Clinical Education at Flinders

 

Graduate Certificate: (18 units; 4 topics)

Graduate Diploma: (36 units; 8 topics)

Master of Clinical Education by Coursework: (54 units, 11 topics)

Master of Clinical Education by Research: (54 units, 4 topics plus thesis)

 

Changes planned for 2011

Flinders University is re-designing all course topics as 4.5 unit topics, effective from the beginning of 2011. Previously our Clinical Education topics have been 6 units each so next year each topic will be smaller and some new ones will be offered. This document sets out the proposed 2011 Clinical Education topics and indicates whether they will run in Semester 1 or 2.

Why have we designed these courses?

Most clinicians teach; few have had the opportunity for professional development in teaching. These courses are designed to provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings.

Our courses are multidisciplinary, designed for health professionals involved in clinical education at undergraduate and graduate levels in medicine, nursing and allied health.

Our courses are based on a symbiotic approach. Effective education is not merely a product of a one-on-one relationship between clinician and student; rather effective clinical education requires partnerships between universities, the professions, health services and the community.

Our courses provide authentic learning experiences. We all learn best when we actually contribute by working within a health professional team. This is mutually beneficial to health services and clinicians because well supported students are not an additional burden, they are a resource.

Part-time study options are available.

All topics are totally on-line so that if you are juggling a busy life you can work at your own pace in your own time. Optional intensive workshops are offered in some topics.

The Graduate Certificate in Clinical Education and the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education have topics in common with the masters program and students who hold either the graduate certificate or graduate diploma receive credit for related topics.

What do our courses involve?

• Graduate Certificate: (18 units; 4 topics; can be completed in 6 months).
  Participants undertake applied study of adult learning, teaching and learning styles, providing feedback, symbiotic clinical education. These topics provide practical skills and knowledge to apply immediately.

• Graduate Diploma: (36 units; 8 topics; can be completed in 1 year).
  Participants develop skills in leadership and change management, curriculum design and assessment, and can choose electives such as teaching advanced clinical skills or health ethics, or facilitating interprofessional learning.

• Master of Clinical Education by Coursework (54 units, 11 topics)
  The Masters will provide health professionals with advanced knowledge and skills to deliver clinical education in health service settings. The course aims to provide health professionals with an understanding of foundational principles of symbiotic clinical education, the ability to demonstrate advanced and applied knowledge and skills in clinical education. Students will also be able to contribute to this specialist body of knowledge by undertaking a piece of educational research.
  
  
• Master of Clinical Education by Research (54 units, 4 topics plus thesis)
  Participants undertake the 4 core topics, Symbiotic Clinical Education plus Scholarship of Teaching & Learning and then undertake a 36 unit thesis. Masters students are awarded a Research Training Scheme place through which your fees are covered for the thesis component. More information can be found here: Research higher degrees - Flinders University
  

Those who attend Harvard Macy Institute courses in Boston or Brisbane can gain credit towards the Grad Cert in Clinical Education.
For more details, contact course administration.

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