The Oxford Handbook of Medical Education is a practical, easy-to-read guide on medical education for busy doctors and healthcare professionals. Tailored for medical practitioners at all levels who wish to engage in education but may lack the time or expertise for in-depth research, this handbook offers practical advice alongside case studies and scenarios based on experts' educational experiences. The chapters have been designed to follow an easy-to-navigate structure and can be read in isolation or sequentially as part of a broader, more comprehensive exploration of the field of medical education. The handbook contains the accessible features you would expect from the Oxford Medical Handbook series, including lists, tables, figures, and pop-out boxes. It is a portable guide, quickly referenced and applied, particularly when teaching opportunities arise spontaneously.
Drawing on the expertise of experienced scholars and educators internationally, and across stages of their educational and academic careers, this comprehensive volume offers advice within the key domains of medical education. These include: curriculum design, assessment, learning strategies, clinical teaching, educational theory, and the integration of technology. In addition to its focus on educational practice, this handbook should also appeal to those exploring medical education research for the first time, either as readers of research, or researchers themselves, given the inclusion of content on conducting medical education research.
In sum, by synthesising foundational research and practical wisdom, the
Oxford Handbook of Medical Education offers readers an opportunity to develop their understanding of the principles and practices that shape contemporary medical education. In doing so, we hope readers will feel empowered to make evidence- and experience-based changes to their educational practice to improve learners' and patients' experiences of education and care.
Gabrielle Finn, Professor of Medical Education, Vice-Dean for Teaching, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Helen Church, , Clinical Assistant Professor in Medical Education; General Practitioner, School of Medicine, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Megan Brown, Senior Research Associate in Medical Education, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Matthew Byrne, Urology registrar and DPhil candidate, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford; University of Nottingham, General Practitioner, Nottingham
Professor Gabrielle M Finn is Professor of Medical Education at the University of Manchester and Associate Vice President for Teaching at the University of Manchester. Gabrielle is an educationalist with an international profile, who specialises in innovative pedagogic approaches. Gabrielle has established health professions education research units at Russell Group institutions. She has held Associate Editor positions and has an international reputation for high-quality education research. Gabrielle has over 150 peer-reviewed outputs including books, book chapters and journal articles, as well as in excess of 140 international conference presentations.
Dr Megan E.L. Brown is a Senior Research Associate in Medical Education at Newcastle University. She trained as a doctor but has worked full-time in medical education since 2018. She obtained her PhD in Medical Education from Hull York Medical School in 2022. She is a workstream co-lead for the NIHR Incubator for Clinical Education Research, and vice-chair for MedEd Collaborative. She is a keen teacher, especially of research methods, and qualitative researcher interested in educational theory, creative approaches to research, and equity.
Mr Matthew H.V. Byrne is a Urology registrar and DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford. He is an advisory member to the NIHR Incubator for Clinical Education Research and founded MedEd Collaborative - the first student and trainee medical educational research collaborative, as well as We Are Donors - a UK charity that mentors university students to deliver educational interventions in schools about blood and organ donation.
Dr Helen R Church is a clinical assistant professor in Medical Education at the University of Nottingham. She has a broad experience of designing and delivering education for both undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare students/professionals and currently teaches and supervises scholars on the Masters in Medical Education (MMedSci) course at the University of Nottingham. Her current research interests include optimisation of clinical performance and healthcare careers and involve national and international collaboration. She won an international research award (AMEE) for her PhD research and is a member of local and national medical education committees.
Dr Neel Sharma is a GI Medicine Specialist and Post CCT Fellow in Early Phase Clinical Trials Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK.
