Educational audit of postgraduate medical education

Abstract

This project examined the academic audit of postgraduate medical education, and went on to research, design and implement an educational audit system for use in Mersey Region, UK. Issues found to be significant included ownership of both standards and results, norming, and the levels of aggregation of data. The project has demonstrated that designing and implementing a system of feedback which is effective and sustainable is feasible, but requires the agreement and support of tutors as to its objectives and use. The resulting system has now been tested across a range of courses and programmes of meetings in Mersey Region, and has been accepted by the Postgraduate Office as the basis for future development.

A postgraduate course in Primary and Community Care: impact on an academic department

“…While evaluation of courses in terms of educational outcomes are commonplace (e.g. Fox 1994; McWilliam et al 1994), and a recent study by Finucame & Allery (1994) reported the attitudes of those engaged in medical education toward their teaching duties, little is known about the impact that introducing such a course has on an academic department, and on the workload of those involved.…”