MEd PGDip Surgical Education

Aiming to challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator.

These courses use intensive online teaching, discussion and academic work to challenge and develop your thinking and practice as a surgical educator. Educational themes tailored to the unique features of surgical practice are explored throughout.

Our new online programme features collaborative PG Certificate level modules with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s Faculty of Surgical Trainers and our own Faculty of Medicine’s Collaborative Partnerships Office. These new partnerships offer students insights from a wide range of clinical educators who are embedded firmly in the surgical and medical communities.

There is increasing emphasis across surgical specialities on sound education, assessment and appraisal, and a growing recognition that education is key to safe clinical practice and effective professional development.

Surgery – with its professional emphasis on craft, performance and teamwork – presents unique opportunities and challenges to educators and trainers.

These courses aim to challenge your thinking and develop your practice as a surgical educator. You will develop your theoretical and practical understanding of surgical education and the judgment needed to innovate in this important and growing field.

They will be of interest to those involved in the education of students and trainees in interventional and surgical specialities. Although we expect participants to bring relevant experience of medicine, surgery, and training in the workplace, we make few assumptions of prior knowledge in the field of education.

These courses will equip graduates to further careers in healthcare and surgery–related education and provide a solid foundation for those who intend to go on to study an MD or PhD.