Medical Education
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Research activities July 2020
The Department of Medical Education holds regular research events including a weekly research roundtable presented by both our own staff and visitors to the Department.
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Translating the COVID-19 message
Melbourne Medical School’s Associate Professor Robyn Woodward-Kron warns some groups in our culturally diverse society may become more marginalised and vulnerable as the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop.
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Med Ed Source podcast: Rater cognition
In this episode, Dr Victor Lee, Director of Emergency Medicine Training from Austin Health (Melbourne) talks about rater cognition. We talk about what our assessor role is in clinical education, biases when we assess, and some things to think about when we are assessing.
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Grow your career in Clinical Education, Clinical Research or Clinical Leadership
Choose from the most comprehensive suite of Clinical Education, Research and Leadership courses offered by any Australian university.
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Med Ed Source podcast: Failure to fail and conditional passes
In this episode, Professor Tim Wilkinson from the Otago Medical School, University of Otago (New Zealand) talks about failure to fail and conditional passes.
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Med Ed Source podcast: The challenging learner
In this episode, Professor Steve Trumble from the Melbourne Medical School, talks about the challenging learner. We talk about what makes us perceive a learner as challenging, how we might help them, and we finish up with a practical strategy for the clinical educator.
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Short courses, big results
The Graduate and Custom Programs team at the DME have been busy in 2018 delivering a huge range of bespoke short courses across Victoria.
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Staying safety aware during daylight savings
The days are getting longer and the weather warmer. This change in season, means many staff and students choose to use the University facilities late into the evening, particularly as exams approach.
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Med Ed Source podcast: Health professions education podcasting
In this episode, Dr Karen Freilich (@KarenFreilich), a junior doctor from Melbourne, Australia talks about medical education podcasting. We talk about how to go about setting up a podcast, picking topics and sharing the podcast with the world.
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Congratulations to newly elected Australian Medical Student Association leaders
Elections for the Australia Medical Student Association (AMSA) 2020 National Executive were held over the weekend of 14-15 September 2019. We are happy to announce that our student team has been successful - with Daniel Zou (President), Jelyn Thong (VPi) and Travis Lines (Policy Officer), all from the University of Melbourne. Congratulations to Daniel and his team on their election.
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Med Ed Source podcast: clinical supervision in allied health
In this episode, Dr Simone Gibson from the School of Clinical Sciences and Associate Professor Claire Palermo from the Monash Centre for Scholarship in Health Education at Monash University (Australia) talk about clinical supervision in allied health. We talk about supervision ratios, placement sites and attributes of effective clinical educators.
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Med Ed Source Podcast Episode 7: Multiple Choice Questions
Associate Professor Anna Ryan from the Department of Medical Education and Professor (Honorary) Dave Swanson from the American Board of Medical Specialties talk about assessment in medical education generally and multiple choice questions (MCQs) specifically.
Graduate Research at MDHS
A resource for students and supervisors seeking up to date information about policies and procedures
The University of Melbourne is a globally engaged, comprehensive, research-intensive university uniquely positioned to respond to the major social, economic and environmental challenges of our time.
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Research Groups
An overview of the research interests within the department and the project work being carried out by our research groups.
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Apply for Ethics
Research involving human participants requires appropriate ethics review and approval. Necessary approval must be granted before the research study can commence.
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Meet Our Graduate Researchers
The graduate research students in the Department of Medical Education come from a range of health professional and other backgrounds. Their topics cover medical and health professions education as well as interdisciplinary research. Meet our graduate research students.
Research in the Faculty
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is Australia's largest biomedical research faculty. We employ more than 1500 academic staff, 4000 honorary staff and 1500 graduate researchers undertaking world class research across a wide range of health and social issues in a diverse range of research settings. Researchers are located at key sites across Victoria, with more conducting research around the world. These renowned experts from every field can be found in labs, hospitals, affiliated research institutes and all across the wider community.
Information and support tools for Faculty staff are available on the Faculty intranet.Whether you're just starting out or a seasoned professional, we have something to suit your needs and schedule. With the highest teaching evaluations in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences we are proud to offer our coursework and short course programs to our leaders and future leaders.
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Degrees
The graduate coursework and research degrees offered by Melbourne Medical School are the perfect way to begin or progress your career.
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Short Courses
Our short courses are designed to keep you up to date with the latest research and information.
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Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes
The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences offer an extensive range of scholarships and bursaries to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students.
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Current Student Resources
Further information for all students in the Melbourne Medical School, including Doctor of Medicine students, plus links to University student resources.
Vocational Selective
The Vocational Selective (VS) is a unique aspect of the Melbourne Medical School's Doctor of Medicine (MD) course. As part of the MD's capstone subject, Transition to Practice, the 4-week Vocational Selective is intended to provide students with an opportunity to explore an area of medical practice of interest to them and which they might consider as a possible vocation.
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Academy of Clinical Teachers
The role of the Academy is to promote excellence in clinical teaching and professional engagement with the University's health sector colleagues.
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Student Ambassador Program
The Melbourne Medical School Student Ambassador (MMSSA) program aims to provide current medical students with the opportunity to meet and engage with alumni, senior staff, donors and external stakeholders of the Melbourne Medical School and the University.
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The Med Ed Source Podcast
Welcome to the Department of Medical Education’s newest engagement platform, the Med Ed Source podcast. Your source of expertise and trends in medical and health professional education.
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Welcome to the Department of Medical Education
The University of Melbourne established the Department of Medical Education in 2015 to expand on the scholarly discipline of medical education. Our team:
- Continuously develop and improve the University’s innovative Doctor of Medicine (MD) by leading academic activities across our Melbourne and rural Clinical Schools, with a central base at our iconic Parkville campus.
- Deliver an array of research-informed postgraduate and professional development programs for health professionals and clinicians in our three areas of expertise: clinical education, clinical research and clinical leadership.
- Support a growing area of research and scholarship focused on medical and health professional education.
The Doctor of Medicine (MD)
The Melbourne MD is the Melbourne Medical School’s flagship program. To ensure the program’s continued development, our core academic team oversee each subject’s content while our professional team manage delivery. Our high-quality curriculum is further guaranteed by our rigorous selection, assessment and evaluation teams. Each Clinical School have small academic and professional teams to deliver high-calibre clinical and research placements on site.
We’re located across eight Melbourne Medical School campuses based at hospitals across Melbourne.
We also enjoy strong academic links with the School’s clinical departments, including General Practice, Medicine and Radiology, Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Psychiatry.
Graduate and Custom Programs
We deliver high quality research-informed postgraduate and professional development programs, facilitated by leaders in health professional education and research. Created for clinicians from any discipline and embedded within the clinical context, we offer a range of courses in our areas of expertise covering Clinical Education, Clinical Research and Clinical Leadership.
Research and Scholarship
The University of Melbourne has an outstanding reputation for excellence in research. We’re committed to fostering some of the best researchers in the world. That’s why the Department of Medical Education offers coveted research positions at both Doctorate and Masters levels.