Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care

The certificate aims to foster and develop future leaders in teaching evidence-based health care by exploring different teaching styles, identifying development needs and planning effective curriculum.

This will include providing students with a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical perspectives of effective teaching in medical education, specific methods and techniques in relation to teaching evidence-based health care to different audiences, and key issues for effective curriculum design and evaluation. Participants have access to current leaders in research-led teaching and experts in medical education.

This is a joint programme between the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and the Department for Continuing Education. The Programme works in collaboration with the renowned Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine in Oxford.

David Nunan (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences) is the Course Director for this Programme.

Programme Details

The PG Certificate in Teaching Evidence-Based Practice is a part-time course. There are three compulsory modules which can be taken over 1–2 years.

Modules

• Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

This module is designed for all health care professionals who have knowledge of critical appraisal and experience in practising evidence-based health care, and who want to explore issues around teaching.

• Developing practice in medical education

This module aims to support students in developing their practice through critical reflection on the ways in which evidence, theory, values and contexts interact.

• Course design, assessment and evaluation

This module provides an overview of the principles of curriculum development in medical education and the critical issues in course design and assessment, with a focus on implementation at the course/module level, the coherent planning of learning activities, and evaluation of teaching and learning.