Clinical Education Research & Evaluation

This subject provides an introduction to research and evaluation in health professions education. The subject distinguishes between the purpose and approaches of research, evaluation, and the scholarship of teaching, as well as showing their connectedness. The research-focused component of the subject introduces principles and approaches to health professions education research and engages learners with key research domains through analysis and application of the literature and research principles. The evaluation component considers the purposes for undertaking evaluation in a health professions education context, provides a focus on evaluation of clinical teaching, and introduces methodological approaches utilised in the evaluation of teaching.