Foundations of Health Professions Education
Please note this module is available from 2026/2027 onwards.
Overview
This module has been designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to meet the challenges which helping others to learn inevitably brings. It aims to enhance the professional development of educators in healthcare learning settings, as well as assisting educators in thinking about their own role as a learner and teacher through emphasis on self-direction and on the need to relate theory to professional practice.
Teaching, learning and assessment methods enable learners to reflect critically on their own practice. As the introductory module of the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters in Medical Education, this module provides the foundations on which other modules build.
Module objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
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Design and deliver evidence-based educational interventions informed by theory that address identified learning needs in health professions education contexts.
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Critically analyse and apply evidence-based educational methods and technologies that effectively achieve learning outcomes and enhance learner participation in teaching.
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Critically evaluate the relative strengths and weakness of formative and summative assessment methods in particular clinical settings and educational contexts.
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Demonstrate effective feedback practices that enhance learning and promote learner self-awareness.
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Demonstrate the ability to systematically evaluate and improve educational interventions based on the collection and critical analysis of feedback from learners and teachers.
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Demonstrate identity development and evidence-based reflective practice as a health professions educator through application of educational theory, critical engagement with scholarship, and continued professional development.
Assessment
Two portfolio assignments (4,000 words in total) and a 15-minute oral presentation.
Key facts
Contact: pgt-portfolio2@warwick.ac.uk
Module Lead: Dr Catherine Bennett
Duration: 13 weeks
CATS: 30