Health Faculty Publications PG Study and Research 2016 | Page 21

Research in the
School of Medicine
The School of Medicine has renewed its commitment to
research and scholarship in medical education. This has
already strengthened, and will continue to strengthen, our
teaching and enhance the professional lives of our staff and our
students’ career prospects. Our medium term aim is to build
collaborations across the University and to contribute to a REF submission
THE
SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE
has a range of
taught Master’s
courses, all of which are
modular in format and
which can be accessed as short
courses or with credits
transferable between Master’s level
courses elsewhere in the Faculty of
Health. Many courses are available to
health professionals from disciplines other
than medicine and are relevant to clinicians
engaged in primary and secondary care. We also
offer a range of Clinical Leadership and Management
courses at CPD level, and these can be tailored to
the requirements of individual NHS provider
organisations if necessary. Many students
start by attending a CPD course or module
and then go onto a full postgraduate

in education by Keele. We are active collaborators in The Higher Education
Network at Keele (THiNK). We have active research links with the Universities of
Aberdeen, Sheffield and Otago (NZ). We have appointed a Director of Research
and Scholarship in Medical Education, who with the members of the Medical
Education Strategy Group, is supporting all staff and students to develop as researchers
and scholars. We also intend to develop an active PhD group.
WE HAVE TWO RESEARCH PROGRAMMES:
1). Feedback to students on their performance: interrelated projects investigating how students
use feedback from formative and summative assessments and how the effectiveness of feedback can
be optimised. We are also investigating how feedback can be enhanced by mobile devices,studying
students’ and teachers’ interactions with the technology.
2). Transition from learner to practitioner: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies investigating the transitions
doctors in training undergo: from student to doctor; from Foundation doctor to higher medical trainee. This
includes evaluating how our curriculum prepares students for practice and how it impacts on career choices.
We also have a strong Academic Pathway for our undergraduates from academic Student Selected Components, Summer
Studentships and Student Research Showcases and intercalated Master’s degrees, all of which are available to students who
wish to develop careers in academic medicine. We work closely with the student body to support student led research clinics and
research meetings.

qualification.

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