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New Paper: The impact of performance in a mandatory postgraduate surgical examination on selection i
Duncan Scrimgeour, PhD candidate and Intercollegiate Research Fellow, has had his paper “The impact of performance in a mandatory postgraduate surgical examination on selection into specialty training” accepted for publication in the British Journal of Surgery (Open access). This study, the first of its kind for the mandatory postgraduate UK surgical...
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New Paper: Getting off the Carousel: Exploring the Wicked Problem of Curriculum Reform
Mrs Lorraine Hawick, CHERI PhD student, has had her paper “Getting off the Carousel: Exploring the Wicked Problem of Curriculum Reform” accepted for publication in Perspectives on Medical Education journal. Using empirical data, this paper focuses on complex processes involved in curriculum reform. Working with Professor Jen Cleland (University of...
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Dr Walker awarded NHS Education for Scotland 2017 Award for Scholarship
Dr Kim Walker was awarded the NHS Education for Scotland 2017 Award for Scholarship. The award was made at the congress dinner of the 7th Annual Scottish Medical Education Conference, Thursday 4 May, 2017. Kim has held many key roles throughout her career, and in all of them she has...
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A cut above at the International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons
Duncan Scrimageour, CHERI PhD candidate and StR in General Surgery, presented his work examining which factors predict performance in the Intercollegiate Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examination at the International Surgical Congress of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 3-5th May, 2017, Glasgow. Duncan’s...
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Winning at the 7th Annual Scottish Medical Education Conference
CHERI had an outstanding presence at the 7th Annual Scottish Medical Education Conference (SMEC), 4-5th May, 2017, Edinburgh. With nearly 20 posters and two of only five invited oral presentations, we showcased a wide range of our research activities with an audience of nearly 800 colleagues from across Scotland. A...
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Special Issue of The Science of Selection into Healthcare
Jen Cleland and colleagues from the Universities of Cambridge, UK, and Iowa, USA, were invited to edit a special issue of Advances in Health Sciences Education (AHSE) Theory and Practice on “The Science of Selection into Healthcare: International Insights and a Future Research Agenda”.
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CHERI students attend Masterclass in research writing at the Maastricht School of Health Economics
Six CHERI students attended the Face-to-Face Course Masterclass Writing Research for Publication by Professor Lorelei Lingard which was held in March 2017 at the School of Health Education (SHE), Maastricht, The Netherlands. Claudia Cunningham, Eve Stubbing, Gillian Scanlan, Ben Kumwenda, Duncan Scrimageour and Waleed Al-harbi attended the 3.5-day masterclass Writing...
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Medical education podcast on widening access
CHERI PhD student Kirsty Alexander takes part in a medical education podcast
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Prof Cleland joins Society for Cost and Value in Health Professions Education
Professor Jennifer Cleland was invited to join the international Society for Cost and Value in Health Professions Education (SCVHPE) in November 2016. This small group of educationalists and economists from Australasia, North America and Europe drives forward inter-disciplinary work to inform decision-making in healthcare education. Jen stated “Healthcare and health professions...
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Prof Cleland keynote speaker at Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network
Professor Jen Cleland was one of the keynote speakers at the Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN), Stirling, Scotland, March 2017. Jen was invited to speak on the topic “Simulation based education: understanding the social-cultural complexity of a surgical boot camp”. The study which formed the basis of Jen’s talk...