Research Teaching Linkages: Enhancing graduate attributes in Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

Symposium 28th January 2008

Bute Medical School

Research Teaching Linkages: Enhancing Graduate Attributes

• Part of a larger University wide Enhancement Theme programme

• Enhancement themes part of QEF (Quality Enhancement Framework)

• QEF is co-ordinated by quality working group which includes members from QAA Scotland (Quality Assurance Agency), SFC (Scottish Funding Council) and others

• Looking at link between research teaching with aim to enhance graduate attributes and improve student experience– Institutional level– Discipline level

2008 Enhancement Theme Conference – Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot Watt University on 5th and

6th March https://enhancement.qaa.ac.uk/events

Invitation to submit posters for this event – submission deadline 11th February

Discipline project

Focus on Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

Aim:

To identify, share and build on good and innovative practice in utilising research-teaching linkages to enhance the achievement of graduate attributes

Approach taken

• Structured interviews– Identify and define ‘high level’ graduate attributes– Identify approaches in making best use of research

teaching linkages to enhance these attributes– Identify case study examples

• Symposium• Post symposium Blog• http://medblogs.st-andrews.ac.uk/ResearchTeachingLinkages/default.aspx

Report available from the QAA website

24 Structured interviews

Discipline No Scottish Uni

English Uni

Dentistry 5 Glasgow

Dundee

Birmingham

Newcastle

Peninsula

Medicine 13 Aberdeen

Dundee

Edinburgh

Glasgow

St Andrews

Liverpool

Manchester

Peninsula

Southampton

Veterinary Medicine

6 Edinburgh

Glasgow

Bristol

RVC

Project Team

Dr Jim Aiton

Prof Simon Guild

Prof Gerry Humphris

Dr Anita Laidlaw

Jay Mackinnon

Julie Struthers

Symposium

Aim• To discuss and share good practice

Themes• Understanding high level graduate attributes

and how best to support/promote the achievement of such attributes

• Sharing of approaches to making best use of research/professional practices which enhance the achievement of such attributes

• Consideration of how best to develop a learning environment that envelops research activities as part of the learning experience