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Expand your knowledge and skills in medical education. Focus on areas relevant to your current and future medical education practice. Take a crucial step in obtaining a full master's qualification.
The Diploma in Medical Education is designed for those looking to build on their PG Cert and deepen their expertise in medical education. It is ideal for health professionals who regularly train or supervise medical students and resident doctors, as well as those in dental and veterinary education.
This course equips you to deliver high-quality, practical training in today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, where time is limited, and patient care is the priority.
You’ll have the opportunity to tailor your learning to areas relevant to your current and future medical education practice, supporting your career development.
For those looking to advance further, the Diploma provides a pathway toward a full Masters qualification in medical education.
The course combines online lectures, group seminars, interactive workshops, self-study, and activities via the Canvas platform. Regular in-person study days provide opportunities for you to network with fellow students and engage in creative and interactive learning activities.
In person writing days and online academic writing sessions help develop your academic writing skills, provide protected time for writing your assignments and opportunity for feedback from course and library staff. Online drop-in sessions provide opportunity for you to gain feedback on your work in progress.
You will be formally assessed using multiple methods including critical reflective and essay writing, individual presentation, and portfolio.
There will be multiple opportunities to engage in formative assessments to gain valuable feedback on your work as you progress through the course.
We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.
You should be actively involved in teaching or supervising medical students, doctors, dentists, or veterinarians within current UK practice.
Applicants will hold a medical degree (MB BS, MBChB) or a first degree of 2:2 or above.
University of Sunderland staff will apply via the HR staff qualifications policy agreeing workload remission and support with their line manager.
This course is suitable for applicants to enter with advanced standing. You will need at least 60 credits or equivalent to be suitable for entry. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) is permitted for up to 120 credits. APL will normally be applied against the modules in the Postgraduate Certificate usually because the applicant holds a Postgraduate Certificate of equivalence. Normal university processes of mapping learning outcomes will be applied. APL is permitted only where all of the course learning outcomes to the level of a particular exit award have been met.
Please email postgraduatemeded@sunderland.ac.uk if you have questions about your suitability for the course.
The tuition fee for this course is:
As this course is part-time, we can only consider international students currently residing in the UK on a suitable visa that covers the duration of your studies (e.g. Tier 2).
If you wish to go on to study Master of Medical Education, the next-year tuition fee would be the same as above.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
Our goal is to equip you with the skills and expertise to advance your career in medical education. These courses are designed to support your development as a supervisor, teacher, course organiser, training programme lead, and beyond.