Welcome to the public website for Medical Education Programmes at Newcastle University.

Our Mission Statement

At the School of Medical Education we are committed to the promotion of education as a practical skill and as an academic discipline. Our accredited programmes are designed for health care professionals, and enable participants to: -

Plan and deliver teaching in a variety of settings.
Understand and use educational theories to improve teaching.
Develop awareness of the broader social and political contexts in which education takes place.
Evaluate, plan and execute educational research.

Our overarching aim is to contribute to the development of health care educators, and ultimately through that contribute to patient care.

Please review information about the programmes by selecting one of the blue buttons, 'More Information', below. It is here that you will find out more about the programmes on offer as well as information about specific modules and how to apply and register. Across the top of the page, next to 'Home', there is an area called 'Contact' which will give you access to the contact details of people who can help with any further queries.

Our Programmes

In addition to our well-established programmes in Medical Education for UK-based clinical educators, we also offer a programme of Medical Education modules to medical educators in our medical school in Malaysia, and an e-learning version of our programmes.

Because of the ongoing uncertainty due to COVID 19, and the need to make an early decision so that both the Programme Team and prospective students can plan accordingly, we have made the decision not to resume a full face to face Programme for the next academic year (2022-23). We are instead running the e-learning programme on a blended learning basis.

All core and essential content is delivered using a variety of self-directed activities, group tasks, reading and discussion boards, with additional synchronous (real-time) sessions which are recorded for students who are unable to attend. The programme also contains optional on-campus study days to help students practice the skills they have learned in each module. Each of these study days also has an online equivalent, which is recorded.

Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) Medical Education; Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) Medical Education; Master of Medical Education

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Full-time study

Masters: 12 months

Part-time study

PGCert (UK on-campus): 12 months (not running in academic year 2022-23)

PGDip (UK on-campus): 12-24 months (not running in academic year 2022-23). You must have already completed the PGCert.

Masters (UK on-campus): 12-24 months (not running in academic year 2022-23). You must have already completed the PGDip.

PGCert (E-Learning): 12 months

PGDip (E-Learning): 12-24 months. You must have already completed the PGCert.

Masters (E-Learning): 12-24 months. You must have already completed the PGDip.

Students can also study the Certificate and Diploma in one academic year on the Accelerated Diploma, or the Diploma and Masters in one academic year on the Accelerated Masters. The UK on-campus accelerated programmes are not running in academic year 2022-23, but the accelerated programmes run via e-learning.

Accredited Staff Development in Medical Education at NUMed Malaysia

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Due to COVID 19, in academic year 2022-23 the NUMed programme will not be running - you are welcome to apply for our e-learning programme instead.

Student Successes

The Equality Challenge Unit (ECU)’s Athena SWAN Charter was established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment in higher education and research. The Faculty of Medical Sciences has a Silver Athena Swan award.

We use this section of the website to celebrate the successes of all our students, both male and female.

You can find information on student successes in the 2021/22 academic year here.

MedEd Course Overview