Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education

The University of Cambridge Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education has been designed collaboratively by University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE), and the University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine’s Clinical Deanery. The Postgraduate Diploma is a continuation of the Postgraduate Certificate and both are one-year, part-time Master’s-level programmes resulting in 60 FHEQ Level-7 credits each and the University of Cambridge award.

The course is delivered through face-to-face sessions requiring attendance in Cambridge, self-directed and peer learning, and synchronous and asynchronous approaches provided via the course virtual learning environment [VLE].

Course Dates

Our learners

MSt in Genomic Medicine

“It’s about building credibility and deepening my expertise. But more than that, I want to take what I’ve learned and give back. I’d love to return to Uganda one day and help raise awareness of genomics as a future health priority.”

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Clarissa, Postgraduate Certificate in Philosophy

“The structure allowed me to challenge ideas in a thoughtful way, while still staying grounded in the real-world decisions I had to make.”

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Our learners

Key Features

Who is the course designed for?

The programme is only open to those who have successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education at PACE.

The Postgraduate Diploma is aimed at doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals involved in supporting the learning and development of students and/or more junior colleagues. This includes those working in primary /secondary/ community care settings, at all levels from Foundation Year 2 onwards.

This means they are medical, dental or healthcare professionals who are engaged in education and training activities commensurate with their level of experience and as is relevant to their professional roles and responsibilities. It is suitable for ‘early career’ educators as well as those with more experience.

Aims of the programme

The programme aims to develop individuals able to adopt an informed and critically reflective stance to their own and others practice as medical educators and leaders.

This will include:

consideration of strategies to create and sustain safe working and learning environments, including supporting and developing faculty to deliver high quality education and training
the features of high quality formative and summative assessment practices and how these are used to assess performance and support the development of students and trainees (including differentiation of performance and supporting trainees who are failing to progress)
a focus on curriculum and course design at two levels i.e. firstly, to enable an informed critique of adopted curriculum, their limits and potentials and secondly to familiarise participants with core curriculum design skills
exploration of active inclusion practices in clinical education and training.

Progression

Upon successful completion of the PG Diploma in Medical Education, students can apply to progress to the MSt in Medical Education, 1 year, part-time. Further details available here.

Student support

Depending upon your needs, a variety of support opportunities are available to you including wellbeing support sessions, short-term counselling, and study skills support sessions. Find out more in our student support webpages.