UCT Medical School – Health Sciences Education

The establishment reflects UCT’s commitment to advancing the field of health sciences education (HSE) and generating scholarships relevant to Africa and other resource-constrained environments. This initiative is also in keeping with the Faculty’s adoption of the Primary Health Care Approach as its lead theme. They also strive to collaborate with other groupings engaged in HSE research, teaching, and service. We provide the Faculty with an academic hub for inter-disciplinary and inter-professional offerings.
Our services

• Educational development aligns education, training, and health professional practice at both under- and postgraduate levels with all levels of health care delivery.
• Promotion of excellence in teaching.
• Learning and assessment at all sites of education and training.
• Development of innovative educational responses to the unique challenges faced in the South African and African contexts.

Divisions
Comprised of four divisions, our department is committed to doing and using contextually-relevant research to strengthen the science of educating and training health professionals.

Clinical Skills Centre

FHS Writing Lab

Writing does not often come naturally to many people, and while excellent writing can be difficult to learn, decent writing is not. We think that everyone can become a skilled academic writer with the right direction and assistance. By assisting writers in being aware of the procedures required to generate quality writing within their discipline, we hope to empower authors.

Staff Development and Training

Assisting staff in facilitating the professionalization of their roles as educators by providing continuous professional development in Education and through the effective use of educational technology.

EduTech

Advising staff on the inclusion of educational technologies in learning and teaching. Supports online and mixed modes delivery of content at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.