be actively involved in teaching. The Professional Project is assessed by a 4,000 word journal article and an academic poster.
Written assignment
Teaching
Presentations
Teaching Methods
You will be taught through a range of teaching & learning methods. Information about teaching arrangements for each module is available on the module page.
Interactive small group teaching
Presentations
Blended learning
