UWA PLUS
Clinical Teaching in Medicine - IMEDM500
This micro-credential provides foundational learning in medical education, clinical teaching support, and a platform for medical educators to record and reflect on clinical teaching sessions they facilitate for medical students. Time for planning, delivering, and reflecting contributes toward the required 50 hours.
Upon successful completion, you'll receive:
- Two PD Points - stackable for unspecified academic credit in future UWA award courses
- A Certificate of Achievement
- A UWA Plus Professional Development Transcript, listing all successfully completed micro-credentials
- Delivery mode
- Online + Face-to-Face
- Course dates
01 July 2026- 31 December 2026 [MC-3H]
17 Jan 2027- 17 December 2027 (TBC)
- Registrations will close:
Duration
- 26 weeks
- Effort
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- 50 hours, including:
5 hours of self-paced online learning and
45 hours of logged teaching activity (planning, delivery and reflection time). - Academic lead
- Samantha Hodges
- Cost
- $792 including GST
Critical information summary:
- 50 hours, including:
- IMEDM500 Clinical Teaching in Medicine - Critical Information Summary (PDF, 245KB)
What you'll learn
Approaches to clinical teaching for medical students.
How to design and adapt clinical education activities for students at various stages of learning and in a variety of clinical contexts.
Develop skills in facilitating education sessions for medical students at the individual and small group level
How to provide effective feedback to learners in the clinical setting.
Develop reflection skills to enhance your competence and professionalism as a medical educator.
Why study this course?
Learn and apply foundational concepts of medical education whilst gaining recognition for the teaching you do alongside your clinical work. Study in a way that fits around your existing commitments.Who should study this course?
The micro-credential is for doctors who are interested in medical education and providing teaching to medical students and junior colleagues.
Recommended prior knowledge:
MBBS, MBBCh or MD.
This micro-credential aims to support junior doctors as early career medical educators by enhancing teaching skills, supporting ongoing professional development, and offering formal recognition of contributions to teaching. This can be of benefit to continued professional development (CPD) requirements, and employment or training program applications.
Effort:
50 Hours Including:
5 hours of self-paced online learning, and 45 hours of logged teaching activity (planning, delivery and reflection time).
What's next after this course?
- This micro-credential offers professional development as a medical educator and is potentially helpful in obtaining employment for teaching hospitals, universities or medical colleges.