The Centre for Medical and Healthcare Education was launched in September 2005. Its main role is to advise and support all staff who are involved in teaching and learning at St George’s. In support of the educational mission of the institution, the Centre works towards St George’s being ‘a national and internationally recognised centre of excellence for medical and health and social care education, and to achieve this in an environment that enthuses, motivates and supports students and staff in their learning and teaching'.
St George’s Educational Strategy 2005-09
The Centre was born out of the previous Department of Medical and Healthcare Education, established in 2000. The Department was set up when, during the last decade, St George’s experienced an ambitious and successful period of expansion, diversification and innovation in Medical and Healthcare Education. Members of the Department played a major role in developing new methods for teaching, learning and assessment. Staff development and training of both NHS and University employees proved highly important in producing effective teachers and assessors for the new programmes. Such developments involved and affected most staff, and the need for a nucleus of people to guide and inform these activities was identified. It also highlighted the need to evaluate the changes that St George’s introduced; some of the developments were unique within the UK.
The Centre aims to provide a supportive environment for nurturing and continuing this innovative work. The staff of the Centre are very active in teaching and learning, with their work mainly focusing on the following areas:
- Clinical Teaching
- Development (Curriculum and Staff)
- eLearning
- Professionalism
- Skills (Clinical and Communication)
The Centre has approximately 35 core staff, and a number of further staff at St George’s who are involved with the Centre’s activities through honorary and affiliated memberships. The Centre Manager is Anthony Senior, who can be contacted on extension 5127.
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