Extended summaries of AMEE medical education guides

 

The Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Guides series comprises 29 guides on key topics in medical education. The subject centre commissioned the writing of extended summaries of 18 of these guides. They are downloadable from this page (please see below).

  1. The assessment of learning outcomes (25) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  2. Multiprofessional Education (12) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  3. Portfolios as a method of student assessment (24) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  4. Moving from opinion-based education to evidence-based education : The QUEST dimension (BEME1) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  5. Personal learning outcomes (19) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  6. A comprehensive overview of relevant information sources and methods of best practice in medical education (BEME3) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  7. Assessment of clinical competence using Objective Structured Long Examination Record (OSLER) (9) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  8. Curriculum mapping: a tool for transparent and authentic teaching and learning (21) doc file (also downloadable in pdf )
  9. Task-based learning: an educational strategy for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education (7), html file (also downloadable in pdf )
  10. Learning in small groups (8), html file (also downloadable in pdf )
  11. The core curriculum with options or special study modules (5), html file (also downloadable in pdf )
  12. Problem-based learning: a practical guide (15), html file (also downloadable in pdf)
  13. Study Guides: their use and preparation (16), doc file (also downloadable in pdf)
  14. The good teacher is more than a lecturer: the twelve roles of the teacher (20), html file (also downloadable in pdf)
  15. Managing change in a medical context: guidelines for action (10), (pdf format)
  16. Outcome-based education (14), (pdf format)
  17. Standard setting in student assessment (18), (pdf format)
  18. The use of real patients, simulated patients and simulators in clinical examinations (13), (pdf format)

All summaries are compiled by AMEE and do not reflect an official endorsement by the Academy or any other organisation. Any questions or comments can be sent to enquiries@ltsn-01.ac.uk.

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The Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

School of Medical Sciences Education Development, Faculty of Medical Sciences,
Newcastle University, NE2 4HH