Thank you to everyone who came to the launch event of #quclms. It was great to see such enthusiasm from staff and students alike. The evening included presentations, discussion and a prize draw. Domi Sinclair of UCL E-learning Environments introduced the audience to OERs (Open Educational Resources) and Creative Commons with a fantastic Prezi Laura-Jane … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce that our 3rd TiME (Trainees in Medical Education) conference will be taking place on Tuesday the 11th June 2013 at Bentham House, UCL Bloomsbury Campus. The theme for this year’s conference is “Transitions in medical education and training”. We are excited to be linking themes with the ever popular UCL Medical Education … Continue reading
You may not have noticed thanks to the weather but Spring is here! As Tolstoy observed “Spring is the time of plans and projects” and that is certainly true at UCLMS. Highlights in this bulletin include: MBBS Curriculum Review Three new hearts for the medical school GMC QABME report Funding successes NHS Change Day at … Continue reading
NHS Change Day was a nationwide initiative, held for the first time on 13.03.13, with the aim of creating the biggest single quality improvement event the NHS has ever seen. NHS staff across the country pledged to make small and large changes to their practice, for the benefit of patients. The most popular pledges on the … Continue reading
The final report of our recent GMC Quality Assurance of Medical Education visit will be up on the GMC website any day now. It is a very positive report in spite of it happening just after the launch of the new MBBS curriculum, and before we had sorted out some of the teething problems. It … Continue reading
The new MBBS Curriculum is running well, and is into its final term of its first academic year. To reflect on the progress so far, Professor Jane Dacre and Dr Deborah Gill hosted a review day, held at the Whittington Education Centre for all the curriculum leads. They went through all years, and also the new vertical … Continue reading
7pm 16th May, Printworks Cafe, UCL (Malet Street, off Byng Place). Where do you want to die? How do you want to be remembered? What is it like to be present when someone dies? Death is a subject that it is often difficult to talk about, but is something we all have in common. As healthcare … Continue reading
Estates developments Summer 2013 is going to be an exciting time as we upgrade facilities across three of the Medical School’s sites: the Cruciform Hub in Bloomsbury, the Royal Free Hub within the Royal Free Hospital and the Whittington Hub in the Highgate Wing, Whittington Hospital. The Cruciform Hub will open in Spring 2014 with … Continue reading