Starting this September, you can grow your confidence as an educator with a brand-new, interdisciplinary PGCert programme here at Liverpool School of Medicine, equipping learners with the skills, educational theory and evidence-based teaching approaches in a course built to slot naturally into the schedule of the busy clinician.
The School has a long-standing history and commitment to developing educators. The new course is a natural step in cementing this in our postgraduate offering and harnessing further the strong network of passionate and committed educators both within the University and throughout our NHS network across the city region.
Programme Director Dr Leo Grant brings 10 years of experience in postgraduate clinical education to the role and the course content.
“A key feature of this programme is the strong emphasis on developing yourself as an educator. You will not only acquire practical teaching tools but will also critically reflect on your role in supporting the next generation of professionals. It is interdisciplinary and open to educators from a wide range of healthcare settings which further enhances the learning opportunity, giving you the chance to develop with professionals from different disciplines.
The course is designed to be extremely relevant to your clinical work and accessible alongside this; you will reflect on teaching activities you are already doing and base assessments on your current practice.
We have designed the programme with the busy clinician in mind – plenty of flexibility, manageable workload and predominantly online delivery, with face-to-face sessions advertised well in advance.
Each week takes the same format – you’ll access your material online, which will be a mix of recorded lecture content, some reading and some reflective prompts. There will be two synchronous online workshops per seven-week module and one in-person workshop day on campus.
You’ll study four modules, each with a summative assessment and a formative assessment opportunity. These have varied formats, some are essays, some are recorded presentations, reports and guidance documents.
It’s a good fit for anyone involved with clinical education at any stage – whether that’s as a clinical teacher at University, teaching medical students on the wards, supervising trainees, writing or marking assessments. It is particularly interesting for those wanting to grow professionally and progress their teaching or education career. As long as you are involved in teaching in some way you are eligible, and if you’re already involved in teaching our students, why not take this step to develop yourself further with us!”
Head to PGCert Clinical Education to learn more about the programme’s key features and make an application online. Get in touch with hlsmasters@liverpool.ac.uk with any queries.