Clinical Education PGCert

King's College London, University of London

The Masters in Clinical Education provides a flexible framework for pursuing your professional development goals as an educator in the health professions. The programme is carefully tailored to the needs of health professionals who engage in teaching, training, supervising, and supporting the learning of colleagues in the clinical professions. On completion of the postgraduate certificate, you will become a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). You will also be eligible to become a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators (AoME) upon application. Key benefits Firmly embedded in the practice of professionals working in healthcare settings. Links with interprofessional Continuing Professional Development. Relates theories of teaching and learning to the context of clinical practice. Designed and delivered at one of the largest centres for healthcare education in Europe. Located in the heart of London. Postgraduate Certificate The heart of the Masters in Clinical Education programme is the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education. As a recognised teaching qualification in higher education, the programme is dual accredited: successful completion of the programme awards participants Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and Membership of the Academy of Medical Educators via the expedited accredited application route. Course participants from a nursing and midwifery background will have the option of specific support in developing their teaching, as required by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. As a 60-credit Level 7 award, the Certificate is comprised of one 45-credit required module that encourages grounding in pedagogic thinking and practice, and one 15- credit option module of the participant’s choice.